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Greenland, an autonomous territory within the Kingdom of Denmark, controls its own internal affairs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026

At least five members of Flores’ unit were assigned to home pending the completion of an internal affairs probe, officials said at the time.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026

The Cuban foreign minister said on Tuesday that those talks "show no progress", but left the door open "to dialogue based on mutual respect and non-interference in Cuba's internal affairs".

From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026

The Islamic Republic of Iran and the United States undertake to respect each other’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, and to refrain from interfering in each other’s internal affairs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 17, 2026

Preferring the less glorious and supposedly less influential position of cihuacoatl, head of internal affairs, he ruled from behind the scenes, dominating the Alliance for more than fifty years and utterly reengineering Mexica society.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann


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