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Denmark summons US envoy over Greenland 'influence'

Denmark's foreign minister has summoned the top US diplomat in Copenhagen over Danish intelligence reports that US citizens have been conducting covert influence operations in Greenland, the ministry has said.

World • 27 Aug

French President Emmanuel Macron shakes hands with Greenland's Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen at the end of a joint press conference in Nuuk, Greenland

Macron criticises Trump's threats against Greenland

French President Emmanuel Macron criticised US President Donald Trump's threats to annex Greenland, as he made a visit to the Danish autonomous territory.

World • 16 Jun

Jens-Frederik Nielsen (L) made the comments as he paid his first visit to Denmark since taking office

Greenland not 'piece of property' says PM amid US threats

Greenland will never be a "piece of property" to be bought, the Arctic island's new prime minister has said, criticising US talk of seizing the Danish autonomous territory as lacking respect.

World • 27 Apr

Jens-Frederik Nielsen pictured earlier this month in Greenland

Greenland PM visits Denmark as Trump threats loom

Greenland's freshly elected prime minister begins his first official visit to Denmark today as US President Donald Trump eyes the Danish autonomous territory.

World • 27 Apr

Mette Frederiksen said Denmark and Greenland 'need to stay united'

Danish PM tells US: 'You cannot annex another country'

Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen is visiting Greenland in what she said is show of unity with the autonomous Danish territory which US President Donald Trump has vowed to take over.

US • 03 Apr

The US vice president said the United States does not have immediate plans to expand US military presence on the ground in Greenland but will invest in resources including additional naval ships

Vance slams Denmark for not keeping Greenland safe

US President Donald Trump has said that the United States needs to take over Greenland for "world peace," as he doubled down on his ambitions to annex the strategically placed, resource-rich Danish territory.

World • 28 Mar

The US consulate pictured in Nuuk, Greenland

US 'needs to have' Greenland for security reasons - Trump

US President Donald Trump has ramped up his claims to Greenland, saying ahead of a visit by Vice President JD Vance that the United States needed to take control of the Danish island for "international security."

World • 26 Mar

A view of the US consulate in Nuuk, Greenland

US exerting 'unacceptable pressure' on Greenland

The United States is exerting "unacceptable pressure" on Greenland, Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has said, ahead of an unsolicited visit by a high-profile US delegation to the semi-autonomous Danish territory this week.

World • 26 Mar

Prime Minister of Greenland Mute Egede said the only purpose of the visit was a demonstration of power

Greenland PM denounces US 'foreign interference'

Greenland's prime minister, Mute Egede, has accused Washington of interfering in its political affairs by sending a US delegation to the Danish territory, which is coveted by US President Donald Trump.

World • 24 Mar

The US consulate building in Greenland's capital, Nuuk

Greenland leaders call Trump's behaviour 'unacceptable'

The leaders of Greenland's political parties have denounced US President Donald Trump's vow to take over the Danish autonomous island.

World • 14 Mar

Donald Trump's threats to take over the resource-rich Arctic island have shined an unprecedented global spotlight on the territory

Greenland PM summons party leaders to reject Trump

Greenland's outgoing Prime Minister Mute Egede has said he would convene a meeting of party leaders to jointly reject US President Donald Trump's vow to take over the island, warning that "Enough is enough."

US • 13 Mar

Greenland's Naleraq party looks set to more than double its share of the vote

Opposition wins Greenland vote, as nationalists surge

The centre-right opposition has won a surprise victory in legislative elections in Greenland, the Danish territory coveted by US President Donald Trump, as support surged for the nationalist Naleraq party seeking independence as soon as possible.

World • 12 Mar

Election posters for Greenland's nationalist Naleraq party are being set up in Nuuk

Greenland votes under shadow of Trump

Greenland has begun voting in legislative elections which could yield a timeline for independence for the Danish self-governing territory coveted by US President Donald Trump.

World • 11 Mar

Donald Trump told the people of Greenland that the US will make them rich

'We don't want to be Americans or Danes' - Greenland PM

Greenland's Prime Minister Mute Egede has said that his people did not want to join the United States, after President Donald Trump vowed to take over the Danish autonomous territory "one way or the other".

World • 05 Mar

President Trump said 'Greenland is a wonderful place, we need it for international security'

'We don't want to be Americans', Greenland PM says

Greenland's prime minister has said the Danish autonomous territory wanted to stake out its own future and did not want to become American, following US President Donald Trump's renewed remarks about taking control of the island.

World • 21 Jan

Greenland is on the frontline of a great power competition

Why does Donald Trump want Greenland so much?

With it's rare earth minerals and strategic location, Greenland stands on the frontline of a new battleground in great power competition between America on one hand, and Russia and China on the other.

US • 11 Jan

Donald Trump has refused to rule out military intervention over Greenland and the Panama Canal

Danish PM reaches out to Trump over Greenland remarks

Denmark's prime minister has said she had reached out to US President-elect Donald Trump following his remarks about taking control of Greenland, which Denmark said were being taken seriously.

World • 09 Jan

The US has a military base in northwest Greenland

Why is Trump interested in Greenland?

Greenland, which US President-elect Donald Trump wants to annex, is a self-governing Danish territory covered in ice, with untapped mineral resources and geostrategic importance.

World • 09 Jan

Denmark's Foreign Minister Lars Loekke Rasmussen said the country is

Unlikely Greenland will become US state, Denmark says

Greenland may become independent if its residents want, but is unlikely to become a US state, Denmark's foreign minister has said, after US President-elect Donald Trump refused to rule out force to take control of the Arctic island.

US • 09 Jan

Donald Trump told a press conference in Florida that he would impose tariffs on Denmark if it resists his offer to purchase Greenland

Trump won't rule out force over Panama Canal, Greenland

US President-elect Donald Trump has refused to rule out using military or economic action to pursue acquisition of the Panama Canal and Greenland.

World • 07 Jan

Paul Watson was arrested after his ship docked in Nuuk, Greenland

Greenland arrests anti-whaling activist on Japan warrant

Police in Greenland have arrested prominent anti-whaling environmentalist Paul Watson under an international warrant issued by Japan, authorities and his foundation said.

World • 22 Jul 24

Images on social media showed a dark sky in parts of Greenland (Pic: Orla Joelsen/Reuters)

Canadian wildfire smoke darkens Greenland skies

Smoke from Canadian wildfires has darkened skies in Greenland's west, said residents of the Arctic island who are hundreds of kilometres from Canada's coast.

World • 27 Sep 23

The Ocean Explorer has been stuck in mud and silt since Monday (Pic: Sirius/Joint Arctic Command)

Cruise ship freed after running aground in Greenland

A luxury cruise ship that ran aground earlier this week in a remote part of Greenland with 206 people on board has been pulled free by a fishing trawler.

World • 14 Sep 23

The Ocean Explorer has been stuck in mud and silt since Monday (Pics: Sirius/Joint Arctic Command)

Trawler fails to free grounded cruise ship in Greenland

A fishing trawler's attempt to free a luxury cruise ship that ran aground two days ago in a remote part of Greenland has failed.

World • 13 Sep 23

Icebergs floating in Baffin Bay, Greenland

Greenland now at its warmest in 1,000 years - study

Temperatures in parts of Greenland are warmer than they have been in 1,000 years, the co-author of a study that reconstructed conditions by drilling deep into the ice sheet has said.

Climate Change • 20 Jan 23