Greenland’s Prime Minister, Mute Egede, has criticized U.S. President Donald Trump for failing to treat Greenlanders with respect, stating that his actions have distanced the island’s people from the United States.

“We deserve to be treated with respect, and I don’t believe the U.S. president has done that recently. His recent actions have made people less inclined to move closer to the U.S. than they might have in the past,” Egede was quoted as saying by Reuters.

He emphasized the need to strengthen ties with nations that respect Greenland’s vision for its future. “We must set clear boundaries and prioritize relationships with countries that acknowledge and support our aspirations,” he added.

Egede has consistently asserted that Greenland, home to just 57,000 people, belongs to its inhabitants and that they alone should decide its future.

Greenland, an autonomous territory of the Kingdom of Denmark, has been the focus of renewed U.S. interest since Trump’s second term began, with the president making promises of prosperity to the island.

“We will continue to keep you safe, as we have since World War II. We are prepared to invest billions of dollars to create new jobs and bring you wealth,” Trump wrote.

The island, whose capital Nuuk is geographically closer to New York than to Copenhagen, possesses significant reserves of minerals, oil, and natural gas but remains underdeveloped.

Earlier this month, Trump made it clear that the U.S. is determined to acquire Greenland.

“We fully support your right to determine your own future, and if you choose, we welcome you into the United States of America… One way or another, we’re going to get it,” he stated.

Train traffic at Paris’ Gare du Nord station came to a standstill after an unexploded World War II bomb was discovered on the tracks leading to France’s busiest rail hub, officials confirmed.

The explosive device was found overnight during routine maintenance work in the Saint-Denis suburb, according to the French national railway company, SNCF. The suburban RER B train service stated on X (formerly Twitter) that the bomb dated back to World War II.

Gare du Nord, a key European transit hub, connects France to international destinations such as Brussels and the Netherlands, as well as Paris’ main airport and several regional routes.

Following the discovery, authorities immediately suspended all train services to and from the station, including high-speed TGV and Eurostar operations. With approximately 700,000 passengers passing through daily, the shutdown caused significant disruptions as police and bomb disposal teams worked to neutralize the threat.

According to Eurostar’s website, at least three morning departures were canceled as a precaution, leading to major delays for travelers heading to London, Brussels, and other destinations.

While officials have not yet confirmed the bomb’s origins, unexploded ordnance from World War II is occasionally unearthed in Europe during construction and maintenance projects.

French Transport Minister Philippe Tabarot warned that train traffic would remain “severely disrupted” throughout the day, with only limited service expected to resume in the afternoon. He advised travelers to delay their journeys if possible.

The bomb was discovered around 4 a.m. by workers conducting earth-moving operations near the tracks in the Seine-Saint-Denis area. Minesweepers were deployed to the site, and their work remains ongoing. Stranded passengers gathered at the station as it reopened on Friday.

Although unexploded bombs from both World Wars are frequently found in France, it is rare for them to be discovered in such a densely populated area.

Speaking on Sud Radio, Tabarot reassured the public that there was no immediate risk of explosion, emphasizing that established safety protocols were in place for defusing and removing such devices.

LONDON – Over the past year, several senior Russian missile specialists have traveled to Iran as the country has strengthened its defense ties with Moscow, according to a Reuters review of travel records and employment data.

Seven weapons experts were scheduled to fly from Moscow to Tehran on April 24 and September 17 last year. Documents detailing the bookings and the passenger manifest for the second flight confirm their travel plans.

The booking records include passport numbers, with six of the seven bearing the “20” prefix—signifying official state business passports issued to government officials and military personnel for foreign assignments, as per Russian government regulations and a foreign ministry document. Reuters could not determine the purpose of their visits.

A senior Iranian defense ministry official, speaking on condition of anonymity, confirmed that Russian missile specialists visited multiple Iranian missile production sites last year, including two underground facilities. Some of these visits reportedly took place in September, though the locations were not disclosed.

A Western defense official, who monitors Russia-Iran military cooperation and also requested anonymity, stated that an unspecified number of Russian missile experts visited an Iranian missile base roughly 15 kilometers west of Amirabad port on Iran’s Caspian Sea coast in September. It remains unclear whether these officials referred to the Russians aboard the two flights.

All seven individuals identified by Reuters have military backgrounds, with two holding the rank of colonel and two as lieutenant colonel. A review of Russian databases, including employment, tax, phone, and vehicle records, indicates their expertise. Two specialize in air-defense missile systems, three in artillery and rocketry, one in advanced weapons development, and another has experience at a missile-testing range. However, Reuters could not confirm whether they still hold these positions, as the employment data spans from 2021 to 2024.

Their travel to Tehran coincided with heightened tensions for Iran, as it engaged in a series of retaliatory strikes with its longtime adversary, Israel, in April and October.

Reuters contacted all seven men by phone. Five denied visiting Iran or working for the military, one declined to comment, and another ended the call.

Iran’s defense and foreign ministries, as well as the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)—which oversees Iran’s ballistic missile program—declined to comment. The Russian defense ministry also did not respond to inquiries.

Military cooperation between the two nations has already impacted Russia’s war in Ukraine, with Iranian-designed Shahed drones deployed in large numbers on the battlefield.

Hooshyaran-e Vatan, an activist hacker group opposed to the Iranian government, provided Reuters with flight booking details for the seven men, claiming they traveled with VIP status.

Reuters corroborated this with the Russian passenger manifest for the September flight, sourced from an individual with access to Russian state databases. However, as Reuters could not obtain the manifest for the April flight, it remains unverified whether all five Russian specialists booked on it actually made the trip.

Among the April flight’s five booked passengers were Denis Kalko, 48, and Vadim Malov, 46. Tax records from 2021 show Kalko worked at the Russian defense ministry’s Academy for Military Anti-Aircraft Defense. Malov was affiliated with a military unit training anti-aircraft missile forces, according to 2024 car ownership records.

Others booked on the April flight include Andrei Gusev, 45, Alexander Antonov, 43, and Marat Khusainov, 54. Gusev, a lieutenant colonel, serves as deputy head of the General Purpose Rockets and Artillery Munitions faculty at the defense ministry’s Penza Artillery Engineering Institute, per a 2021 institute news report. Antonov has worked at the Main Rocket and Artillery Directorate, as indicated by 2024 car registration records, while Khusainov, a colonel, has ties to the Kapustin Yar missile-testing range, according to banking data.

Two individuals were aboard the September flight to Tehran. One was Sergei Yurchenko, 46, who has worked at the Rocket and Artillery Directorate, according to undated mobile phone records. His passport number carried the “22” prefix, which, based on Russian government guidelines, is not assigned to private citizens or diplomats, though its exact designation remains unclear.

The second passenger, 46-year-old Oleg Fedosov, is listed in residence records as being affiliated with the Directorate of Advanced Inter-Service Research and Special Projects—a defense ministry branch focused on developing next-generation weapons systems.

Russian border records show Fedosov had previously traveled from Tehran to Moscow in October 2023. On both occasions, he used a passport designated for official state business.