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“We do not think military force is ever going to be necessary,” Vance said in response to a reporter’s question on whether there are military plans to take over the island.
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Danish government ministers condemned what they called President Donald Trump's escalated rhetoric on Thursday and praised Greenland's inhabitants for their resilience in the face of U.S. pressure fo...
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Many Greenlanders (and Danes) saw the visit as a threat.
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Days after officially taking office, Greenland's Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen rejected the US' attempts to take control of the resource-rich Arctic island.
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Boing Boing on MSNGreenland isn't green, and other fun factsMany Americans are becoming interested in Greenland right now for no particular reason. Here is a selection of interesting facts about the island territory. Let's get this out of the way first. Greenland is primarily white,
N UUK, Greenland — U.S. Vice President JD Vance and his wife are due to visit an American military base in Greenland on Friday in a trip that was scaled back after an uproar among Greenlanders and Danes who were irked that the original itinerary was planned without consulting them.
President Donald Trump did not rule out military force to acquire Greenland in an interview as the Danish territory continued to rebuff his advances. Iran has warned that it will target British forces in the Chagos Islands if Donald Trump attacks the Middle Eastern nation.
Trump has talked about acquiring Greenland for years. Here's what he wants and how the island's leaders are reacting.
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Photos show Greenland's culture, which has both Inuit and Danish influences. Its industry, cuisine, and more are shaped by the weather and history.
Silicon Valley sources — who take credit for the idea of buying Greenland — view it as deeply tied to America’s ambitions in space and information technology, and a critical “play for the
A fortnight ago, Greenland saw its largest ever demonstration at the gates of the US consulate. Some 2,500 people from an island population of 57,000 (18,000 of them in the capital) gathered to ...
The vice-president says Russia and China have increased footprints in the area and the world cannot "bury our heads in the sand".
President Trump has made no secret of his designs on Greenland, repeating threats to acquire the territory through a financial transaction or military force.
Modern society, and the clean energy revolution, depend on rare earth elements. Can Greenland help break China’s stranglehold on the market?