Event Brief
Trump says US reached security deal for Greenland
By The BriefBrief · Sources (30)
Filed: Sep 18, 2026 at 6:05 PM ET
UPDATED Sep 19, 2026 at 7:00 AM ET
Summary: President Donald Trump said his administration reached an agreement with Denmark that would give the US “permanent control over security” for Greenland. He said the deal ends, for now, a dispute that had fractured the transatlantic alliance.
WHO: Donald Trump
WHAT: Trump said the US reached an agreement with Denmark granting the US “permanent control over security” for Greenland.
WHEN: Sep 18, 2026
WHERE: USA
WHY: Cause not yet established.
How this story developed (showing 2 of 2 earlier reports)
Sources (30):
ABC Australia,
ABC News,
ARY News,
Al Jazeera,
BBC News,
Bloomberg,
CBS News,
Dawn Pakistan,
Deutsche Welle,
Euronews,
Financial Times,
Fox News,
France 24,
Global News Canada,
Japan Times,
Jerusalem Post,
NBC News,
NPR,
New York Times,
PBS NewsHour,
Politico Europe,
Sky News,
South China Morning Post,
Straits Times,
Tampa Free Press,
The Hindu,
The Independent,
WBIR 10News,
WSJ World News,
WTSP 10 Tampa Bay
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