Voting ends in Greenland election dominated by Trump’s control pledge

NUUK, Greenland —  Polling stations closed in Greenland on Tuesday in a parliamentary election brought into the international spotlight by U.S. President Donald Trump’s pledge to take control of the mineral-rich island, firing up a debate over its independence. Voting had been extended by half an hour past a 2200 GMT deadline amid high turnout at several of the 72 polling stations across the arctic island, where 40,500 people were eligible to cast their ballots. There were no exit polls, and a final tally of the vote could take between three and five hours to complete, Greenland’s election authority has

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