Greenlanders go the polls Tuesday in a pivotal election in which independence from Denmark is a key theme — as well as ...

The Norse explorer Erik the Red arrives in Greenland with a fleet of Viking ships, according to the medieval Icelandic sagas. The Norsemen established two settlements that had a peak population of ...

Greenland is currently a semi-autonomous territory of Denmark, but five of its six parties ... Since World War II, however, the Arctic has also been seen as a highly strategic location.

Queen Margrethe II reigned as Queen of Denmark from 14 January 1972 until her abdication on 14 January 2024. She has been succeeded by her son, King Frederik X, and his wife, Queen Mary.

From the start, Mary was embraced by Queen Margrethe II, who gave the couple her consent to marry during an official State Council meeting in September 2003. Since then, Queen Mary Of Denmark has ...

In 1941, during World War II, the US and Denmark agreed to allow American forces to defend Greenland. Its strategic location was vital for countering German submarines and securing shipping routes.

Both parties say they want to hold a referendum on political and economic independence from Denmark, although neither has set down a clear timeframe. Denmark oversees Greenland's defense and ...

Greenland is a self-governing territory of Denmark, a long-time U.S. ally that ... to the defense of North America since World War II, when the U.S. occupied Greenland to ensure that it didn ...

Colorful red, blue and yellow houses dot its snow-covered hills. Seals, whales and fish swim in the frigid, glacial waters that lap its shores. And it’s covered in ice. What else is there to ...