Danish prime minister visits Greenland
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“We must listen when others talk about us. But we must not be shaken. President Trump says the United States is ‘getting Greenland.’ Let me make this clear: The U.S. is not getting that. We don’t bel...
From The Associated Press
Greenland's social-democratic party, Siumut, won three of the territory's five municipalities in local elections held in the shadow of US President Donald Trump's vows to annex the island, according t...
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The Trump administration's threats to take control of the island one way or the other, possibly even with military force, have angered many in Greenland and Denmark.
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Denmark's prime minister said on Thursday that Copenhagen would not give up Greenland, as she visited the resource-rich autonomous Danish region that US President Donald Trump has vowed to take over.
(OSV News) -- Father Tomaž Majcen, a Conventual Franciscan, is the only Catholic parish priest in Greenland, working alongside two fellow Franciscan friars. OSV News asked the Slovenian-born Father Majcen – who serves at Christ the King Church in the capital city of Nuuk – to share his experiences of ministering in Greenland.
Denmark's prime minister pledged to support Greenland against U.S. President Donald Trump's expressions of interest in acquiring the Danish semi-autonomous territory as she landed in Nuuk on Wednesday for talks with its incoming government.
But the video shared online does not show Danish or French military personnel assembling to respond to U.S. threats, according to a Greenland Police spokesperson. And we found no credible reports that Denmark or France sent troops to Greenland. Using a reverse image search, the earliest date we found someone sharing this video was March 23 .
Greenland was colonized by Denmark in the 17th century, and was formally unified with the kingdom in 1814. The island was granted home rule in 1979 and received additional autonomy 30 years later — but Copenhagen continues to call the shots in terms of foreign, domestic and economic policies.
Trump’s wishes come true, it could happen in the future that pastoral care in Greenland would be offered from some American diocese, which would mean I would lose my dream job here,” Father Tomaž Majcen said.
Greenland will strengthen its ties with Denmark until it can become a sovereign nation, the Arctic island's incoming prime minister told Reuters on Monday, noting that the semi-autonomous Danish territory ultimately wants to become independent.
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US official cars were seen departing Greenland's capital of Nuuk on Thursday after Vice President JD Vance and his wife suddenly changed their itinerary for a planned visit to the island, reducing the
The prime minister of Greenland is pushing back against assertions by U.S. President Donald Trump that America will take control of the island territory.
Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen visited Greenland on Thursday in a show of unity with the autonomous Danish territory which US President Donald Trump has vowed to
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