Frederiksen travels to New York to sign agreement
Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen are traveling to New York on Sunday in connection with the new Greenland agreement, Danish TV2 reports. The plan is for the agreement to be signed by the USA, Denmark, and Greenland at the UN General Assembly on Tuesday.
Frederiksen tells the news channel that she understands there is great curiosity regarding the agreement's content but that she cannot go into any details before everything is finalized.
Both Danish and Greenlandic leaders have repeatedly assured their citizens that the agreement respects Greenland's right to self-determination and Denmark's sovereignty.
Løkke: Agreement respects "red lines" regarding Greenland
Denmark and the USA are expected to sign the security agreement concerning Greenland when Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen meets US President Donald Trump in New York this week, AFP reports.
Exactly what the agreement contains is unclear, but it respects Denmark's "red lines" regarding Greenland, says Danish Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen prior to his departure for New York.
"A long period of uncertainty will hopefully be replaced by a binding agreement that strengthens security in the Arctic and the North Atlantic," he says.
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The Political situation in Germany
Merz not resigning despite disastrous election: "Requires backbone"
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz will remain as leader of the center-right CDU party, despite the party losing ground in two key state elections on Sunday evening. He made the statement during a press conference, according to AFP.
"What needs to be done now requires backbone, steadfastness, and patience," says Merz.
The statement follows speculation regarding Merz's resignation. After 16 months in the chancellorship, his approval ratings have dropped to around 10 percent.
Merz's party loses ground in key state election: "A disaster"
The far-right AfD party is making gains in the key state election in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. According to exit polls, the AfD is winning 37 percent of the vote, according to Reuters.
At the same time, Chancellor Friedrich Merz's CDU party has fallen to 5.5 percent—the worst result the party has ever recorded in a state election since 1949.
"We cannot sugarcoat the result in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. It is a disaster," he says during a press conference.
Poll: Left Party pulls ahead in Berlin election
The German Left Party (Die Linke) is pulling ahead in the Berlin state election, according to exit polls by public broadcasters ARD and ZDF, AFP reports.
The polls show Die Linke securing 24.5 percent and 26 percent of the vote, respectively, thereby overtaking Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s center-right CDU—the party currently governing Berlin. The CDU is projected to receive 20 percent of the vote.
The pro-Russia and migration-critical AfD also made gains, winning 16 percent of the vote according to the polls.
Settler killed – Netanyahu vows punishment
An Israeli has been killed in an attack in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. One person has been arrested.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed retaliation.
A hospital confirmed that a man in his 30s was killed, while an organization representing Israeli settlers in the West Bank stated that the man was a settler.
"Our forces will hunt down the terrorist who carried out the deadly attack," Netanyahu said.
Violence between settlers in the occupied West Bank and Palestinians has intensified, with several incidents involving settlers attacking or harassing Palestinians and their property.
The fatal shooting occurred near Neveh Tzuf during the Jewish New Year celebrations.
A suspect has reportedly been arrested, according to The Jerusalem Post. The suspect is said to have sustained a gunshot wound and subsequently sought medical care at a hospital, where he was arrested.