Greenland

Trump discusses acquiring Greenland, says US military action not ruled out

US officials said discussions are underway in the Oval Office on acquiring Greenland, with the White House saying military force remains an option.

US President Donald Trump addresses House Republicans at their annual issues conference retreat, at the Kennedy Center, renamed the Trump-Kennedy Center by the Trump-appointed board of directors, in Washington, DC, US January 6, 2026.
Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen holds a press conference during a European Union leaders' summit, in Brussels, Belgium December 19, 2025.

'They are not for sale': Denmark PM urges Trump to stop threats to take over Greenland

US President Donald Trump speaks to reporters during travel to Washington, DC, from Palm Beach International Airport, Florida, US, November 30, 2025.

Trump’s nuclear talk is pushing the world toward chaos - opinion

 Greenland's flag flies in Igaliku settlement, Greenland, July 5, 2024.

French FM slams Trump, says France 'stands by Greenland's side' during visit to the island - report


Denmark apologizes for involuntary birth control campaign in Greenland

"We cannot change what has happened. But we can take responsibility. Therefore, on behalf of Denmark, I would like to say: Sorry," Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said.

Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and Greenland's Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen hold a doorstep at Marienborg, Lyngby-Taarbaek, Denmark, April 27, 2025.

Trump-linked Americans conducted secret influence campaign in Greenland, Danish report finds

Trump has said that he wants to make Greenland part of the US and previously stated that he does not rule out using military or economic power.

 Greenland's flag flies in Igaliku settlement, Greenland, July 5, 2024.

Greenland's ancient sled dogs reveal unique genetic lineage

Despite historical accounts, study finds minimal wolf ancestry in Qimmeq sled dogs.

 Greenland's ancient sled dogs reveal unique genetic lineage.

Scientists link Greenland 'cold blob' to faltering Atlantic conveyor belt

Only a weakened AMOC scenario fits a century of temperature and salinity records, according to University of California, Riverside scientists.

 Atlantic sea surface temperature trend between 1900-2005 (color shading in °C) for the average of six observation datasets.

US needs Greenland for international security, says Trump

US Vice President J.D. Vance landed in Greenland earlier in the day.

 US President Donald Trump speaks during a swearing-in ceremony for Alina Habba as interim US Attorney for the District of New Jersey, in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, DC, US, March 28, 2025.

Some Europeans reconsider trips to US in protest against Trump

Brask is one of a number of Danes, Germans and more broadly Europeans who are reconsidering travel plans as a result of Trump's actions, according to five travel agents across the continent.

 Tourists taking selfies in Times Square at night, surrounded by bright billboards, traffic, and vibrant city lights; illustrative, March 10, 2024.

Trump's Gaza, Greenland plans show 'extreme strategic uncertainty,' Macron warns

The French president told FT that Europe must 'muscle up' on defense and economy amid Trump's return to Washington and unconventional territorial proposals.

French President Emmanuel Macron addresses the 79th United Nations General Assembly in New York. September 25, 2024.

North Korea condemns Trump's Gaza takeover proposal as 'bluster'

The commentary is aimed at Trump's shock announcement that the US intends to remove Gaza residents and transform the territory into what the president billed as a "Riviera of the Middle East."

U.S. President Donald Trump meets with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at the demilitarized zone separating the two Koreas, in Panmunjom, South Korea, June 30, 2019

Greenland’s glaciers are melting faster than anyone expected - study

"For the first time, we are able to see significant increases in the size and depth of crevasses at fast-flowing glaciers at the edges of the Greenland Ice Sheet," said Dr. Tom Chudley.

 Greeland's ice sheet is under pressure from human-induced climate change

‘The Golden Girls’ joked about ‘giving the Palestinians Greenland,' 40 years before Trump’s gambit

Trump has not proposed sending the Palestinians to Greenland, but Netanyahu has pressed countries outside the Middle East that have criticized Israel’s war effort to accept Palestinian refugees.

 Actresses (L-R) Rue Mclanahan, Betty White, and Bea Arthur pose for a portrait on the set of the Golden Girls circa 1987, Los Angeles.

Can Trump's Greenland strategy work in Gaza? - analysis

Put differently, Netanyahu wants Trump to get the Saudis to drop the Palestinian Authority from the Gaza formula.

 (L-R) Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman and US President Donald Trump over a backdrop of Greenland.