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Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, with Greenland’s acting head of government Múte Bourup Egede, right, and newly elected head of government Jens-Frederik Nielsen, centre, on board the Danish Navy inspection ship Vaedderen, in Nuuk, Greenland, on Thursday.

‘You cannot annex another country’: Danish PM makes direct appeal to US after Rubio meeting

Mette Frederiksen was addressing the media in Greenland with the territory’s incoming leader when she suddenly switched to speaking in English.

  • Rob Harris

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US Vice President J.D. Vance speaks at the US military’s Pituffik Space Base in Greenland on Friday.

Vance attacks Denmark in ‘aggressive’ visit to Greenland

President Donald Trump has repeatedly said the US should take over Greenland and has not ruled out the possibility of using military force to do so.

  • Benedict Smith
A protest in Nuuk against Donald Trump’s designs on Greenland.

J.D. Vance off to Greenland – uninvited – to join wife and protect ‘entire world’

The US vice president said he didn’t want to let his wife “have all that fun by herself” as he planned to visit a US military base in the territory.

  • Josh Boak and David Keyton
Anti-American protests in front of the US consulate in Nuuk, Greenland last week.

‘What is the national security adviser doing in Greenland?’

Greenland’s PM is furious that Donald Trump is sending Mike Waltz and J.D. Vance’s wife to the island, which he has vowed to take over “one way or the other”.

  • Maya Tekeli, Jeffrey Gettleman and Maggie Haberman
President Donald Trump meets NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, Thursday, March 13, 2025. (Pool via AP)

‘Enough is enough’: Greenland hits back after Trump reaches out to NATO over island plan

American control of the Arctic island is necessary to enhance international security, the US president says in meeting with NATO chief.

  • Steve Holland
A woman arranges campaign posters in Nuuk, Greenland.

The ‘orange guy’ wants Greenland – but what do Greenlanders want?

Voters brushed snow from their coats before finding a seat in the packed community hall. Then, with the world’s media watching, a man in a black and grey jumper stepped forward to the mic.

  • Christian Ulloriaq Jeppesen, Maya Tekeli and Jeffrey Gettleman
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‘This is not a joke’: Could the US buy Greenland?

Trump is again floating the idea of acquiring Greenland. Could he? And what do Greenlanders think?

  • Angus Holland
This city is renowned as the home of Disneyland Resort.

Hundreds of thousands sign petition to buy California for Denmark

The lighthearted petition was launched in response to US President Donald Trump’s talk about taking control of Greenland.

  • Stefanie Dazio
The bulk of foreign visitors stay in or near the capital, Reykjavik.

See this spectacular destination before the tourist crowds arrive

This remote region will welcome more tourists than ever this year. Here’s why you should beat the rush of visitors (and Donald Trump).

  • Ben Ross
The 1893 painting ‘Leiv Eirikson Discovering America’ by Christian Krohg.

Pyne’s history fail: It’s time for Greenland to reclaim America

Donald Trump gets Christopher Pyne’s endorsement to take over Greenland. But what of the Viking from Greenland who arrived in America more than 1200 years ago?

  • Tony Wright

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