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Greenland is not “an object to be acquired”,  minister tells BBC

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As President Trump and European leaders have their say about Greenland, BBC’s Andrew Peach hears from Greenland’s business minister, Naaja Nathanielson.

And, in a few weeks, a group of potential investors and hedge fund managers will be heading to Venezuela after its president was forcibly removed by the US. We will hear of those heading to Caracas.

Also, beef prices in the US are at record highs – they went up by 22% last year.

(Photo: The Greenlandic flag Erfalasorput flies on the Tivoli Castle in Tivoli in Copenhagen, Denmark, 08 January 2026. Credit: Ida Marie Odgaard/EPA/Shutterstock)

Presenter: Andrew Peach
Editor: Craig Henderson
Producer: Ahmed Adan

Published on Thursday, 8th January 2026.

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