By Tom Little NUUK (Reuters) -As Greenland's general election approaches, a candidate campaigns for access to better healthcare on the vast island, recounting his personal journey of beating cancer after having to travel to Denmark from a remote town to undergo treatment.

Archival photos show how Greenland became a Danish territory and why the United States is seeking to take control of the island.

Greenland's upcoming parliamentary elections on March 11 are attracting unprecedented interest since US President Donald Trump's remarks about acquiring the resource-rich territory. As Greenlanders head to the polls,

In his first term in office, Trump began to talk about acquiring Greenland from Denmark, a longtime U.S. ally. Back in 2019, most dismissed it.

"We are not for sale and cannot simply be taken. Our future will be decided by us in Greenland," Greenland's Prime Minister Múte Bourup Egede said.

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LONDON -- The prime minister of Greenland warned President Donald Trump off his controversial ambition to acquire the territory, writing on social media Wednesday, "Greenland is ours."