Greenland

US President Donald Trump refused to rule out using military force to gain control of Greenland—an autonomous territory of Denmark and the world’s largest island. “I don’t rule it out. I don’t say I’m going to do it, but I don’t rule out anything,” Trump said during the interview with…

United States President Donald Trump said annexing Canada with military action is “highly unlikely,” but for Greenland, he does not rule it out. In a Sunday interview on NBC’s Meet the Press with Kristen Welker , Trump spoke from his Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Fla., discussing his first 100…

Australia this weekend joined a fast-growing list: countries that held elections over which President Donald Trump’s foreign policies and rhetoric loomed large. Australia’s center-left prime minister, Anthony Albanese, won a second term Saturday after months of lagging in the polls. While other factors were at play, Trump’s tariffs on Australia…

Greenland sharks’ eyes don’t seem to deteriorate with age WaterFrame/Alamy Greenland sharks, the longest-lived vertebrates in the world, show no signs of physical deterioration in their retinas even after living for hundreds of years. The finding is especially surprising as some scientists suspected the animals were functionally blind since they…

LYNGBY, Denmark (AP) — New Greenlandic Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen said Sunday that U.S. statements about the mineral-rich Arctic island have been disrespectful and that Greenland “will never, ever be a piece of property that can be bought by just anyone.” Nielsen made the remarks in defiance of U.S. President…

Greenland's Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen said Sunday that comments from U.S. officials about the Arctic island have been disrespectful and that the island cannot be purchased, in defiance of U.S. President Donald Trump, who has repeatedly floated the idea of buying the strategic territory. Nielsen said Greenland "will never, ever…

This story is published through the Indigenous News Alliance. For the last week, Indigenous leaders from around the world have converged in New York for the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, or UNPFII. It’s the largest global gathering of Indigenous peoples, and the forum provides space for participants to…

Donald Trump suggested Thursday that the fate of the world rested on the United States gaining control of Greenland. During a press conference with Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre, Trump made a dramatic claim as he dismissed a question about securing NATO backing in his outlandish bid for control…

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) is leading a bipartisan congressional delegation to visit Denmark amid U.S. tensions with the island, he announced Tuesday. Jeffries said lawmakers will discuss "the continued importance of the NATO alliance and the geopolitical status of Greenland." Reps. Ann Wagner (R-Mo...Read More

Greenland has been in the news because President Trump has expressed a desire to buy the country. But just how much do you know about this frozen land? With a coastline of 24,430 miles (39,316 km) punctuated by deep fjords, it’s the world’s largest island. It is described as “an…