Sources: CBC
United States president Donald Trump announces he will cancel the planned tariffs on Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, and the United Kingdom after reaching an agreement with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte for a Greenland framework. He also stated at the World Economic Forum that he has ruled out sending forces amidst invasion fears. 2026-01-21
U.S. Vice President JD Vance and several other senior Trump administration officials visit the Pituffik Space Base, a United States Space Force facility in Greenland. 2025-03-28
Hundreds of people attend a protest outside the U.S. Consulate in Nuuk, Greenland, in opposition to U.S. President Donald Trump's proposals of acquiring Greenland for the United States. 2025-03-15
Danish retailer group Salling Group, which operates around 34% of the retail market share in the country, announces it will start differentiating brands owned by European companies from American ones, in retaliation to U.S. President Donald Trump's proposed acquisition of Greenland, an autonomous territory of the Danish Realm. 2025-02-27
Canadian-American anti-whaling activist Paul Watson is released from prison in Greenland after Denmark declines Japan's extradition request. 2024-12-17
Rain falls on the summit of Greenland for the first time in recorded history. The rain shower dumped more than 7 billion tonnes of water on the ice sheet. 2021-08-19
U.S. President Donald Trump cancels his September state visit to Denmark because Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen says that she has no interest in discussing the purchase of Greenland. 2019-08-20
A 7.0 magnitude undersea earthquake strikes east of New Caledonia's Loyalty Islands in the South Pacific Ocean. Tsunami warnings for New Caledonia and Vanuatu are cancelled. There are no immediate reports of damage. 2017-11-20
After her Siumut party wins the parliamentary election, Aleqa Hammond is set to become first female Prime Minister of Greenland. 2013-03-13