Trump Announces Deal on Greenland's Future
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Donald Trump is the president of the United States. He talked about Greenland at the United Nations.
Greenland is a big island. It is near North America. Trump wants Greenland to work with the United States.
Trump said there is a new agreement about Greenland. He said the US will have more soldiers there. He called this a "permanent control".
Permanent control means the US wants to stay there for a long time. Trump talked about this at the UN meeting.
The agreement will be signed on Tuesday. It will happen in New York. This is when many world leaders meet for the UN General Assembly.
People want to know more about this agreement. It is an important story about Greenland and the United States.
Vocabulary4 words
- United Nations
- a big group of countries that talk about world problems
- agreement
- when two sides say yes to the same plan
- permanent control
- power over something that does not stop
- General Assembly
- a big meeting of all UN countries
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Donald Trump is the president of the _____ States. He talked about Greenland at the United Nations.
Greenland is a big _____. It is near North America. Trump wants Greenland to work with the United States.
Trump said there is a new _____ about Greenland. He said the US will have more _____ there. He called this a "permanent control".
Permanent control means the US wants to _____ there for a long time. Trump talked about this at the UN meeting.
The agreement will be _____ on Tuesday. It will happen in New York. This is when many world leaders meet for the UN General Assembly.
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