Svalbard, the Norwegian Arctic archipelago, is under growing international attention as speculation rises that the United States or Russia may covet its strategic location. Residents of Longyearbyen, ...

"Today Greenland, tomorrow Svalbard?" -- Terje Aunevik, mayor of Svalbard's main town Longyearbyen, says he has been asked the question many times. US President Donald Trump's expansionist ambitions ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. One of the northernmost towns in the world, Longyearbyen is home to 2,500 people (Oriane Laromiguière) (Oriane ...

President Donald Trump argues that U.S. security demands the annexation of Greenland from Denmark. There’s no question that Greenland has outsize strategic importance to the United States. The island ...

There are no outward signs of jitters, at least not yet: people in Svalbard are going about their daily lives as normal despite speculation that this Norwegian archipelago could be the next Arctic ...

President Trump has once again trolled world leaders by re-sharing a map that incorporates Canada, Greenland and Venezuela as part of the US. The AI-generated mock-up picture uploaded on Truth Social ...

The TOI correspondent from Washington: In a move blending economic diplomacy with strategic signalling, the Trump administration on Friday released a map of India depicting the entire Jammu and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Norwegian icebreaker Kronprins Haakon in eastern Svalbard, an Arctic archipelago that has become increasingly central to both ...

For the time being, the bears are adapting to warming temperatures and a changing habitat Ruzdi Ekenheim via Getty Images Arctic temperatures are rising nearly four times faster than those in the rest ...

Biochar, a carbon rich material made by heating biomass under low oxygen conditions, has long been known for its ability to store carbon in soils and improve environmental quality. Now, a new ...

President Donald Trump has shared an image, seemingly AI-edited, that shows him sitting alongside a map of the U.S. that includes Greenland, Canada and Venezuela as he speaks with European leaders.

There is one place on Earth where immigration rules function differently from anywhere else. Svalbard, a remote Norwegian archipelago in the High Arctic, allows anyone to live and work there ...