Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and Greenland's Premier Jens-Frederik Nielsen met with United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Friday to discuss the future of Greenland, a semi-autonomous Danish territory, following previous threats from President Donald Trump to take it over, according to Al Jazeera. The meeting, held on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference, resulted in an agreement to pursue further talks on the matter.
The 15-minute meeting between Rubio, Frederiksen, and Nielsen addressed the ongoing concerns surrounding Greenland's governance. The details of the upcoming talks were not immediately available. This meeting comes after previous discussions regarding Greenland, a territory that Trump had previously expressed interest in acquiring.
In other news, the World Health Organization (WHO) released a statement on Friday condemning a US-funded vaccine trial as unethical, according to Ars Technica. The trial, conducted in Guinea-Bissau, Africa, would withhold an established, safe hepatitis B vaccine from some newborns. The WHO concluded that the trial was "inconsistent with established ethical and scientific principles," citing concerns about its potential harm and low quality. The trial has drawn widespread criticism from health experts since the US funding was announced in December.
Also on Friday, a group of 23 Democratic US senators sent a letter to the top federal regulator overseeing prediction markets, urging the agency to avoid intervening in ongoing court cases concerning the legality of offerings on these platforms, as reported by Wired. Prediction markets, which allow users to bet on real-world events, have grown in popularity, attracting controversy.
Meanwhile, workers at the Social Security Administration (SSA) have been instructed to share information about in-person appointments with agents of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Wired reported. An SSA employee, speaking anonymously, confirmed that ICE would be informed of the date and time of upcoming appointments if they inquired. This directive affects individuals who require in-person appointments, such as those needing sign language interpreters or those needing to change direct deposit information.
Finally, European Commissioner for Sport Glenn Micallef expressed his respect for the International Olympic Committee's decision to disqualify a Ukrainian skeleton racer over his custom helmet featuring portraits of fallen Ukrainian athletes, Euronews reported. Micallef expressed sadness that the situation could not be resolved.
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