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Finland's President Alexander Stubb said NATO allies should take Trump's warnings seriously about securing the Strait of Hormuz. Stubb said countries able and willing to support the US should do so

There is an active police operation underway at the synagogue in Trondheim, Norway. Authorities have reported a significant police presence, with officers equipped with rifles and protective shields.

Sweden moves to acquire 20 M142 HIMARS rocket systems along with GMLRS and ATACMS missiles in a U.S. approved deal worth about $930 million - Reuters

Loud blast heard near US embassy in Oslo, Norway, police say

The Swedish coast guard has boarded the MV Caffa (IMO9143611) un suspicion of being a stateless vessel. The operation was carried out in the Baltic Sea in Swedish territorial waters in the area of Trelleborg

Defense minister @anttihakkanen says Finland will change legislation banning nuclear weapons on its territory. Häkkänen declared the ban no longer suits Finland's security needs and that if necessary, nuclear arms could be used for national defense

Ruotsin armeijan mukaan ranskalaisen lentotukialuksen lähellä havaittu drone oli todellakin venäläinen.

Tanskan pääministeri Mette Frederiksen on tänään Kiovassa Pohjoismaiden ja Baltian maiden kollegoidensa, Eurooppa-neuvoston puheenjohtajan ja Euroopan komission puheenjohtajan kanssa.

Iceland is preparing to bring forward its referendum on joining the European Union to August. "Escalating threats from U.S., among them a joke by [ambassador] Billy Long that Iceland would become the 52nd state, have increased the urgency."

In a post earlier on Truth Social, President Donald J. Trump announced that the United States is sending a “hospital boat” to Greenland at the request of Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry, who is currently serving as the White House’s special envoy to Greenland, with the post containing a picture of the USNS Mercy (T-AH-19). Only problem is, both of the U.S. Navy’s hospital ships, USNS Mercy (T-AH-19) and her sister ship USNS Comfort (T-AH-20), are undergoing repairs at Alabama Shipyard in Mobile

The U.S. is pulling major planned air assets, including F-35s, from the NATO exercise Cold Response in northern Norway, Norwegian defense officials say

Ruotsi ilmoitti 12,9 miljardin kruunun (1,42 miljardin dollarin) sotilasapupaketista Ukrainalle, joka sisältää ilmapuolustusta, droneja ja pitkän kantaman ohjuksia.

NATO Secretary General: We will strengthen our presence in the Arctic region to deter Russian influence.

Norway's ambassador to Iraq and Jordan, Mona Juul, resigns over links to Jeffrey Epstein

Norway’s anti-corruption authority Økokrim has opened a gross corruption investigation into Thorbjørn Jagland, citing information from the Epstein files. He previously served as Norway’s PM, chair of the Nobel Committee, and secretary general of the Council of Europe

Greenland Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen warned on Monday that while U.S. President Donald Trump has ruled out military force, Washington still fundamentally seeks to control the Arctic island

Danish veterans who fought alongside U.S. troops in Afghanistan & Iraq, losing 44 of their own, held a silent march in Copenhagen today in protest of Trump's remarks that NATO allies stayed "off the front lines." 8k-10k attended. Veterans laid wreath at U.S. Embassy. - NYT

Danish Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen says a "constructive" meeting with senior US officials on the Greenland dispute has taken place, but stressed the issue remains unresolved

Danish Foreign Minister: Yesterday's meeting in Washington about Greenland was positive and constructive, and we plan to hold new meetings

Danish Foreign Ministry: Denmark, Greenland and the United States met on Wednesday to discuss Arctic security and respect for Denmark's "red lines".

Britannian hallituksen julkaiseman yhteisen lausunnon mukaan 14 Euroopan maata on ilmoittanut sulkevansa Itämeren Venäjän niin kutsutulta varjolaivastolta. Maat varoittivat, että alkuperäänsä salaavia tankkereita, kuten lippujen vaihtamista, transponderien kytkemistä pois päältä tai ilman asianmukaisia asiakirjoja toimimista, kohdellaan kansallisuudettomina aluksina. Tällaiset alukset voidaan pysäyttää ilman oikeudellista riskiä. Venäjää syytettiin myös satelliittinavigointijärjestelmien tahallisesta häirinnästä, vakavan uhan aiheuttamisesta meriturvallisuudelle ja pelastustoimien vaikeuttamisesta onnettomuustilanteissa. Lausunnon allekirjoittivat Belgia, Tanska, Viro, Suomi, Ranska, Saksa, Islanti, Latvia, Liettua, Alankomaat, Norja, Puola, Ruotsi ja Yhdistynyt kuningaskunta.

Trump says US will gain sovereignty over American bases in Greenland

PM Mette Frederiksen is now responding to the meeting between the U.S. president and NATO’s secretary general in Davos, where a framework agreement on Greenland was concluded. “The Kingdom of Denmark continues to seek a constructive dialogue with allies on how we can strengthen security in the Arctic, including the United States’ Golden Dome, provided this takes place with respect for our territorial integrity,” Mette Frederiksen said in a written statement on Thursday morning. In the statement, the prime minister confirms that she has been in ongoing contact with Mark Rutte, “including both before and after his meeting with President Trump in Davos.”

Trump: We demand that NATO countries spend 5% of their GDP

US Treasury Secretary Bessent brands Denmark ‘irrelevant’ amid Greenland tensions

"You will find out," Trump says when asked how far he was willing to go to acquire Greenland

Trump: No person or president has done more for NATO than I have, and without me as president, the alliance would not exist.

UK dispatches Defense Secretary John Healey to Denmark to discuss Greenland on Wednesday

Danish combat troops have arrived. The Danish Army Chief, was on board the aircraft that landed on Monday evening in Kangerlussuaq, Greenland.–TV2

The Danish Defence Intelligence Service (FE) has warned Danish officials and government agencies to immediately cease using Bluetooth headphones and AirPods while on duty due to the high risk of being spied on by US intelligence services