Denmark is willing to invest more in Greenland and grant the Arctic island greater authority over its foreign policy affairs, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said on Tuesday. "We are willing to invest more in the development of the Greenlandic society,

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The adjustment will shift responsibility for Greenland from U.S. European Command to U.S. Northern Command. In its announcement, the Pentagon framed the revision as part of a broader review of its Unified Command Plan, which divides the world into separate military units and outlines the roles and responsibilities of U.S. combatant commands.

U.S. Northern Command will now oversee American military troops and operations in Greenland, which has long been the responsibility of U.S. European Command, the Pentagon announced Tuesday.

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The French president is visiting the Danish autonomous territory on Sunday. He will meet with Greenland's prime minister, Jens-Frederik Nielsen, and Denmark's prime minister, Mette Frederiksen.

French President Emmanuel Macron’s first trip to Greenland is aimed at shoring up Europe’s political backing for Denmark and its semiautonomous territory

Denmark approves bill allowing US military bases with sweeping powers over Danish civilians. Critics warn of sovereignty loss amid Greenland dispute.