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What makes Greenland a strategic prize at a time of rising tensions? And why now?

NUUK, Greenland (AP) — When U.S. President Donald Trump first suggested buying Greenland in 2019, people thought it was just a joke. No one is laughing now.

Mar 10, 2025 7:46 AM Read more >

UK government vows to clean up Lake Windermere after beauty spot clogged with sewage

LONDON (AP) — The U.K. government pledged Monday to clean up Lake Windermere, a sewage-clogged beauty spot that has come to symbolize the filthy state of Britain’s waterways .

Mar 10, 2025 6:27 AM Read more >

Floodwaters still threaten parts of Australia's east coast as tropical storm cleanup begins

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Australia's prime minister cautioned that the fallout from a vicious tropical storm over the weekend was “far from over” as parts of two states remained inundated with perilous floodwaters on Monday, even as the initial

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A look at the history of Greenland, from Viking raiders to Donald Trump

NUUK, Greenland (AP) — Greenland is having a moment in the international spotlight as U.S. President Donald Trump maneuvers to gain control of the mineral-rich Arctic territory that most people know only as a huge icy island at the top of the world.

Mar 10, 2025 12:08 AM Read more >

Micro-wineries in Cyprus hope to give the world's oldest named wine a comeback

NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Praised by the ancient Greek giants Homer and Euripides for its superb quality nearly 3,000 years ago, Cyprus’ Commandaria is the world’s oldest recorded and named wine.

Mar 9, 2025 10:25 PM Read more >

From Fort Smith to global finance and back, Carney's not your usual politician

OTTAWA — Even when Mark Carney was still in high school, his friends bugged him about whether he would become prime minister one day. His answer was one fit for a future politician: to never confirm nor deny.

Mar 9, 2025 6:06 PM Read more >

PHOTO COLLECTION: Greenland Daily Life

This is a collection of photos chosen by AP photo editors. The Associated Press

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Facing competition from Big Tech, states dangle incentives and loosen laws to attract power plants

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Facing projections of spiking energy demand, U.S.

Mar 8, 2025 10:10 PM Read more >

South Dakota law raises questions about future of massive Midwest pipeline

SIOUX FALLS, S.D.

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New York governor declares state of emergency for wind-driven brush fire on Long Island

NEW YORK (AP) — Fast-moving brush fires fanned by high winds burned through a large swath of land on New York's Long Island on Saturday, spewing thick gray smoke into the sky and prompting the evacuation of a military base and the closure of a major

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