Greenland moves to ban foreign political donations

Greenland plans to ban political donations from foreign powers and individuals in a bid to minimize interference from US President Donald Trump, who has made no secret of his desire to take over the mineral-rich Arctic island.

The autonomous territory that is home to 57,000 people and part of the Kingdom of Denmark hosts US military facilities because Denmark is part of NATO and Trump, who has said taking control of Greenland is vital to US "national security", has not ruled out using military or economic power to get his way.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio repeated Trump's argument on The Megyn Kelly Show on SiriusXM, saying controlling Greenland was in "the national interest "and was in no way a joke.