Since World War II, American forces have been stationed on the island. Today, from a remote outpost, they watch the skies.

President Trump has made no secret of his designs on Greenland, repeating threats to acquire the territory through a ...

Greenland’s rich oil, gas and rare earth mineral reserves and its Arctic location have always been its point of attraction.

Greenlanders are increasingly worried that their homeland, a self-governing region of Denmark, has become a pawn in the ...

Greenland Prime Minister Múte Bourup Egede has slammed the Trump administration’s “very aggressive” pressure campaign to take ...

A longstanding defense agreement between the United States and Denmark allows the U.S. to operate military facilities in Greenland, including Ptiuffik Space Base, formerly known as Thule Air Base.

The island’s residents have voted in favor of a party that seeks gradual independence from Denmark. But Greenland has ...

The two are expected to visit the capital Nuuk, attend a dog sledge race in Sisimiut, Greenland's second-largest city, and possibly stop at the only US air base in the north of the island ...

A spokesman for the Danish national police force says it has sent extra personnel and sniffer dogs to Greenland as the icy ...

After the war, US forces remained in Greenland. Pituffik Space Base, formerly known as Thule Air Base, has been operated by the US ever since. In 1951, a defence agreement with Denmark granted the ...

The “city under the ice” revealed a hidden chapter of the Cold War era and gave rise to a new field of scientific inquiry. As ice melt accelerates, its story isn’t over yet.

a NATO ally of the United States. The party leaders released their statement after Trump reiterated his desire to take control of Greenland, which guards strategic air and sea routes through the ...