Secretary of State Marco Rubio says that technical talks with officials from Denmark and Greenland over hatching an Arctic security deal are now underway.
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Officer Kyle Kennedy, 33, must also surrender his Texas peace officer’s license.NISD PD officer who shot woman outside football game given 6 years deferred adjudication, no jail time Read full article: NISD PD officer who shot woman outside football game given 6 years deferred adjudication, no jail time Matthew Short, a Schertz-Cibolo-Universal City ISD board member, was terminated from his teaching job at Salinas Elementary School in Judson ISD. SCUCISD board member fired from teaching job after abandoning children at Judson ISD school, police report says Read full article: SCUCISD board member fired from teaching job after abandoning children at Judson ISD school, police report saysRead full article: Cold front to bring freezing temps back to South Central TexasSecretary of State Marco Rubio arrives at the U.S. Capitol Monday, Jan. 5, 2026, for a closed-door briefing with top lawmakers after President Donald Trump ordered U.S. forces to capture Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and bring him to New York to face federal drug trafficking charges. Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., speaks as Secretary of State Marco Rubio appears before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026. Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrives at the U.S. Capitol Monday, Jan. 5, 2026, for a closed-door briefing with top lawmakers after President Donald Trump ordered U.S. forces to capture Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and bring him to New York to face federal drug trafficking charges. The foreign ministers of Denmark and Greenland agreed to create a working group aimed at addressing differences with the U.S. during a Washington meeting earlier this month with Vice President JD Vance and Rubio.repeated calls for the U.S. to take over Greenland, a Danish territory, in the name of countering threats from Russia and China — calls that Greenland, Denmark and European allies forcefully rejected. “It begins today and it will be a regular process,” Rubio said of the working group, as he testified before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. “We’re going to try to do it in a way that isn’t like a media circus every time these conversations happen, because we think that creates more flexibility on both sides to arrive at a positive outcome.”Trump this month announced he would slap new tariffs on Denmark and seven other European countries that opposed his takeover calls, only to abruptlyafter a “framework” for a deal over access to the mineral-rich island was reached, with NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte’s help. Few details of the agreement have emerged. After stiff pushback from European allies to his Greenland rhetoric, Trump also announced at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, last week that he would take off the table the possibility of using American military force to acquire Greenland.suffered its biggest losses in months over concerns that Trump's Greenland ambitions could spur a trade war and fundamentally rupture NATO, a 32-member transatlantic military alliance that’s been a linchpin of“We’ve got a little bit of work to do, but I think we’re going to wind up in a good place, and I think you’ll hear the same from our colleagues in Europe very shortly,” Rubio said. Rubio during Wednesday's hearing also had a pointed exchange with Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., about Trump repeatedly referring to Greenland as Iceland while at Davos. “Yeah, he meant to say Greenland, but I think we’re all familiar with presidents that have verbal stumbles,” Rubio said in responding to Kaine's questions about Trump's flub — taking a veiled dig at former President Joe Biden. “We've had presidents like that before. Some made a lot more than this one.” Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.Tensions rise between protesters and law enforcement at Dilley immigration facilityImmigration attorney says ongoing lockdown at detention facility in DilleyUT San Antonio reopens Institute of Texan Cultures at Frost TowerEast Side group receives $250,000 grant to prevent youth crime through community engagementMan sprays unknown substance toward Rep. Ilhan Omar200+ blood donation appointments canceled, missed due to winter storm in San AntonioGov. Greg Abbott adds Bexar County to disaster declaration during winter weatherShelby shows some tips for de-icing your carNew drone footage shows empty site of former ITC building months after demolition🦍 Congo Falls gorilla exhibit at San Antonio Zoo to open this weekend
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