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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, center, waves after disembarking from his airplane upon arrival at Copenhagen Airport in Copenhagen, Denmark, Sunday, May 16, 2021, on his first stop on a five-day European tour. (Saul Loeb/Pool Photo via AP)

Dogged by Mideast crisis, U.S. envoy Blinken visits Denmark

By Matthew Lee - Associated Press

People queue to vote, in the Inussivik arena in Nuuk, Greenland, Tuesday April 6, 2021. Greenland is holding an early parliamentary election Tuesday focused in part on whether the semi-autonomous Danish territory should allow international companies to mine the sparsely populated Arctic island's substantial deposits of rare-earth metals. (Emil Helms/Ritzau Scanpix via AP)

Main opposition party against mining wins Greenland election

By JARI TANNER - Associated Press

A wall of election posters for candidates of the upcoming election to Greenland parliament, in Nuuk, Greenland, Tuesday March 30, 2021. The autonomous territory within the Kingdom of Denmark, Greenland, will hold an election to its Parliament consisting of 31 members, on April 6, 2021. (Emil Helms/Ritzau via AP)

Greenland election shows divide over rare-earth metals mine

By JARI TANNER - Associated Press

Maine university to help Greenland grow tourism

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In this image proved by the European Space Agency, ESA, showing the glacier section that broke off the fjord called Nioghalvfjerdsfjorden, bottom, which is roughly 80 kilometers (50 miles) long and 20 kilometers (12 miles) wide, the National Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland said Monday Sept. 14, 2020. The glacier is at the end of the Northeast Greenland Ice Stream, where it flows off land and into the ocean. Scientists with National Geological Survey see it as evidence of rapid climate change leading to the disintegration of the Arctic's largest remaining ice shelf. (European Space Agency via AP)

Dismay as huge chunk of Greenland’s ice cap breaks off

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FILE - In this Aug. 16, 2019 file photo, a woman stands next to an antenna at an NYU base camp at the Helheim glacier in Greenland. According to a study released on Thursday, Aug. 20, 2020, Greenland lost a record amount of ice during an extra warm 2019, with the melt massive enough to cover California in more than four feet (1.25 meters) of water. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)

Record melt: Greenland lost 586 billion tons of ice in 2019

By SETH BORENSTEIN - Associated Press

The vandalised statue of noted coloniser Hans Egede in Nuuk, Greenland, Sunday June 21, 2020, daubed with red paint early Sunday morning. Hans Egede was a Dano-Norwegian Lutheran missionary who launched mission efforts to Greenland. (Christian Klindt Soelbeck/Ritzau Scanpix via AP)

Greenland: Police arrest suspects in statue vandalism case

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Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks during a press briefing at the State Department on Wednesday, May 20, 2020, in Washington. (Nicholas Kamm/Pool Photo via AP) ** FILE **

U.S. reopens consulate in Greenland amid race for Arctic supremacy

By Lauren Toms, Lauren Meier and Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Aug. 15, 2019, file photo, early morning fog shrouds homes in Kulusuk, Greenland. As warmer temperatures cause the ice to retreat the Arctic region is taking on new geopolitical and economic importance, and not just the United States hopes to stake a claim, with Russia, China and others all wanting in. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana, File)

U.S. extends $12.1 million aid package to Greenland, looks to boost military presence in Arctic

By Lauren Toms - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Aug. 16, 2019, photo, large Icebergs float away as the sun rises near Kulusuk, Greenland. The Trump administration is poised to announce an expanded diplomatic presence in Greenland and a new assistance package for the vast island aimed at thwarting growing Chinese and Russian influence in the Arctic. The announcement, expected Thursday, April 23, 2020, will come less than a year after President Donald Trump drew derision for expressing an interest in buying Greenland. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana, File)

Greenland ready to take US aid but won’t accept conditions

By JAN M. OLSEN - Associated Press

FILE - In this Aug. 14, 2019, file photo, icebergs are photographed from the window of an airplane carrying NASA scientists as they fly on a mission to track melting ice in eastern Greenland. The Trump administration is poised to announce an expanded diplomatic presence in Greenland and a new assistance package for the vast island aimed at thwarting growing Chinese and Russian influence in the Arctic. The announcement, expected Thursday, April 23, 2020, will come less than a year after President Donald Trump drew derision for expressing an interest in buying Greenland. (AP Photo/Mstyslav Chernov, File)

US to boost aid to Greenland in bid to counter Russia, China

By MATTHEW LEE and JAN OLSEN - Associated Press

Hong Kong illustration by Linas Garsys

Why Hong Kong has a right to self-determination

By Clifford D. May

In this Aug. 15, 2019, photo, early morning fog shrouds homes in Kulusuk, Greenland. In tiny Kulusuk, resident Mugu Utuaq says the winter that used to last as long as 10 months when he was a boy, can now be as short as five months. Scientists are hard at work in Greenland, trying to understand the alarmingly rapid melting of the ice. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)

US to open Greenland consulate amid increased interest

By LISA MASCARO - Associated Press

FILE - In this Aug. 15, 2019, file photo, a large Iceberg floats away as the sun sets near Kulusuk, Greenland. As warmer temperatures cause the ice to retreat the Arctic region is taking on new geopolitical and economic importance, and not just the United States hopes to stake a claim, with Russia, China and others all wanting in. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana, File)

Climate change turns Arctic into strategic, economic hotspot

By DAVID RISING and SETH BORENSTEIN - Associated Press

Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen makes a comment about US President's cancellation of his scheduled State Visit, in front of the State Department in Copenhagen, Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2019. U.S. President Trump announced his decision to postpone a visit to Denmark by tweet on Tuesday Aug. 20, 2019, after Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen dismissed the notion of selling Greenland to the U.S. as &quot;an absurd discussion.&quot; (Mads Claus Rasmussen / Ritzau Scanpix)

Danish ex-PM attacks Trump for comments on defense spending

By JAN M. OLSEN - Associated Press

Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen briefs the media during a news conference with German Chancellor Angela Merkel after a meeting at the chancellery in Berlin, Thursday, July 11, 2019. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber) ** FILE **

Denmark shocked by Trump’s snub, says cancellation over Greenland is slight to queen, key NATO ally

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

In this Monday, July. 31, 2017, file photo the sun sets over Nuuk, Greenland. A spokeswoman for Denmark's royal palace says U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to postpone a visit to Denmark next month was "a surprise." Trump announced his decision by tweet after the Danish prime minister dismissed the notion of selling Greenland to the U.S. as "an absurd discussion." (AP Photo/David Goldman, File)

Buying Greenland: Trump haters mock the idea, but China is paying attention

By Tammy Bruce

From left, Norway's Prime Minister Erna Solberg, Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and Prime Minister of Iceland Katrin Jakobsdottir arrive at Harpa Concert Hall in Reykjavik, Tuesday Aug. 20, 2019, ahead of the Nordic Prime Ministers meeting. (AP Photo/Egill Bjarnason)

Greenland fallout: Trump scolds Denmark over rejection

By JAN M. OLSEN and LAURIE KELLMAN - Associated Press

From left, Norway's Prime Minister Erna Solberg, Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and Prime Minister of Iceland Katrin Jakobsdottir arrive at Harpa Concert Hall in Reykjavik, Tuesday Aug. 20, 2019, ahead of the Nordic Prime Ministers meeting. (AP Photo/Egill Bjarnason)

The Latest: Danish PM ‘disappointed and surprised’ by Trump

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Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen makes a comment on US President's cancellation of his scheduled State Visit, in front of the State Department in Copenhagen, Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2019. U.S. President Trump announced his decision to postpone a visit to Denmark by tweet on Tuesday Aug. 20, 2019, after Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen dismissed the notion of selling Greenland to the U.S. as "an absurd discussion." (Mads Claus Rasmussen / Ritzau Scanpix)

Trump says Danish PM out of line, not him, on Greenland

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times