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Greenland's first 'owner' was a Viking murderer. Here's the real story
Greenland's history begins with a Viking exile accused of murder. Named deceptively to attract settlers, the world's largest island has passed from Norse hands to Danish control, while remaining geopolitically vital even today.
Trump cited World War II and US defense of Greenland to justify acquisition, but experts say the US never owned or governed the territory
When Trump and Miller ask by what right Denmark controls Greenland, the answer is straightforward
Greenland isn't the first territory America has wanted from Denmark. These island residents question whether history is repeating itself.
President Donald Trump insisted any bid to bring the “big beautiful piece of ice” under American control would stop short of military force.
In spring 1941, Denmarks ambassador signed a treaty giving the US military access to Greenland to help protect the island from Nazi Germany and contribute to the war effort in Europe. That agreement,
Does peace invite a war? As Trump builds pressure, including military, to acquire Greenland, the history of why Tibet lost its territory, resources and civilisation to the new power that emerged in China in the 1940s has a message for Europe,
Denmark has always treated Greenland like a colony, and treated it quite harshly, if not to say cruelly,” Putin said at a meeting with Russia’s National Security Council in the Kremlin on Wednesday. Putin said Russia has no stake in the conflict over the island’s ownership.