Event Brief
Trump announces US deal with Denmark on Greenland
By The BriefBrief · Sources (31)
Filed: Sep 18, 2026 at 6:05 PM ET
UPDATED Sep 20, 2026 at 8:17 AM ET
Summary: President Donald Trump said the US has reached a deal with Denmark giving the US “permanent control over security” in Greenland. The announcement frames the arrangement as a security-control agreement tied to Greenland.
WHO: Donald Trump
WHAT: Trump announced a US-Denmark deal granting the US “permanent control over security” in Greenland.
WHEN: Sep 19, 2026
WHERE: Denmark
WHY: Cause not yet established.
How this story developed (showing 6 of 6 earlier reports)
Sources (31):
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,
Tehran Times,
The Hindu,
The Independent,
WBIR 10News,
WSJ World News,
WTSP 10 Tampa Bay
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