Event Brief
US to build two military bases in Greenland
By The BriefBrief · Sources (38)
Filed: Sep 19, 2026 at 8:23 AM ET
UPDATED Sep 22, 2026 at 9:05 PM ET
Summary: The United States agreed to build two military bases in Greenland under a new defense deal signed at the UN General Assembly. The deal also reaffirms Denmark’s sovereignty over Greenland, a semi-autonomous Arctic territory.
WHO: United States and Denmark
WHAT: A new US-Denmark defense deal signed at the UN General Assembly calls for building two military bases in Greenland and reaffirms Denmark’s sovereignty over Greenland.
WHEN: Sep 22, 2026 at 5:36 PM ET
WHERE: Greenland
WHY: The defense deal was signed under the new agreement framework at the UN General Assembly.
How this story developed (showing 4 of 4 earlier reports)
Sources (38):
ABC Australia,
ABC News,
ARY News,
Al Jazeera,
BBC News,
Bloomberg,
Brussels Signal,
CBS News,
CNBC Top News,
Dawn Pakistan,
Defense News,
Deutsche Welle,
Euronews,
Financial Times,
Fox News,
France 24,
Global News Canada,
Japan Times,
Jerusalem Post,
Middle East Eye,
Military Times,
NBC News,
NPR,
New York Times,
PBS NewsHour,
Politico Europe,
Sky News,
South China Morning Post,
Stars & Stripes,
Straits Times,
Tampa Free Press,
Tehran Times,
The Hindu,
The Independent,
WBIR 10News,
WSJ World News,
WTSP 10 Tampa Bay,
Washington Post
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