NUUK, Greenland -- Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen on Thursday reaffirmed that Greenland remains part of the Kingdom of Denmark, rejecting recent remarks by U.S. President Donald Trump, who said the United States would "go as far as they have to" to acquire the island.

"Greenland is part of the Kingdom of Denmark. That is not going to change," Frederiksen told Danish media. "Greenland belongs to the Greenlandic people," she added. (Denmark-Greenland-US)

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CANBERRA -- Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese visited Governor-General Sam Mostyn on Friday to dissolve the federal parliament and formally call a general election for May 3.

Albanese visited the governor-general, the representative of the British monarch in Australia, on Friday morning and asked her to initiate the formal process for an election to be held on May 3 to elect members of the 48th Parliament of Australia. (Australia-PM-Election-Call)

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PARIS -- French President Emmanuel Macron unveiled a range of initiatives to support Ukraine at a summit in Paris on Thursday, amid growing uncertainty over continued U.S. assistance.

At a press conference following the summit of the "coalition of the willing," Macron announced a joint Franco-British plan to send a team to Ukraine to help shape the future structure of the Ukrainian army. Macron said that he and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer would "jointly lead" the coordination efforts of Ukraine's international coalition of allies. (Paris-Macron-Zelensky)

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JERUSALEM -- The Israeli military confirmed on Thursday that it killed Hamas spokesperson Abdul Latif al-Qanou in an overnight airstrike in northern Gaza.

In a statement, the military described al-Qanou as "one of Hamas' key inciters," accusing him of using media platforms for propaganda, psychological terror, and spreading false information about Hamas' activities both within and outside Gaza. (Israel-Gaza-Conflict) Enditem

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