By far the best speech on what the present moment means for middle powers and what it means to stop “living within a lie”. An inspiration for what Europeans should do.

Arctic security can only be achieved together. This is why the proposed additional tariffs are a mistake, especially between long-standing allies. The EU and US have agreed to a trade deal last July. A deal is a deal. And when friends shake hands, it must mean something.

The US has reduced its presence in Greenland to a single base and less than 200 troops. If Russia were an imminent threat, Washington could simply deploy more forces tomorrow under the existing defense treaty. Trump is just inventing a security crisis to justify an annexation

Strong statement this. Surreal times. But here we are.

«Jeg tror den store forskjellen mellom Norge og resten av Europa delvis kan tilskrives norsk presses store blindsone om Tesla-eier Elon Musk.» www.dagsavisen.no/kommentar/bi...

Hadde nok vore greit å vere med her. Men nei. Noreg likar seg best på gangen.

A warm bowl of bohrach…a hearty Ukrainian stew…is how WCKitchen is helping the good people of #Kyiv get through these cold, tough days and nights with no power because of Russian bombs. 📷Chef Jose Andres

After the 9/11 attacks, Denmark stood with the US deploying thousands of troops to Afghanistan & Iraq. Denmark lost more soldiers, per capita, in Afghanistan than any NATO nation aside from the US . Does Trump know what a magnificent ally Denmark has been warroom.armywarcollege.edu/articles/an-...

Decisions concerning Denmark and Greenland belong to Denmark and Greenland alone. Yesterday, European Parliament group leaders expressed Parliament's unequivocal support to Greenland and Denmark and called to uphold EU principles and law, international law and the NATO Charter.

JUST IN: US judge grants Equinor bid to restart New York offshore wind project reut.rs/4pIUOQ6

Iranian authorities have unleashed an unprecedented deadly crackdown to crush the protests & cut all internet access to conceal their crimes. Call on the international community to urgently act to end further massacres of protesters in Iran. Act now ✊ amn.st/63326CLAAI

This is becoming pathological

Danish veteran: «A soldier never forgets who stood by his side. Nations shouldn’t either» ❤️🇩🇰 politiken.dk/edition/news...

Danish newspaper @politiken.dk opens ENGLISH LANGUAGE section of its coverage of Greenland. Resource to understand local coverage, analysis, politics, and public opinion ⬇️ politiken.dk/tag/main/gre...

Vi kan ikke få til alt, men vi kan vel i det minste presse politikere og offentlige etater bort fra nazi- og overgrepsreiret til Elon Musk. #droppX

Chants of “This year is the year of blood, Seyed Ali will fall!” rang out at Tehran’s Behesht Zahra cemetery as anti-regime protests reignited. In Hamedan, heavily armed forces patrol the streets in near-curfew conditions. Protests continue in Karaj and parts of Hamedan, though at reduced intensity.

Videoer fra Iran viser rad på rad med likposer strødd gatelangs ved likhuset i byen Kahrizak, sør i Teheran, filmet av pårørende som forsøker å identifisere sine slektninger. Ifølge BBC kan man i videoene telle minst 180 likposer.

Protests continue across Iran tonight. In Shahsavar and Khorramabad, demonstrators have taken to the streets. In Tehran, large crowds are once again marching despite the violent crackdown. In Kermanshah, protesters reportedly set fire to a building used by Islamic Republic security forces.

Iran protest deaths rise to more than 500, rights group says reut.rs/4jxBRy5

Die Zahl der Toten in Iran steigt: Menschenrechtler gehen von mindestens 116 Opfern bei den Protesten gegen das islamistische Regime aus. Die USA erwägen auch hier einen Einsatz, Teheran droht mit Vergeltung.

Josephine is changing lives in Malawi! 🌍 As a youth advocate, mentor and health activist, she’s championing the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine to protect her community from cervical cancer. Her voice is powerful—her impact, even more ⬇️

“🇩🇰Denmark has reduced its defence of 🇬🇱Greenland and isn’t doing enough” - left hand side 🇺🇸US bases & radar stations on Greenland during the #ColdWar and to the right today. Denmark has increased its defence capacity on Greenland during the last years, while US has done nothing

Interesting interview with former NATO head Jens Stoltenberg. (If it comes up with a big dialog asking "Wie möchten Sie FAZ.NET nutzen?", just click "Einverstanden" to read the article.)

It's getting violent in Tehran’s Chitgar and Punak districts, and in Mashhad. New reports suggest IRGC forces have begun using live fire against demonstrators. Multiple sources confirm crowds are much bigger than yesterday.

Det er så skuffende å se hvor villige en del kronikk- og debattanttyper er til å diskutere om «vi» «må» gi USA Grønland. Det bor altså folk på Grønland, urfolk, og de vil ikke bli en del av USA. Usjarmerende å bli så gira på å snakke om dem som sjakkbrikker for andre lands interesser.

8 January 1932 | A Norwegian Jewish boy, Leopold Moses Borøchstein, was born in Kristiansund. He arrived at #Auschwitz in a transport together with his mother Masha and four siblings on 3 March 1943. They were all murdered in a gas chamber after selection.

Joint statement on Greenland by Macron/ France, Merz/ Germany, Meloni/ Italy, Tusk/ Poland, Sánchez/ Spain, Starmer/ UK and Frederiksen/ Denmark on Greenland: www.elysee.fr/en/emmanuel-...

WAKE UP AMERICA!

«Vi står i helt grunnleggende endringer i verdenssituasjonen. Spørsmålet blir jo da hvor lenge skal Norge late som om EU er et tema vi kan skyve foran oss fordi det er politisk behagelig?» www.h-a.no/hvor-mye-ma-...

Statement from the Prime Minister of Denmark Mette Frederiksen

Denmark PM urges Trump to stop threats to take over Greenland reut.rs/4aFAXNP

Hard to watch US TV media discussing how the US might occupy and run a foreign country as if it’s a perfectly normal political development.

“Climate-related disasters caused severe economic harm in 2025, with the 10 most costly responsible for damage exceeding €100 billion.” The true costs are MUCH higher & rising fast. They want us to think we can’t afford to change to address the #ClimateCrisis. The truth is we can’t afford NOT to.

Carol of the Bells in # Kyiv subway. Voices of the Embassies of Germany, France, and the United Kingdom came together to perform Shchedryk in the Kyiv metro as a sign of solidarity with Ukraine. Thankful to everyone who stands with us!

One of the most successful pedestrian streets in the world, the Strøget in Copenhagen, was filled with cars until a 2 year pedestrianization pilot project in 1962. The opposition argued “no cars means no business,” but the street has been a massive retail success, the city’s busiest shopping street.

Noen lysglimt i en ellers mørk mediehverdag.

The unthinkable becomes reality overnight: EU joint borrowing to finance Ukraine, leaving out the three objecting member states. Or as the saying goes, where there's a will there's a way.

Commuting by bicycle in Belgium pays off as employees earn compensation for every km they ride. 1 in 6 employees commute by bike and get a bicycle allowance of €0.28/km. People cycling to work in 2024 earned an average of around €460 net per year (some as high as €810), up 20% over the past year.

Rob Reiner: “Silence in the face of authoritarianism is complicity. Speaking out is a patriotic act. Democracy doesn’t defend itself. It requires participation, vigilance, and courage from ordinary people."

Fem punkter om jødefiendtlighet som alle burde lese etter det IS-inspirerte terrorangrepet mot en hannuka-feiring i Australia søndag:

Never forget

Trump demands Ukraine gives up territory illegally invaded and occupied by Russia. Can you imagine the US giving up Florida for ‘peace’?

Happy 70th birthday to the European flag 🇪🇺 Back in 1955, the Council of Europe reviewed more than 100 designs, and chose this one as the winner. The 12 stars stand for completeness, not countries. The design was chosen so it wouldn’t change with borders or new members.

Today’s Russian papers are loving the new US national security strategy. One Russian paper on the implications for Europe: “Trump isn’t their Daddy any more.” Kremlin spokesman comments: “The adjustments in the updated strategy correspond in many ways to our vision” #ReadingRussia

Kremlin says new US security strategy accords largely with Russia's view reut.rs/4qefvUL

Denne tråden kunne knapt vært bedre timet…

Willy Brandt 1992: "Zudem muß die NATO ehemalige Mitgliedsstaaten des Warschauer Paktes weitgehend 'einbinden', damit in Mitteleuropa kein Sicherheitsvakuum bleibt." www.cvce.eu/de/obj/rede_...

On Dec. 5, 1994, Ukraine signed a set of political agreements that would guarantee the country's sovereignty and independence in return for accession to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT).

If Russia is banned for its war of aggression and atrocities against civilians in Ukraine, Israel should be banned for its genocide in Gaza. This should not be hard for anyone with a shred of moral/intellectual integrity. www.rte.ie/entertainmen...