US Secretary of State Antony Blinken delivers remarks after meeting with the French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs at the Quai d'Orsay in Paris, on January 8, 2025. LUDOVIC MARIN/Pool via REUTERS PARIS (Reuters) - U.

Alex Wagner breaks down the origins of Trump's interest in taking over Greenland and the Panama Canal and why its serious, however ridiculous the idea may be.

Pituffik Space Base, located in the far north of Greenland since the end of the second world war, is home to 200 US military personnel and 450 other forces and contractors from allies, part of Washington’s missile early warning system as well as offering space surveillance and satellite command.