NUUK, Greenland — Just 150 miles south of the Arctic Circle, in Nuuk, the world’s northernmost capital, locals were preparing to receive U.S. V ice President JD Vance with what they were ...

Arctic sea ice extent appears to have reached its annual maximum on March 22, 2025. This is the lowest maximum in the 47-year satellite record, with previous low maximums occurring in 2017, 2018, 2016 ...

The Arctic’s icy expanse conceals more than just Russian nuclear submarines – it also holds valuable resources, including crucial metals and minerals, oil, and natural gas. "China sees the Arctic as ...

In late January and early March, the French Air and Space Force, with support from Canada and Denmark, conducted critical Arctic tests. Pilots and crews trained in extreme conditions, facing -30 ...

The Svalbard Global Seed Vault, set deep inside a mountain to withstand disasters from nuclear war to global warming, was launched in 2008 as a backup for the world's gene banks that store the ...

Australia is close to finalising its biggest ever defence export deal after Canada agreed to buy locally developed radar, drawing two long-standing allies closer together amid repeated needling by ...

Brendan Cole is a Newsweek Senior News Reporter based in London, UK. His focus is Russia and Ukraine, in particular the war started by Moscow. He also covers other areas of geopolitics including ...

The Northern Sea Route illustrates how emerging trade and mining opportunities are driving renewed interest in Arctic geopolitics. Though 2024 trade volumes fell well short of Moscow’s expectation, ...

Canada and Australia are planning to jointly develop a new military radar system in the Arctic amid a global surge of interest in the region, according to Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney ...

(David Gunn/CBC) Prime Minister Mark Carney announced investments into the military's infrastructure and presence in the Arctic and into Nunavut infrastructure while visiting its capital of ...

4:36 Carney announces Canada will partner with Australia on Arctic over-the-horizon radar system Prime Minister Mark Carney said Tuesday that Ottawa will expand the Canadian Armed Forces ...