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Rubio visits Iceland as US boosts Arctic presence

Written and edited by the WorldPing NewsdeskPublished Updated Original reporting: France 24
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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio will travel Monday to Iceland to continue pressing US interests in the Arctic, two weeks after Washington sealed a security pact on Greenland.

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  • Reported by France 24 and published Mon, 05 Oct 2026 01:20:45 UTC.

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