20

Jan

UPDATED: Trump says ‘no going back’ on Greenland

U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday vowed there was "no going back" on his goal to control Greenland, refusing to rule out taking the Arctic island by force and rounding…

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19

Jan

Europe Pushes for Diplomacy as Greenland Dispute Threatens Trade Fallout

European leaders moved to cool tensions on Monday as a dispute involving Greenland and U.S. tariff threats risked escalating into a broader transatlantic trade conflict, with multiple EU institutions stressing…

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13

Jan

Greenland says defense belongs to NATO, not US, as Russia watches

Greenland’s government said Monday it would step up efforts to ensure the defense of the Arctic territory remains firmly under NATO, rejecting U.S. President Donald Trump’s renewed assertion that the…

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28

Mar

Why does Trump want Greenland

U.S. Vice President JD Vance will visit Greenland on Friday at a time when President Donald Trump is renewing his insistence that Washington should take control of the semi-autonomous Danish territory. In a…

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24

Mar

Anger in Greenland over visits this week by Usha Vance and Mike Waltz

Usha Vance, the wife of US vice-president JD Vance, will travel to Greenland this week as President Donald Trump clings to the idea of a US annexation of the strategic,…

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12

Mar

Greenland election won by centre-right party who told Trump ‘we are not for sale’

Greenland's centre-right opposition party which told US president Donald Trump that the country was “not for sale” has emerged victorious in the country’s parliamentary elections. The Demokraatit party secured 29.9…

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11

Mar

Greenland holds parliamentary election amid renewed US interest

Greenland, a semi-autonomous territory of Denmark, will hold a parliamentary election on March 11 with independence a key campaign theme after U.S. President Donald Trump said he wants control over…

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10

Mar

Greenland heads to the polls amid Trump’s threats to take over

Greenlanders will trudge across ice and snow Tuesday to cast their ballots in an election that could prove to be one of the most consequential in the Arctic island’s history.…

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05

Mar

Greenland PM rebuffs Trump: We do not want to be Americans

Greenland's Prime Minister Mute Egede said on Wednesday that the Greenlandic people will determine their own future and do not want to be Danes nor Americans. Egede made his comments…

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05

Mar

US will take Greenland ‘one way or the other,’ Trump says

The United States will acquire Greenland “one way or the other,” President Donald Trump said in a speech late Tuesday, after stressing the island’s right to self-determination. The comments, made…

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07

Jan

Donald Trump Jr. heads to Greenland as his father eyes the Danish territory

Donald Trump, Jr. is traveling to Greenland amid his father’s renewed interest in the U.S. gaining control over the Danish territory. The younger Trump reportedly has no plans to meet…

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03

Jan

Greenland’s leader steps up push for independence from Denmark

Greenland's Prime Minister Mute Egede emphasised his desire to pursue independence from Denmark, its former colonial ruler, during his New Year speech, marking a significant change in the rhetoric surrounding…

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23

Dec

Greenland is not for sale, its leader says in response to Trump

Greenland is not for sale, its elected leader said on Monday, responding to comments made by U.S. President-elect Donald Trump regarding the "ownership and control" of the vast Arctic island…

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13

Nov

Anti-whaling activist Watson to remain in Greenland detention

Anti-whaling activist Paul Watson will continue to be held in detention in Greenland while Denmark decides whether to extradite him to Japan, local police said on Wednesday. The 73-year-old U.S.-Canadian…

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23

Oct

Greenland court extends detention for anti-whaling activist Watson

Anti-whaling activist Paul Watson will remain in detention in Greenland where he has been held since July while Denmark decides whether to extradite him to Japan, local police said on…

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07

Nov

Unvaccinated in Greece face new restrictions as COVID cases soar

ATHENS, Nov 6 (Reuters) - Queues formed outside shops in Athens on Saturday on the first day of new restrictions to curb soaring coronavirus infections which require the unvaccinated to…

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16

Jul

Greenland puts an end to unsuccessful oil adventure

Greenland has ended its 50-year ambition to become an oil producing nation after announcing it would suspend a strategy of searching for oil and would stop granting exploration licences. Oil…

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07

Apr

UPDATED: Left-wing party wins Greenland election, opposes big mining project

Greenland's left-wing Inuit Ataqatigiit party pledged its opposition to a large rare earth mining project on Wednesday after winning a parliamentary election with more than a third of the votes.…

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06

Apr

Greenland holds election closely watched by global mining industry

Greenland held a parliamentary election today that could help decide the fate of vast deposits of rare earth metals which international companies want to exploit. The Arctic island of 56,000 people, which former…

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11

Dec

40 million more people at risk of flooding as Greenland loses ice ‘seven times faster than in 1990s’

Greenland's ice is melting seven times faster than it was in the 1990s, and at much greater speeds than current predictions, according to a new study. It came as another…

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28

Sep

Greenland’s Humboldt Glacier exposes layers of ice from ancient climate periods

A handout photo made available by NASA shows an aerial view of a lake bounded to the left by Washington Land, a deglaciated peninsula that juts into the Kane Basin,…

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