Prime minister-designate Mark Carney called tariff increase an ‘attack’ as trade war escalates; Trump’s new tariffs set to take effect 12 March

• Trump raises Canadian steel and aluminum tariffs to 50%
• Trump makes flurry of posts as global markets fall

Polls have opened in Greenland for early parliamentary elections Tuesday as US President Donald Trump seeks control of the strategic Arctic island.

The self-governing region of Denmark is home to 56,000 people, most from Indigenous Inuit backgrounds, and occupies a strategic North Atlantic location. It also contains rare earth minerals key to driving the global economy, AP reported.