Trump’s Greenland Demands Spark Protest Rallies in Denmark (1)

Thousands of people took to the streets across Denmark to protest US President Donald Trump’s ambitions to take control of Greenland, underscoring the deep unease over the future of the Arctic island.

The demonstrations unfolded across the Nordic nation’s largest cities on Saturday, with crowds gathering in central Copenhagen and outside the US embassy, in tandem with rallies in Aarhus, Aalborg and Odense. A demonstration was also underway in Greenland’s capital Nuuk.

Denmark and Greenland remain in a stalemate with the US over the future of the world’s largest island, with Trump repeatedly insisting the US needs to control ...