With its powerful camera, the French Navy surveillance plane scouring the Baltic Sea zoomed in on a cargo ship plowing the waters below — closer, closer and closer still until the camera operator could make out details on the vessel's front deck and smoke pouring from its chimney.

France could send troops to Greenland to defend against Donald Trump's threat to take control of the Danish territory, according to a high-ranking official. French foreign minister Jean-Noël Barrot told Sud Radio that France had discussed troop deployment with Denmark,

PARIS — France has discussed with Denmark sending troops to Greenland in response to United States President Donald Trump's repeated threats to annex the Danish territory, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot said.

French foreign minister Jean-Noel Barrot discusses the possibility of deploying troops to Greenland if Denmark requests EU solidarity.