German Chancellor Olaf Scholz says the principle of inviolability of borders applies to every country, however powerful

Germany and France have warned Donald Trump against threatening Greenland, after the US president-elect refused to rule out using military force to seize Denmark's autonomous territory. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said "the principle of the inviolability ...

Denmark has moved up one position to overtake Germany as the ninth-largest maritime nation in the world. Total Danish-operated tonnage has risen by 2.2 million mt since June 2024, reaching 60.5 million mt. The Danish fleet now includes 740 ships, a modest increase of one since July 2024, the Danish Shipping said in a statement on its website.

Denmark sent troops to fight and die alongside the United States in Iraq and Afghanistan. It deserves better than Donald Trump's threats over Greenland.

In recent weeks, Trump has ramped up his attacks on allies. He’s threatened to impose tariffs on Canada, Mexico and the European Union. He’s mocked Canada as the “51st state” and blamed Mexico for fentanyl overdoses in the U.S.

Germany said borders must not be changed by force after US President-elect Donald Trump refused to rule out a military takeover of Greenland. France says the EU cannot tolerate threats against its "sovereign borders.

Greenland is the world's largest island and an autonomous Danish dependent territory with self-government and its own parliament. Though a part of the continent of North America, Greenland has been politically and culturally associated with Europe - in particular the two colonial powers, Norway and Denmark - since the 9th Century.

During a press conference Wednesday, Denmark’s foreign minister, Lars Lokke Rasmussen, downplayed the possibility that Greenland, which has been part of Denmark for six hundred years, might become the 51st state of America.

Trump on Tuesday said he would not rule out the use of military force to seize control of the Panama Canal and Greenland — an autonomous territory of Denmark, a longtime U.S. ally and a member ...