Greenland election tests independence ambitions as US interest looms

People queue to cast their votes at the polling station during general election in Nuuk, Greenland, March 11, 2025. A woman walks past election campaign posters outside the polling station during general election in Nuuk, Greenland, March 11, 2025. Colored houses covered by snow are seen from the sea in Nuuk, Greenland, March 6, 2025. FILE - Greenland's Prime Minister Mute B. Egede walks as he hosts a coffee gathering in Copenhagen, Denmark, Jan. 9, 2025. (Ritzau Scanpix/Mads Claus Rasmussen/via Reuters)

Greenland residents vote on Tuesday in a closely watched election brought into the international spotlight by a pledge from U.S. President Donald Trump to take control of the mineral-rich island.