Greenland's pro-business opposition Demokraatit party won Tuesday's closely watched parliamentary election, beating the incumbent left-wing coalition in a vote dominated by U.S. President Donald Trump's pledge to take control of the island. Demokraatit, which favors a slow approach to independence from Denmark, secured 29.9% of the votes with all ballots…

Climate change is thinning the Arctic ice, opening up a northwest passage for international trade and reigniting competition with Russia and China.

Trump recently expressed a desire to take control of the vast resource-rich territory “one way or the other”.

The centre-right opposition has won a surprise victory in legislative elections in Greenland, the Danish territory coveted by US President Donald Trump, as support surged for the nationalist Naleraq party seeking independence as soon as possible.

Melting ice caps are making Greenland's resources more accessible and opening new shipping routes

President Trump has expressed a desire to “get” Greenland, but the victorious party is in no rush to change the status quo.

Greenland residents voted on Tuesday in an election brought into the international spotlight by U.S. President Donald Trump's pledge to take control of the mineral-rich island, firing up a debate over its independence. Since taking office in January, Trump has vowed to make Greenland - a semi-autonomous territory of Denmark…

Demokraatit won over parties that have governed the territory for years.

The center-right Demokraatit Party has won the most votes in Greenland elections in a surprise result for an election held in the shadow of U_S_ President Donald Trump’s stated goal of taking control of the island “one way or the...

After Trump’s vow to take over Greenland, which is part of the kingdom of Denmark, pro-independence voices are growing louder. Ukrainian photographer Evgeny Maloletka visited the strategically important Arctic island to check the mood before elections on Tuesday