The NATO secretary general, Mark Rutte, told a panel in Davos that he was working behind the scenes to resolve the furor over President Trump’s threats to take Greenland, which is threatening to upend the military alliance’s unity. “I can assure you, the only way to deal with that is, in the end, thoughtful diplomacy,” Rutte said.

U.S. President Donald Trump has linked his drive to take control of Greenland to his failure to win the Nobel Peace Prize, saying he'll no longer think "purely of Peace" as the row over the island threatens to reignite a trade war with Europe.

Three-quarters of Americans say they oppose the US attempting to take control of Greenland, according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS, indicating that President Donald Trump’s push to expand America’s territory faces stiff headwinds with the public.

President Donald Trump may be backing down on his threat to seize Greenland, but his push for the island has already changed the way foreign policy is done in Washington and beyond. More than any other global issue I’ve seen Trump tackle,