<p>NUUK, Greenland - Parliamentary elections began Tuesday in Greenland, where 56,000 residents will elect 31 lawmakers who will help shape the self-governing Danish territory's future independence di...

Vice-president criticises Denmark’s treatment of Arctic island and says it should come under US ‘security umbrella’

‘We don’t want to be Americans. We don’t want to be Danes. We want to be Greenlanders,’ says Jens-Frederik Nielsen

The Democrats party wants a gradual move to independence but the second-placed party is keen to speed it up.

Greenland will strengthen its ties with Denmark until it can become a sovereign nation, the incoming Prime Minister told Reuters.

One of the two ruling parties in Greenland wants the Arctic island to hold a referendum on independence from Denmark already in the next parliamentary term, its leader said in a broadcast interview wi...

In a bold and strategic move set to redefine Greenland's future, the governing party Siumut has announced plans to hold a referendum on independence from Denmark at the earliest opportunity. This announcement by party leader Erik Jensen marks a significant shift in Greenland’s political landscape and is drawing attention both locally and internationally. Swift political shift Amid internal party debates and mounting calls for faster progress toward sovereignty, &hellip;

‘This is not how you talk to your close allies,’ says Danish foreign minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen

US vice-president says he will join unsolicited visit to Arctic island, which Mette Frederiksen says is ‘not what Greenland needs or wants’