New Delhi, May 5 -- US President Donald Trump refused to rule out using military force to gain control of Greenland-an autonomous territory of Denmark and the world's largest island.

"I don't rule it out. I don't say I'm going to do it, but I don't rule out anything," Trump said during the interview with NBC News. "We need Greenland very badly. Greenland is a very small amount of people, which we'll take care of, and we'll cherish them, and all of that. But we need that for international security."

Trump has repeatedly expressed interest in expanding US territory to include Greenland, citing its strategic importance for defense and untapped mineral resources. The idea, previously floated during his presidency, was widely condemned at th...