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Trump renews threat of military force to annex Greenland

Headline from KVIA El Paso, on the newest of 2 developments

By Jessie Yeung and Piper Hudspeth Blackburn, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump has renewed his threat of using military force to annex Greenland, saying in an NBC News interview he wouldn’t rule it out to make the self-governing Danish territory a part of the United States.

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  1. Trump On Possible Military Action Against Greenland: 'Something Could Happen'

    Headline from Latin Times ·

  2. Newest

    Trump renews threat of military force to annex Greenland

    Headline from KVIA El Paso ·

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12 articles, oldest first.

  1. Breitbart News

    Trump on Military Force to Take Greenland: 'I Don't Think We Will Ever Get to That Point' (opens Breitbart News)

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    Breitbart News's feed description

    President Donald Trump, during Sunday’s broadcast of NBC's "Meet the Press," dismissed the possibility of using the U.S. military to take Greenland but acknowledged it was needed for national security. | Clips

  2. Reason

    What if Trump tries to annex Greenland and Canada? (opens Reason)

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    Reason's feed description

    Trump has talked an awful lot about absorbing more territory regardless of how the occupants of that territory feel about it.

  3. Latin Times

    Trump On Possible Military Action Against Greenland: 'Something Could Happen' (opens Latin Times)

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    Latin Times's feed description

    President Trump again declined to rule out the use of military force to annex Greenland.

  4. Washington Examiner

    US military force to take Greenland ‘could happen,’ Trump reiterates (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    Fears have grown about China's and Russia’s activity near Greenland as they prowl the Arctic waters with weapons experts warn are superior to NATO capabilities.

  5. KVIA El Paso

    Trump renews threat of military force to annex Greenland (opens KVIA El Paso)

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    KVIA El Paso's feed description

    By Jessie Yeung and Piper Hudspeth Blackburn, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump has renewed his threat of using military force to annex Greenland, saying in an NBC News interview he wouldn’t rule it out to make the self-governing Danish territory a part of the United States.

  6. The Guardian

    First Thing: Trump says he ‘doesn’t rule out’ using military force to control Greenland (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    President has repeatedly expressed idea of territorial expansion. Plus, Israel plans to capture all of Gaza, officials say

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.