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New elections have been announced in Denmark. The current and likely future prime minister says her government wants to be a good partner to the U.S. You can rely on us, you can trust us. We

will do whatever we can. Except give up Greenland. I'm Carolyn Beeler. And I'm Marco Werman. Today, how President

Trump's moves on Greenland bolstered Denmark's ruling party. Also, Israel wants the personal

data of aid group workers in Gaza. Israel is saying, well, if you don't give it to us, you can

leave. And four years into Russia's war in Ukraine, some Ukrainians are stunned by what they have gotten used to, like living most of the day without power.

Every four hours off and only two hours, it's on.

Those stories plus a Brazilian indigenous art movement goes global and U.S. foreign assistance gets more transactional.

That's all ahead today, here on the world.

This is the world. I'm Marco Wurman.

And I'm Carolyn Beeler. Thank you for coming along this Thursday.

We begin today in Denmark, where Prime Minister Metta Friedrichson announced in Parliament

that the country will hold snap elections in March.

It means her party will need public support to stay in power.

It is a calculated risk, but Friedrichson goes into the vote with a new wave of support,

stemming in large part to the popular response in Denmark to how she confronted aggression around Greenland from Washington.

The world's Josh Coe told me about that when he spoke to us from Denmark earlier today.

First of all, I think it's important to understand that when Donald Trump was saying the U.S.

should take over Greenland, take control of Greenland, that really resonated here in Denmark,

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