Hampton Beach July 4 weekend: Police arrest 85, including 10 in fight

Hampton police made 85 arrests over the Fourth of July weekend, including 10 for a brawl near the Seashell Stage. Social media rumors of gunfire and stabbings at the brawl were false. A high-speed chase ended in the arrest of Jason J. Wagg after...

U.S. Military Annexation of Greenland Is Unlikely: Danish FM Rasmussen

Danish military drills in Greenland, June 2025. x/ @OJoelsen July 4, 2025 Hour: 1:02 pm On Friday, Danish Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen said he does not believe the United States is likely to militarily annex Greenland but acknowledged his...

Philippine Embassy brings consular services to Filipino community in Greenland

The Philippine Embassy in Denmark, in collaboration with the Migrant Workers Office (MWO) in London and the local Filipino community, conducted a consular outreach program in Nuuk, Greenland, on Saturday 28 June 2025. Held at Krist Konge Kirke in...

Greenland's problem? 'Not enough MAGA hats' to go around

With a red MAGA hat proudly displayed on his dashboard and windscreen wipers struggling to keep up with the heavy snow, Jorgen Boassen gives me a tour of Greenland's capital Nuuk. Just a few months earlier, the builder and boxing enthusiast, who...

Greenland Will Never Be for Sale

U.S. President Donald Trump, casting a covetous eye on Greenland, has my attention. I have a history in that place, so little known to Americans in general, having spent the entire year of 1964 at Thule Air Force Base, now Pitufik Space Station,...

Oceania Cruises Announces Around the World Voyage for 2027

Oceania Cruises has announced its 2027 Around the World cruise aboard the luxurious Oceania Vista. Besides options ranging from 127 days to more than eight months, the 244-day voyage has been divided into 17 immersive segments ranging from nine to...

24-hour summer sun brings out soccer players in Greenland

NUUK, Greenland — For most of the year, Greenland is covered in ice and snow and its locals retreat indoors. But for three short months beginning in June, everyone heads outside — day and night — to watch or play soccer, the island’s favorite...

Antarctica Vs Arctic Travel Guide (2025 Update)

What is the difference between Antarctica and the Arctic? Our Antarctica vs Arctic travel guide highlights the key points of each region! A thick ice shelf, harsh winter, vast ice cover, whales breaching across the ocean surface – are we...

‘Seeing climate change like this, it changes you’: dance duo Bicep on making a new project in Greenland

Russell glacier, at the edge of Greenland’s vast ice sheet, sounds as if it’s crying: moans emanate from deep within the slowly but inexorably melting ice. Andy Ferguson, one half of dance duo Bicep, walks around in its towering shadow recording...

How 24 Hours in a Remote Greenland Village Showed Me Its American Spirit

As we neared Kangerlussuaq, Greenland, population 508 and home of an outpost of Arktisk Kommando, Danish Arctic Command, everyone on my flight was astonished by the emptiness of it all. “There’s like… no one here,” one of my travel companions...

Antarctica Just Lost a Greenland’s Worth of Ice — And That’s Not the Scariest Part

A salty surge in the Southern Ocean is melting Antarctic sea ice from below — and causing dramatic changes scientists didn’t see coming. Credit: Shutterstock A major shift is unfolding in the waters around Antarctica. Scientists have discovered...

In Greenland, the 24-hour summer sun means it's soccer season

NUUK, Greenland (AP) — For most of the year, Greenland is covered in ice and snow and its locals retreat indoors. But for three short months beginning in June, everyone heads outside — day and night — to watch or play soccer, the island's favorite...

SAS reconnects with Greenland: First flight from Copenhagen to Nuuk

Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) launches its new direct route from Copenhagen to Nuuk, re-establishing a connection that was last flown more than two decades ago. The new service strengthens ties between Greenland and the world, while reinforcing...

China's tourism sector gears up for summer boom, with travel platforms reporting robust growth in orders

Passengers queue up to check in for a flight to Kuala Lumpur at Haikou Meilan International Airport in Haikou, South China's Hainan Province, on May 30, 2025. Photo: VCG As the 2025 summer travel season commences on July 1 and extends through...

How Greenland Emerges as New Arctic Escape for American and Canadian Tourists, Fueling a Surge in Polar Travel, Latest Update You Need To Know

Greenland is no longer a forgotten icy frontier. Instead, Greenland emerges as a new Arctic escape, pulling in curious American and Canadian tourists looking to rewrite the meaning of travel. The world’s largest island is suddenly on the...

Greenland strengthens ties with Denmark amid Trump's interest in controlling territory

Greenland and Denmark have agreed to strengthen their ties in response to US President Donald Trump's interest in taking control of the strategically located Arctic island. Greenland's new Prime Minister, Jens-Frederik Nielsen, landed in the...

Icelandair and Visit Greenland Renew Partnership Amid Expanded Nuuk Connectivity

As the first MAX 737 landed this week from Keflavik to Nuuk, marking an increase in capacity for flights to Greenland, Icelandair and Visit Greenland are pleased to announce the renewal of their long-standing partnership. Through a newly signed...

Visit Greenland Publishes a New 10-Year Strategy

KALAALLIT NUNAAT ... and all that we share Visit Greenland has published a new 10-year strategy today that sets the framework for the organisation’s strategic priorities and initiatives towards 2035. The strategy focuses on strengthening tourism...

These alternative holiday ideas make for great August escapes

Such is the clamour for southern Europe and the Mediterranean that August’s other temptations tend to escape our attention. Instead of the Greek islands, for instance, what about Greenland and its wondrous glaciers? Or consider venturing to Africa...

SAS returns to Greenland after 20-year hiatus with new route to Nuuk

Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) has relaunched direct flights between Copenhagen and Nuuk, reconnecting Greenland to mainland Europe by air for the first time in over two decades. The inaugural flight departed today, marking the beginning of a new...