The United States will gain sovereignty over the area where the U.S. military bases are located in Greenland, said President Donald Trump.
"We have some interesting talks going on," Trump told the New York Post in an interview published on Saturday, and "we'll have everything we want."
Trump on Wednesday ruled out using military force to acquire Greenland in his speech at the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, claiming his talks with North Atlantic Treaty Organization Secretary General Mark Rutte had produced "the framework of a future deal" concerning Greenland and the broader Arctic region.
Greenlandic Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen reiterated on Thursday that sovereignty remains a red line for his government, noting that he does not know the specific details of this framework.
Nielsen stressed that no one other than Greenland and Denmark can make agreements concerning Greenland and Denmark.
Greenland, the world's largest island, is a self-governing territory within the Kingdom of Denmark, with Copenhagen retaining control over defense and foreign policy. The United States maintains a military base on the island. Since returning to office in 2025, Trump has repeatedly expressed a desire to "obtain" Greenland.
Trump claims to gain sovereignty over military base areas in Greenland
Trump claims to gain sovereignty over military base areas in Greenland
A search and rescue operation came to a close Thursday for a cargo ship fire at a shipyard in Qingdao City of east China's Shandong Province, after all the 25 individuals initially reported to be missing were located and confirmed dead.
The fire broke out at around 11:15 when the ship was undergoing maintenance at China State Shipbuilding Corporation Qingdao Beihai Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., according to the municipal fire and rescue bureau.
A total of 42 people were aboard the ship. Twelve were safely evacuated, and five injured individuals were taken to the hospital, where they are in stable condition.
The blaze was extinguished at around 14:30.
Emergency management, fire and rescue, police, and medical departments were immediately mobilized to carry out search and rescue operations following the accident.
"Inside the cabin, it was extremely hot, and very slippery because the hot steam had melted all the old and accumulated grease and grime," said Hao Xiang, a firefighter.
In the burn unit of Qingdao West Coast New Area Central Hospital, two injured patients are receiving treatment. They sustained minor burns to the face and upper limbs and are in stable condition, according to an attending doctor.
"Upon admission of the patients injured in the accident, we immediately conducted a comprehensive checkup on them and identified their injury to be a mild burn. We provided them with burn dressing changes, antibiotics to prevent infection, and rapid fluid replacement, among other treatments," said Wang Guangjun, director of the Department of Hepatobiliary, Thyroid and Breast Burn Surgery under the Qingdao West Coast New Area Central Hospital.
The cause of the accident is now under investigation.
Rescue concludes after 25 confirmed dead in cargo ship fire in east China
