OSLO -- Accusing the United States of subjecting Denmark and Greenland to "pressure and threats," Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen on Thursday firmly rejected US attempt to annex the Greenland, citing international law.

The vice-president says Russia and China have increased footprints in the area and the world cannot "bury our heads in the sand".

On Friday, the US vice president was scheduled to visit the only remaining US military base in Greenland. Its history has been peppered with controversy, fueling locals' grievances against Copenhagen.

NUUK, Greenland - Denmark's prime minister will visit semi-autonomous Greenland on Wednesday for talks with the territory's incoming government, following U.S. President Donald Trump's repeated expressions of interest in controlling the Arctic island.

JD Vance criticized Denmark for neglecting Greenland's people and security during a visit to Pituffik Space Base, and Greenlandic officials had mixed reactions.

Relations between Washington and Copenhagen have strained, as Trump has criticized Denmark for not doing more to protect Greenland from Russian or Chinese aggression. Rasmussen agreed that an ...

Greenland’s prime minister said a planned visit to the island by US officials, including second lady Usha Vance, is “highly aggressive,” plunging relations to a new low after President Donald Trump vowed to annex the autonomous Danish territory.

The early parliamentary elections held on 11 March in Greenland, an autonomous territory within the Kingdom of Denmark, have reshaped the local political landscape. The liberal Democrats scored an unexpected victory,