Aides to US President Donald Trump met with Danish and Greenland envoys to discuss options for US acquisition of the island territory. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Denmark and Greenland's envoys to Washington have begun a vigorous effort to urge U.S. lawmakers as well as key Trump administration officials to step back from President Donald Trump's call for a "takeover" of the strategic Arctic island.

The Danish defence ministry said that soldiers will be required to shoot first and ask questions later if the United States invades Greenland.

The prime minister discussed Greenland and the boarding of the sanctioned tanker Bella 1 in a call with the US president, Number 10 said.