Greenland may become independent if its residents want, but it won't become a U.S. state, Denmark's foreign minister said after U.S. President-elect Donald Trump refused to rule out force to take control of the Arctic island.

Greenland’s prime minister has reiterated his call for independence from Denmark after Donald Trump suggested the US could acquire the Arctic territory.

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump says he wants to make Greenland a part of the United States and does not rule out using military or economic power to get Denmark to hand over the mineral-rich and strategically important island.

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump says he wants to make Greenland a part of the United States and does not rule out using military or economic power to get Denmark to hand over the mineral-rich and strategically important island.

Greenland Prime Minister Mute Bourup Egede speaks at a press conference during the opening of the European Commission's new office in Nuuk, Greenland, March 15, 2024. Ritzau Scanpix/Leiff Josefsen via REUTERS/File Photo COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Greenland's leader will meet the Danish king in Copenhagen on Wednesday,

Donald Trump Jr. will arrive in Greenland on Tuesday in a surprise visit to the Arctic territory, just weeks after his father, US President-elect Donald Trump, rekindled the idea of buying the island from Denmark.

President-elect Donald Trump has revived his controversial interest in purchasing Greenland, a semiautonomous Danish territory known for its vast natural resources and strategic geopolitical location.

Donald Trump Jr. landed in Greenland on Tuesday, just weeks after his father, US President-elect Donald Trump, ruffled feathers by reiterating his desire to obtain control over the autonomous Danish territory.