Greenland

Trump's White House

As Trump covets Greenland, Macron detours to say it’s not for sale

The French leader expressed strong support for the strategic Arctic island amid reports the US has drawn up plans to take it by force.

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Kwiyeon Ha and Sylvie Corbet

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Denmark’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen,

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Russia-Ukraine war

‘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.

April 4, 2025
Rob Harris

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

Trump diplomacy

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.

March 29, 2025
Benedict Smith

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

Donald Trump

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.

March 26, 2025
Josh Boak and David Keyton

Anti-American protests in front of the US consulate in Nuuk, Greenland last week.

Trump diplomacy

‘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”.

March 24, 2025
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)

Trump diplomacy

‘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.

March 14, 2025
Steve Holland

A woman arranges campaign posters in Nuuk, Greenland.

World elections

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.