Vice President Vance claimed in a brief Greenland visit on Friday that Denmark had failed to keep Greenland safe, and that President Trump is prepared to make the Arctic island "much more secure" and stronger economically.
Why it matters: Trump reiterated his argument before Vance's trip that "we need Greenland," with the added warning that "we'll go as far as we have to go" to get it. But the future Vance seemed to propose was not of U.S. ownership but of an independent Greenland opting into a new security and economic partnership with the U.S.
"Bad things" will happen to Iran unless it reaches a deal with the U.S. on its nuclear program, President Trump said Friday.
Why it matters: Trump's comments came after Iran responded to the letter the president sent the country's supreme leader three weeks ago, which threatened military action if no deal is reached in two months.
The Trump administration on Friday asked the Supreme Court to allow it to resume use of the Aliens Enemies Act to deport alleged Venezuelan gang members to El Salvador.
Why it matters: President Trump has already demanded the impeachment of the district court judge who blocked the deportation flights as he exerts wide-ranging power to deport immigrants with little or no due process.
A powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake rocked Myanmar and neighboring Thailand on Friday, collapsing buildings and leading to scores dead and hundreds reported missing.
The big picture: The epicenter of the quake struck near Mandalay, Myanmar's second largest city, and was followed by several aftershocks, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu tasked Israel's Mossad foreign intelligence agency with finding countries that would agree to receive large numbers of Palestinians displaced from the Gaza Strip, two Israeli officials tell Axios.
Why it matters: President Trump's proposal to remove all two million Palestinians from Gaza to rebuild the enclave hasn't gone anywhere. But Netanyahu is also looking for ways to relocate large numbers of Palestinians, potentially to countries thousands of miles away.
BlackRock will not sign an agreement next week to buy two Panama ports from Hong Kong's CK Hutchison, as originally planned, a source tells Axios.
Why it matters: President Trump touted this deal in his recent address to Congress, and it seemed like an offramp for U.S. threats to retake control of the Panama Canal.
Despite lots of recent chatter, there are strong reasons not to expect a rebound of Russian pipelined gas to Europe, a new analysis argues.
Why it matters: Russia was long Europe's dominant supplier, and the breakup is the starkest example of the war on Ukraine reshaping global energy flows.
