"We are not for sale and cannot simply be taken. Our future will be decided by us in Greenland," Greenland's Prime Minister Múte Bourup Egede said.

U.S. President Donald Trump reiterated his interest in acquiring Greenland in his address to Congress on Tuesday, painting a picture of prosperity and safety for the "incredible people" of the island,

During his State of the Union, Trump stressed the need for U.S. control of Greenland, citing security concerns and ongoing efforts to acquire the territory.

An investor group backed by BlackRock agreed to buy a majority stake in the Hong Kong-based company that runs ports along either side of the Panama Canal, giving a U.S. firm control of key docks amid pressure from the White House to take them from China. Julian Satterthwaite reports.

President Trump promised to annex Greenland, the self-governing island that is part of the kingdom of Denmark. “I think we’re going to get it, one way or another we’re going to get it,” he said. Denmark has fiercely resisted Trump’s attempts to seize Greenland from Denmark,

A genomic study may have revealed how Greenland sharks live for centuries and yet rarely get cancer. These sharks (Somniosus microcephalus) are slow-moving dwellers of the deep that can reach more than 6 metres long and weigh over a tonne.

Greenlanders have been pushed into the global spotlight in the weeks since U.S. President Donald Trump said America could take over their Arctic homeland.