Event Brief
Trump, Denmark and Greenland sign Greenland status deal
By The BriefBrief · Sources (38)
Filed: Sep 18, 2026 at 6:05 PM ET
UPDATED Sep 23, 2026 at 11:04 AM ET
Summary: U.S. President Donald Trump and leaders of Denmark and Greenland signed an agreement on Greenland’s status in New York on Tuesday. The deal allows the U.S. to modernize and expand activities at the Pituffik Space Base in northwest Greenland, after months of behind-the-scenes negotiations.
WHO: Donald Trump; leaders of Denmark and Greenland; U.S., Greenlandic and Danish officials
WHAT: An agreement on Greenland’s status was signed, including provisions allowing U.S. modernization and expansion at Pituffik Space Base.
WHEN: Sep 23, 2026
WHERE: New York, USA
WHY: To finalize months of negotiations addressing U.S. security concerns and Danish and Greenlandic fears of being taken over by the U.S.
How this story developed (showing 14 of 14 earlier reports)
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Trump says Arctic pact gives US permanent control
· Sep 23, 2026 at 6:06 AM ET
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Trump signs Arctic and North Atlantic security deal
· Sep 22, 2026 at 11:07 PM ET
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Trump signs security deal with Greenland and Denmark
· Sep 22, 2026 at 10:06 PM ET
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Trump to sign Greenland-Denmark agreement at UN
· Sep 22, 2026 at 6:00 AM ET
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U.S.-listed Greenland stocks surge after Trump-Denmark security pact
· Sep 21, 2026 at 7:04 AM ET
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US, Denmark and Greenland strike Arctic security deal
· Sep 21, 2026 at 4:09 AM ET
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Trump says U.S. and Denmark deal boosts Greenland presence
· Sep 20, 2026 at 2:20 PM ET
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Trump says US got permanent security control in Greenland
· Sep 20, 2026 at 8:17 AM ET
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Trump announces US deal with Denmark on Greenland
· Sep 20, 2026 at 12:07 AM ET
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Trump announces security deal giving permanent control in Greenland
· Sep 19, 2026 at 6:04 PM ET
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Trump says deal gives U.S. permanent security control in Greenland
· Sep 19, 2026 at 11:04 AM ET
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Trump says US reached security deal for Greenland
· Sep 19, 2026 at 7:00 AM ET
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Trump says US will have permanent control of Greenland
· Sep 19, 2026 at 12:30 AM ET
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Trump says US has deal for permanent security control in Greenland
· Sep 18, 2026 at 6:05 PM ET
Sources (38):
ABC Australia,
ABC News,
ARY News,
Africa 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,
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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