Greenland is having a moment in the international spotlight as U.S. President Donald Trump maneuvers to gain control of the ...

Both are accepted rules of international law when claimed by non self-governing peoples in colonies ... with Greece in 1950 rather than remain a UK colony. In the past self-determination was ...

The Railways, however, cited two regulations that prohibit the installation of statues on station premises. The first, an ...

Along with fulminating against the United States, China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi reasserted China’s South China Sea claims, ...

The self-governing region of Denmark has been home ... Greenland formally becomes a Danish colony. Danish authorities develop a policy of isolating Greenland from the outside world.

The island’s residents have voted in favor of a party that seeks gradual independence from Denmark. But Greenland has ...

Unlike in other self-governing territories ... Greenland was unilaterally transformed from a colony into a Danish county in 1953 without a vote. Today, we would call that annexation.

A former colony of Denmark, Greenland gained self ... along strategic sea lanes in the North Atlantic. Greenland, a self-governing territory of Denmark with a population of about 56,000 people ...

Greenland is currently seeking independence from Denmark; it hasn't been a Danish colony since 1953. Today, it's a self-governing territory under Danish control, with Copenhagen managing its ...

By 1814, Denmark had officially made Greenland a colony. Though a Danish territory, Greenland became self-governing in 1979 after more than two centuries under Danish control. It is one of Denmark ...