Tensions Flare Over U.S. Plans to Take Over Greenland

President Donald Trump renewed his proposal for the U.S. to take over Greenland, causing diplomatic friction with the Danish territory's leaders. Despite Greenlandic opposition, Trump's administration is engaging in talks with interested parties and planning visits to the island. Denmark and Greenland are calling for international support to resist U.S. pressures.

President Donald Trump on Monday reiterated his controversial proposal for the United States to take over Greenland, despite criticism from the island's leaders.

Greenland's outgoing Prime Minister, Mute Egede, called plans for a U.S. delegation's visit a "provocation" and expressed that his government would not engage with them. Trump claimed there was local interest in U.S. intervention.

Danish and Greenlandic officials are urging stronger international statements against the U.S. plan as President Trump's administration pursues a move that many see as a breach of democratic principles and self-determination.

(With inputs from agencies.)