Pedersen, Soren Jeppesen and Stine Jacobsen COPENHAGEN, Jan 7 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump has renewed his ambition to take control of Greenland for national security reasons and questioned whether Denmark has any legal right to the Arctic island.

Member of the European Parliament Anders Vistisen on Wednesday said the Danish government is “quite fed up” with President Trump’s rhetoric regarding taking Greenland. Trump has floated both

A 1952 law orders Danish forces to engage immediately against an attack, even if there was no formal declaration of war

The sparsely-populated Arctic territory is mineral-rich, and the U.S.'s Pituffik Space Base on the northwest of the island is key for detecting any long-range missiles bound for the U.S. mainland. Danish and Greenlandic officials have repeatedly hit back at U.S. overtures toward the territory.

President Donald Trump’s renewed insistence that the United States should "get Greenland" has reopened a diplomatic wound between Washington and Copenhagen, reviving memories of the only time the US successfully purchased Danish territory: the 1917 acquisition of the Danish West Indies.

Danish Parliament Member Rasmus Jarlov tells Becky Anderson that Trump officials “don’t seem to care about the facts,” adding that neither China or Russia are threatening Greenland; only the United States is doing that.

Danish biotech startup Bactolife has secured more than €30 million in a Series B funding round, marking a significant milestone in its mission to develop a new generation of gut-health solutions.

The leaders of France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Spain and the United Kingdom joined Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen in defending Greenland's sovereignty in the wake of President Trump's comments.