Makana360 Daily Report – August 28, 2025
📌 US tells Denmark to ‘calm down’ over Greenland dispute: Washington urged Denmark to “calm down” after its envoy was summoned in Copenhagen over alleged US covert influence operations in Greenland. Danish intelligence has warned of foreign campaigns to sway the territory, while Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen called any interference unacceptable. The US dismissed the claims but reaffirmed strong ties with Denmark and Greenland. The controversy follows Trump’s repeated remarks about annexing Greenland and Vice President JD Vance’s criticism of Danish neglect.
📌 Wildfires devastate Spain and Portugal in record EU fire season: More than one million hectares have burned across the EU this year, marking the worst fire season since records began in 2006. Spain lost over 400,000 hectares—six times its average—while Portugal saw nearly 270,000 hectares destroyed, five times the norm. Fires swept through national parks and heritage routes like the Camino de Santiago. The EU mounted its largest firefighting response, though smoke spread as far as France and the UK. Scientists link the worsening Mediterranean fire season directly to climate change.
📌 Kim Jong Un to join Putin at China’s military parade: North Korea’s Kim Jong Un will attend China’s Victory Day parade in Beijing on September 3, alongside Russian President Vladimir Putin. The event, commemorating Japan’s WWII surrender, will showcase China’s military might in Tiananmen Square. Kim’s presence—the first since 1959—underscores strengthening ties between Beijing, Moscow, and Pyongyang. For Xi Jinping, it represents a major diplomatic win amid Trump’s attempts to engage both Kim and Putin ahead of a possible Asia trip.
📌 Sports & digital highlights: Grimsby Town shocked Manchester United by eliminating them from the Carabao Cup, driving 11M engagements | Netflix confirmed it is eyeing a sequel to KPop Demon Hunters after hailing the film as a “cultural phenomenon,” generating 2.5M mentions.
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