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Greenland talks on ‘good trajectory,’ White House says amid Trump takeover push
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Talks between the U.S., Denmark and Greenland are on a «good trajectory,» a White House official said, despite a public dispute over President Donald Trump’s insistence that the United States should take control of the island.
Technical talks are ongoing, the official told Fox News Digital Wednesday, «to address United States’ national security interests in Greenland.»
«We are not going to participate in a back and forth through the media, but we are very optimistic that we’re on a good trajectory,» the official said.
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The optimism comes after Trump said recently that Denmark and Greenland have resisted his proposal.
«We want Greenland. They don’t want to give it to us,» he said.
The dispute centers on Greenland’s growing strategic importance, as the island sits along the shortest route between North America and Europe and plays a key role in U.S. missile warning systems and Arctic defense. Trump has argued greater U.S. control is necessary to counter Russia and China’s expanding presence in the region.
The United States already maintains a military presence in Greenland under a 1951 defense agreement with Denmark, which allows U.S. forces to operate bases on the island as part of NATO’s collective defense framework.
The U.S. operates Pituffik Space Base in Greenland — a key installation for missile warning and space surveillance — and retains broad rights to expand its military footprint in coordination with Danish authorities.
U.S. officials have recently explored expanding that presence further, including seeking access to additional sites and increasing operational capabilities in the Arctic, with discussions underway as tensions over Greenland have grown.
The Pituffik Space Base (formerly Thule Air Base) is pictured in northern Greenland in 2023. (Thomas Traasdahl/Ritzau Scanpix/AFP)
Representatives for Denmark’s and Greenland’s governments did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Greenland is a self-governing territory within the Kingdom of Denmark, which retains responsibility for defense and foreign policy — exposing a rift within the NATO alliance.
European leaders have rejected any change to Greenland’s status, emphasizing that the island’s sovereignty is not up for negotiation and backing Denmark’s authority over the territory.
Greenland Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen told NBC News in an interview published Wednesday the island’s residents «don’t feel safe» amid Trump’s repeated push for ownership.
The dispute already has moved beyond rhetoric. Denmark has expanded its military presence in Greenland, while European allies have stepped up Arctic exercises and coordination following the president’s push to take control of the island.
«Greenland belongs to the Greenlanders and the U.S. shall not take over Greenland,» Danish and Greenlandic leaders said in a joint statement in December 2025.
Former NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said the alliance remains prepared to defend Greenland under its collective defense framework.
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«NATO is there to protect all allied territory, including Greenland,» Stoltenberg, now Norway’s finance minister, told Fox News Digital.
Trump has justified his push by pointing to growing activity in the Arctic, arguing the United States needs greater control over Greenland to counter Russia and China.
Russia has expanded its military footprint across the region, reopening and modernizing Cold War-era bases along its northern coast and increasing air and naval patrols. China, which has declared itself a «near-Arctic state,» has expanded its presence through research stations, icebreaker fleets and joint projects with Moscow, including cooperation on energy and shipping routes.
«NATO is there to protect all allied territory, including Greenland,» Stoltenberg, now Norway’s finance minister, told Fox News Digital. (Fox News Digital)
The two countries also have deepened coordination in the region, including joint military exercises and broader cooperation in Arctic development and infrastructure.
Stoltenberg pushed back on suggestions that the West is losing its strategic edge in the Arctic to Russia and China.
«We are scaling up our presence and our capabilities in the Arctic to make sure there is no room for misunderstanding,» he said.
The broader challenge for NATO is responding to growing Russian and Chinese activity in the Arctic while also managing a rift within the alliance itself over Greenland’s sovereignty.
Melting Arctic ice is opening new shipping lanes and access to natural resources, increasing the region’s economic and strategic value and drawing greater attention from both Russia and China. (Artem Priakhin/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)
Greenland’s location along the shortest path between North America and Europe makes it central to U.S. and NATO missile defense systems, with early-warning radar installations helping detect incoming ballistic missiles traveling over the Arctic.
At the same time, melting Arctic ice is opening new shipping lanes and access to natural resources, increasing the region’s economic and strategic value and drawing greater attention from both Russia and China.
The tensions over Greenland come as broader strains within NATO have been exposed by the Iran conflict, where Trump accused European allies of failing to support U.S. operations.
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«NATO wasn’t there for us, and they won’t be there for us in the future!» Trump wrote on Truth Social Tuesday.
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En Honduras, donde miles de adolescentes enfrentan riesgos de deserción escolar, violencia y falta de oportunidades, el programa Teens Ready, conocido también como Educación “Súper Pilas”, surge como una apuesta para transformar la vida de los jóvenes a través de formación integral y herramientas prácticas para enfrentar la vida adulta.
La iniciativa, impulsada por World Vision Honduras en conjunto con la Secretaría de Educación, fue lanzada oficialmente que busca beneficiar a 25 mil adolescentes de entre 12 y 17 años en los 18 departamentos del país.
A diferencia de un programa académico tradicional, la propuesta tiene como objetivo acompañar a los jóvenes en áreas que muchas veces quedan fuera del aula: manejo emocional, emprendimiento, ciudadanía, autoestima y preparación para el futuro.
El coordinador del proyecto RISE, Gerson Raudales, indicó que el modelo fue diseñado especialmente para adolescentes que atraviesan etapas vulnerables y que requieren fortalecer habilidades personales y sociales. De acuerdo con su explicación, el programa trabaja cuatro dimensiones principales: salud y bienestar, cultura emprendedora, ciudadanía activa y transformación personal.
“El programa Teens Ready es multidimensional y progresivo. Busca desarrollar habilidades en adolescentes de 12 a 17 años para prepararlos ante situaciones complejas de la vida adulta”, expresó Raudales.
La metodología integra dinámicas prácticas y herramientas emocionales adaptadas a la realidad de los jóvenes hondureños. Una de ellas es el conocido semáforo de las emociones, una técnica que ayuda a los estudiantes a reconocer su estado emocional, identificar situaciones de riesgo y aprender mecanismos para manejar sus emociones de manera saludable, evitando así la deserción escolar.
Para la especialista en educación de World Vision Honduras, Ynéz Martínez, “la permanencia escolar depende en gran medida de que los estudiantes encuentren espacios educativos atractivos y útiles para su vida cotidiana”. Martínez sostiene que muchos jóvenes abandonan el sistema educativo porque no se sienten motivados o perciben que las clases no responden a sus necesidades reales.
Por ello, el programa implementa metodologías participativas en las que los adolescentes no asisten por obligación, sino por motivación propia y con deseos de aprender y desarrollarse.
“El objetivo es que los niños permanezcan y no salgan del sistema educativo”, puntualizó la especialista, quien también resaltó que la iniciativa busca que los mismos jóvenes motiven a otros compañeros a continuar estudiando.
La intención es que los adolescentes no solo mejoren su desempeño académico, sino que también adquieran herramientas concretas para enfrentar retos cotidianos, acceder a oportunidades laborales o emprender proyectos propios en el futuro.
Entre los puntos resaltados por los impulsores, figura el hecho de que el modelo nació en Honduras y actualmente empieza a expandirse a otros países de Centroamérica. Según Raudales, esta metodología ya se replica en Guatemala y El Salvador, haciendo de Honduras un referente regional en programas de formación juvenil.
“Estamos siendo como el país bandera”, destacó el coordinador, quien subrayó que la experiencia hondureña ha demostrado resultados positivos en el fortalecimiento de adolescentes.
Para las autoridades y organizaciones involucradas, esto representa un reconocimiento al trabajo educativo en el país, así como una oportunidad para mostrar que Honduras puede liderar iniciativas innovadoras dirigidas a la juventud.
La expansión de Teens Ready incorpora un componente preventivo ante problemáticas que afectan a miles de adolescentes hondureños, como la violencia, la exclusión social y la falta de oportunidades. Una de las metas para este año es certificar a más docentes y fortalecer una red educativa capaz de brindar acompañamiento integral a estudiantes en contextos vulnerables.
Con alcance proyectado en los 18 departamentos del país, Teens Ready busca demostrar que invertir en habilidades emocionales, sociales y vocacionales puede marcar la diferencia en la vida de miles de adolescentes hondureños que hoy buscan oportunidades para construir un mejor futuro.
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Trump responds to reports FDA chief Mark Makary could be fired: ‘Know nothing about it’
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President Donald Trump downplayed reports that he was getting ready to fire Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Marty Makary while speaking to reporters Friday.
«I’ve been reading about it, but I know nothing about it,» Trump said in response to a question about Makary’s potential firing. When asked what’s going on with Makary, Trump responded «nothing much.»
Initial buzz about a possible Makary ouster started circulating when The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday that Trump had pressured Makary to fast track approval for flavored nicotine vapes.
Makary, according to WSJ, pushed back on the request, drawing Trump’s ire.
The friction pushed Trump to sign off on a plan to fire Makary, WSJ reported Friday.
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President Donald Trump and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. look on as Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Dr. Marty Makary delivers remarks during an announcement on significant medical and scientific findings for America’s children in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 22, 2025. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
Trump did not confirm the WSJ reporting, instead telling reporters «no, no» when asked if he was bringing in a new FDA head.
Makary has been embroiled in a number of controversies since being confirmed as the FDA head in March 2025.
Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Marty Makary speaks during a press conference with Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. at the Department of Health and Human Services in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 29, 2025, discussing administration’s plans to lower drug costs. (Annabelle Gordon/REUTERS)
Pro-life activists have accused the former oncology surgeon of slow-walking a safety review for abortion pill mifepristone.
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«This is a five-alarm crisis for the pro-life movement and for the GOP,» SBA Pro-Life America president Marjorie Dannenfelser said in a statement calling for Makary’s firing.
«The GOP cannot win without its base and simply will not get the enthusiasm that drives turnout without leadership from the top,» she wrote.
Pharmaceutical and biotech firms have also opposed Makary. John Crowley, the head of the biotech trade group, Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO), condemned some of Makary’s personnel cuts in a recent op-ed.
«Some of the administration’s recent efforts to reform the federal government through aggressive and often indiscriminate personnel cuts have lacked the strategic insights necessary to modernize and reform our nation’s health care agencies, especially the FDA,» Crowley wrote.
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But others, particularly those in Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) camp, have come to Makary’s defense, arguing calls for his firing are corporate-funded attacks.
«Dr. Makary is an ally in the MAHA movement,» Kelly Ryerson, an author and popular advocate also known as Glyphosate Girl, told Fox News Digital.
Food activist Vani Hari attends the Senate Finance Committee confirmation hearing for Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Donald Trump’s nominee for Secretary of Health and Human Services, at the Capitol in Washington on Jan. 29, 2025. (Ben Curtis/AP)
«It is not surprising that his uncaptured approach to protecting human health has been met with the swamp calling for his firing,» she continued.
«The criticism is that he didn’t approve flavored vapes quickly enough. The mothers who don’t want their kids smoking find that reasoning alarming,» Ryerson concluded.
«The attacks against FDA Commissioner Marty Makary are coming from Big Pharma and the media outlets financially dependent on pharmaceutical advertising for survival,» Turning Point USA-affiliated podcaster Alex Clark wrote in a Friday post on X.
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«Washington SWAMP CREATURES hate Makary because he brings actual scientific scrutiny, independent thinking, and puts Americans’ health FIRST. President Trump has consistently said he wants to Make America Healthy Again. Replacing Makary with a pharma puppet would move us backward, not forward. DO NOT FIRE MAKARY. He is one of the strongest representatives of the MAHA movement inside the federal government. SCREW OFF BIG PHARMA,» Clark wrote.
Vani Hari, a popular food blogger and prominent media figure among the MAHA movement, also wrote that a Makary ouster «would be a horrible move.»
Fox News Digital contacted the White House, HHS, the FDA, BIO and SBA Pro-Life America for additional comment.
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