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Alaskans demonstrated against Trump in Anchorage
This Saturday, a crowd gathered in Anchorage to demonstrate against Donald Trump and many of his administration's policies.
This was reported by Anchorage Daily News.
The demonstration included speeches and music before the crowd marched against the president.
The demonstration was a part of a nationwide protest called "No Kings". This is the third time 'No Kings' protests have been organized around the US.
Strengthens Nordic Emergency Preparedness Transport
This week, a joint Nordic transport ministers' meeting was held in Rovaniemi, Finland. The purpose of the meeting was to observe the NATO exercise Cold Response 2026 and discuss a recently developed joint Nordic strategy for preparedness in the transport system.
In 2025, through the Nordic Transport Preparedness Cooperation (NTPC), close cooperation has been established and a joint Nordic strategy has been created on behalf of the Nordic transport ministers.
The strategy is based on the transport plans of the individual Nordic countries, and a set of common priorities is proposed. This concerns the transport corridors that are of greatest importance in a Nordic context, and the measures that NTPC considers to be most critical.
In addition, challenges and needs for follow-up of infrastructure, materials, regulations and transport services must be identified.
In a joint statement, the three transport ministers agreed to prioritize the most important transport routes across national borders. They will also remove traffic obstacles to facilitate the movement of the armed forces, and to ensure good crisis preparedness and the safe delivery of goods.
Germany's Chancellor to Cold Response
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz will visit Norway on Friday, March 13, at the invitation of Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre. This is Merz's first official visit to Norway.
"In a time of great international uncertainty, I look forward to welcoming our most important partner in Europe. Norway and Germany have a close and close cooperation economically, in security policy, militarily and in a number of other areas," says Norway's Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre according to a press release.
On the agenda are both space travel and the military exercise Cold Response. Støre and Merz will meet to discuss, among other things, defense and security cooperation, the situation in Ukraine, and space cooperation.
Canadian foreign minister calls for permanent NATO presence in the Arctic
The Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Anita Anand, said NATO must turn its focus to the North at a major defence and security conference in Ottawa on Wednesday.
This was reported by CBC.
"Last August, I raised the point about ensuring that NATO has efforts that are geared towards Arctic security and protection, and my foreign minister colleagues around that table, the Nordic Five, agreed with me wholeheartedly," she said.
The Nordic Five includes Denmark, Iceland, Norway, Finland and Sweden.
Anand said Canada wants a NATO Arctic strategy that is more comprehensive than the Arctic Sentry mission launched earlier this year, and that includes a permanent presence in the region.
She said she planned to discuss the topic with NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte later in the day.
Jens-Frederik Nielsen says no to Trump's hospital ship
The Greenlandic Prime Minister, Jens-Frederik Nielsen, says 'no, thanks' to US President Donald Trump's hospital ship.
Trump said he would dispatch a hospital ship in a social media post to bring health services to Greenland.
Jens-Frederik Nielsen responded by saying 'no, thanks' and that Greenland has free healthcare and that "This is a conscious decision and a fundamental part of our society."
The US Special Envoy to Greenland, Jeff Landry, reacted strongly to Nielsen's response. He says Nielsen should be ashamed and that Donald Trump and America care in a post on X.
Denmark provides F-35 fighter jets to NATO s Arctic Sentry
NATO has launched the mission to strengthen its presence in the Arctic, part of an effort to defuse tensions within the alliance prompted by the U.S. president's push to acquire Greenland from Denmark.
"Our F-35 contribution strengthens the overall presence in the region and underscores Denmark's role as an active ally in the Arctic and North Atlantic," Denmarks minister of defense, Trouls Lund Poulsen said in a statement.
Poulsen also expects the United States to contribute to the NATO mission, he told reporters ahead of the Munich Security Conference.