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The Latest Breaking News from Greenland

A look at the history of Greenland, from Viking raiders to Donald Trump

Greenland is having a moment in the international spotlight

The Independent UK

Greenland votes on March 11. Independence was the key issue, but Trump has changed the campaign

“We don’t want to be Danes or Americans”, Greenland Prime Minister Múte Egede told Fox News recently. He wants his country to be independent and plans to hold a referendum.

The Conversation

Greenland's Inuits Rediscover Their National Pride

With her colourful Inuit earrings and tattoos on prominent display, Ujammiugaq Engell, like many Greenlanders, flaunts her rediscovered cultural identity, which US President Donald Trump's expansionist ambitions have only spurred further.

International Business Times

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Greenland's Road To Independence, Explained

Independence has been the focus of campaigning ahead of Greenland's legislative elections Tuesday, a prospect foreseen by the Danish constitution with legislation already in place outlining how to make it happen.

International Business Times

‘It’s very unpredictable’: divided Greenland prepares to vote amid Trump-inspired existential crisis

After Donald Trump’s vow to take over the Arctic island, pro-independent voices are growing louder but some want to work with Washington

The Guardian - UK

Greenland's Mining Bonanza Still A Distant Promise

Before it could cast its first gold bar, Amaroq had to build a port and housing, repair a road, and ship over equipment -- a logistical nightmare highlighting the complexities of mining in inhospitable Greenland.

International Business Times

Takeaways from AP's report on why so many Greenlanders are Lutheran

Most Greenlanders are proudly Inuit

The Independent UK

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Most Greenlanders are Lutheran, 300 years after a missionary brought the faith to the remote island

Most Greenlanders are proudly Inuit

The Independent UK

Greenland politicians condemn ‘disrespectful’ Trump takeover claim

Prime minister says country not for sale after laughter in Congress at US president’s assertion ‘we’re going to get it’

The Guardian - UK

Greenland’s prime minister says island ‘is ours’ in defiance of Donald Trump

Greenland’s Prime Minister has declared “Greenland is ours”, in a Facebook post in defiance of US President Donald Trump

The National (Scotland)

Minerals, Mines, Hydrocarbons: Greenland's Key But Limited Resources

The vast autonomous Danish territory of Greenland, coveted by US President Donald Trump, is believed to hold untapped mineral and oil reserves, but on a global scale these amounts are modest and offer only minor potential for exploitation.

International Business Times

‘Greenland is ours’, island’s PM declares, in clear rebuttal of Trump proposal

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

The Independent UK

Greenland PM snubs Trump: ‘We don’t want to be Americans or Danes’

‘Not for sale’, says Mute Egede as the US leader reiterates interest in acquiring the island.

Al Jazeera

Trump softens tone on Zelenskyy but repeats threat to take over Greenland

President praises letter from Ukraine’s leader backing peace talks and says US will get Greenland ‘one way or another’

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Evening Standard

Donald Trump tells Congress he's 'just getting started' after whirlwind six weeks in White House

Trump also reiterated his aim to see Greenland become a part of the US, saying ‘one way or another, we’re gonna get it’

Top News

Polar Vortex Brings Record Cold Across America

Learn about the polar vortex bringing record cold to the US and Greenland's surprising heat wave.

The Independent UK

Polar vortex makes much of US colder than Greenland, but warmth is coming. Then more cold

The polar vortex’s icy grip on much of America has Arctic Greenland seeming like a toasty vacation spot by comparison

The National (Scotland)

Play spotlights 19th-century Scottish scam artist’s journey

Donald Trump’s proposals to take over the Panama Canal, Greenland and Canada have been greeted with widespread incredulity but a 19th-century Scot…

AAP

Rare earths hopeful in eye of Greenland political storm

A stalled rare earths project puts an Australian junior miner at the centre of an election in an Atlantic territory caught in a web of geopolitical tensions.

Evening Standard

What would Donald Trump rename Greenland as? GOP unveils bill to acquire Nordic territory

Mr Trump has a renewed interest in Greenland, as it has long been considered a strategic advance for the US

Al Jazeera

‘The majority of Greenland’s population wants independence’

Al Jazeera interviews Greenland-based scientist Birger Poppel on the rising tensions stoked by US President Trump.

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