By Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Usha Vance, the wife of U.S. Vice President JD Vance, will travel to Greenland on Thursday as President Donald Trump clings to the idea of a U.S. annexation of the strategic, semi-autonomous Danish territory. She will visit Greenland with a U.S. delegation to tour historical sites, learn about the…
Bo Albertus, a school principal in Denmark, finds the Spanish raisins he now snacks on less tasty than his favorite Sun-Maid ones from California. There is no perfect substitute for Heinz tomato soup, a staple in his pantry. And he misses Pepsi Max. But as long as President Trump pursues policies that Mr. Albertus, 57,…
With Greenland thrust into the spotlight by President Trump’s insistence that the United States will “get” the remote island at the top of the world, its parliamentary election on Tuesday took on unusual importance — not just for the outside world, but for Greenlanders. Voter turnout was at its highest in 12 years, so much…
The air inside the community hall in Greenland’s capital was thick with warmth, a welcome contrast to the icy streets outside. As voters brushed snow from their coats, candidates from most of Greenland’s major parties sat down in the front of the room, ready for questions. Every seat was filled, two dozen international journalists lined…
Greenland’s prime minister has stated that President Donald Trump‘s unpredictability makes people feel insecure and that he had been disrespectful to the island’s people. In an interview with the Danish Broadcasting Corporation (DR) a day before elections in the Danish semi-autonomous territory, Múte B. Egede said: “The things that are happening in the world right…
NUUK, Greenland (AP) — Greenland’s prime minister declared Wednesday that “Greenland is ours” and cannot be taken or bought in defiance of a message from U.S. President Donald Trump, who said his administration supported the Arctic island’s right of self-determination — but added that the United States will acquire the territory “one way or another.”…
Washington, United States: President Donald Trump urged Greenland on Tuesday to choose to join the United States but vowed to take the Danish-ruled island “one way or the other” — whatever the locals decide. In a partisan speech to Congress, Trump offered only passing lines on world affairs, focusing on his domestic goals like rounding…
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American and Canadian military forces recently completed joint exercises in Greenland, the North American Aerospace Defense Command said, as more than 100 servicemembers and multiple aircraft conducted drills in frigid conditions as cold as minus 29 degrees Fahrenheit. The exercises — called Operation Noble Defender — took place from Jan. 28 until Feb. 11 at…