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Could US access to Greenland's minerals be the answer to President Trump's territorial ambitions?

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President Donald Trump says NATO would be stronger if Greenland were under US control.
Greenlandic and Danish foreign ministers are about to hold talks in Washington with US Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio.The meeting could shape investment, mining and military spending across the Arctic.

China's announced record export numbers and the biggest ever trade surplus in global history of 1 point 2 trillion dollars. We explain what this means

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