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Copenhagen

Head of State

King Frederik X

Head of Government

Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen

Protesters gather in front of the US consulate in Nuuk, Greenland, in March. Photo: Reuters

Donald Trump

US stepping up spying on Greenland, report says, prompting concern in Denmark

Danish Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen says he will call in the US ambassador: ‘We do not spy on friends’.

8 May 2025 - 2:34AMvideocam

My Take

Editorial | It seems Donald Trump has just ended Nato with stance on force

7 May 2025 - 11:20PM

Donald Trump

Danish king arrives in Greenland, as Trump eyes strategic Arctic island

30 Apr 2025 - 3:08AM

Nordic nations

Danish king’s Greenland trip pushed back a day amid Trump interest

Monday trip postponed after closure of Greenland’s airport due to bad weather. Trump has expressed interest in taking over the Arctic island.

29 Apr 2025 - 2:19AM

Greenland

Greenland’s new PM says island cannot be bought, US is not showing respect

Jens-Frederik Nielsen made the remarks in defiance of Trump’s interest in taking control of the semi-autonomous territory of Denmark.

28 Apr 2025 - 5:24AM

Food and Drinks

Michelin chefs in Europe are embracing China’s culinary repertoire

Japan has long been a major source of culinary inspiration in the West, but the gaze is shifting to other Asian cuisines.

22 Apr 2025 - 1:00PM

Russia

Denmark mulls sending soldiers to train in Ukraine

Earlier in the day, the head of the Danish army said Denmark intended to send unarmed soldiers to Ukraine for training.

16 Apr 2025 - 8:47PMvideocam

Ukrainian servicemen from an anti-drone mobile air defence unit in the Donetsk region on Tuesday. Denmark’s training plans have caused discontent at the Russian embassy in Copenhagen. Photo: Reuters

History

Titanic passenger’s pocket watch tipped for US$66,000 sale

Recovered from the icy North Atlantic after the 1912 disaster, the ladies’ timepiece is going under the hammer in the UK.

15 Apr 2025 - 12:49PM

US-China trade war

Will Trump’s tariffs lead to an emboldened Beijing in the Taiwan Strait?

US involvement and sanctions will already be part of planning for any actions towards Taipei by mainland China, observers say.

12 Apr 2025 - 6:18PMvideocam

United States

Head of US Space Force base in Greenland fired after Vance visit

Colonel Susan Meyers sent a base-wide email showing support for Greenland and Denmark, amid Trump’s repeated threats to annex the territory.

12 Apr 2025 - 2:04AMvideocam

US Vice- President J.D. Vance and second lady Usha Vance listen to Colonel Susan Meyers as they tour the US military’s Pituffik Space Base in Greenland in March. Photo: AP

United States

US won’t take over Greenland, Denmark PM says, vowing support against Trump

Mette Frederiksen is on a three-day trip to the Arctic island days after US Vice-President J.D. Vance stirred controversy with his visit.

3 Apr 2025 - 3:29AMvideocam

Denmark’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen (middle) and her husband Bo Tengberg (2nd from right) disembarks the aircraft and are greeted by Greenland’s acting Head of Government, Mute Bourup Egede at the Nuuk airport on Wednesday. Photo: AFP

Science

Australia complains after being excluded by China, New Zealand in historic dive

Scientific mission collects specimens from ocean depths of 6,000 metres in first crewed exploration of Tasman Sea trench.

1 Apr 2025 - 5:53PMvideocam

Mergers & Acquisitions

Hutchison says it is evaluating spin-off of global telecoms business

‘From time to time, the [group] receives proposals and explores and evaluates opportunities that may be available,’ Hutchison said in a statement.

31 Mar 2025 - 10:40PM

Greenland

Greenland’s new prime minister says US will not get the island

Trump wants to annex the Arctic territory, claiming it’s needed for national security purposes.

31 Mar 2025 - 12:02PM

The old city of Nuuk, Greenland. Photo: Reuters

Donald Trump

Trump says military force not off the table for Greenland after Denmark fury

The Danish foreign minister said we ‘do not appreciate the tone’ in which Vance criticised Copenhagen’s underinvestment in Greenland’s security.

30 Mar 2025 - 1:00PMvideocam

US Vice-President J.D. Vance visits Pituffik Space Base in Greenland on March 28. Photo: Reuters

Donald Trump

Finland’s president boosts ties with Trump with round of golf in Florida

The meeting comes a day after Trump’s VP J.D. Vance accused Denmark – Finland’s close ally – of doing a poor job keeping Greenland safe.

30 Mar 2025 - 5:38AM

United States

Vance slams Denmark for not keeping Greenland safe from China and Russia

As his vice-president visited a base in the territory, Trump told reporters the US needed Greenland to ensure ‘peace of the entire world’.

29 Mar 2025 - 3:59AMvideocam

Vladimir Putin

Trump’s plan to take over Greenland is ‘serious’, Putin says

The Russian leader is concerned that Nato countries could use the Arctic as a springboard for future conflicts.

28 Mar 2025 - 1:16PMvideocam

Russian President Vladimir Putin gives a speech at the International Arctic Forum in Murmansk on Thursday. Photo: AFP

Donald Trump

Vance’s Greenland trip puts spotlight on US space base at the top of the world

The remote Arctic facility protects the US against threats from Russia – the shortest route for Moscow’s missiles is via the North Pole.

27 Mar 2025 - 3:31AMvideocam

Donald Trump

Trump insists US must have Greenland, as Vance trip stokes anger

Plans for the US vice-president’s visit have already been scaled down amid backlash from local and Danish authorities.

27 Mar 2025 - 3:00AM

United States

Denmark welcomes US change of plans for J.D. Vance’s Greenland visit

Washington will limit a US delegation’s visit to Greenland to a US military base after Vice-President J.D. Vance’s plans sparked criticism.

26 Mar 2025 - 5:13PM

J.D. Vance and his wife, Usha Vance, stand on stage on the last day of the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in July 2024. Photo: AFP

United States

Denmark PM vows to ‘resist’ US ‘pressure’ on Greenland

‘This is clearly not a visit that is about what Greenland needs or wants,’ Frederiksen said ahead of a US delegation’s trip to the territory.

25 Mar 2025 - 7:49PMvideocam

Denmark’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen. Photo: AFP

Fame and celebrity

Meet Alba Hurup Larsen, the speedy young female Danish racer

Larsen only started competing when she was about 11 years old – now, almost 16, she’s racing against the best young female drivers in F1 Academy with mentoring from F1 driver Kevin Magnussen.

24 Mar 2025 - 4:00AM

Nordic nations

Denmark issues travel warning for transgender people going to US

Germany has also updated its travel advisory after several of its citizens were detained at the US border.

22 Mar 2025 - 3:57AMvideocam

United States

My Take | A ‘toxic masculinity’ explanation of Donald Trump’s foreign policy

In his relations with other nations, the US president exhibits the same pattern of abuse of power as his alleged treatment of women.

20 Mar 2025 - 9:00PM

Donald Trump hugs and kisses the American flag as he speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference on February 24, 2024. Photo: AP

Nato

Warming US-Russia ties could put China’s Arctic ambitions on ice, experts warn

Beijing has relied on Moscow for access to the far north but a geopolitical realignment is under way that could see it frozen out.

16 Mar 2025 - 10:00PMvideocam

Melting ice has opened up the prospect of commercially lucrative sea routes through the North Pole. Photo: Shutterstock

United States

US asks Denmark for eggs as prices soar: how many can you send?

The request comes amid demands from Trump that Denmark hand over Greenland, as well as new tariffs on the EU and other countries.

15 Mar 2025 - 1:26AMvideocam

Donald Trump

Trump on Greenland annexation: ‘I think it will happen’

Greenland’s strategic location vital to global security, US president says in meeting with Nato’s Mark Rutte.

14 Mar 2025 - 2:29PMvideocam

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