India, Jan. 8 -- PARIS/BERLIN, January 8 - U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio will meet Danish leaders next week, but American officials signaled no retreat from President Donald Trump's controversial goal to acquire Greenland. The prospect of a U.S. takeover of the Arctic island from a NATO ally has prompted urgent coordination among European powers.

Rubio confirmed the upcoming diplomatic talks but left all options open. He stated that Trump retains the option to address his objective "by military means," referencing the recent U.S. operation in Venezuela as a comparative example. "As a diplomat. we always prefer to settle it in different ways," Rubio told reporters. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt echoed this, stating "A...