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Miss Finland Sarah Dzafce wears a swimsuit during the 74th Miss Universe 2025 preliminary competition in Thailand in November. Photo: EPA
Racism and other prejudice

Miss Finland loses her crown due to anti-Chinese racism scandal

Sarah Dzafce apologised after a photo surfaced of her making a gesture seen as derogatory to Asian people.

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Nobel Prize

Venezuela’s Machado urges global fight for democracy after Nobel win

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Sweden

3 killed as Stockholm bus slams into pedestrians

Norway

Concern in Norway after test shows Chinese-made buses can be disabled remotely

Transport operator Ruter says the manufacturer has access to the vehicles’ control systems, which could in theory be used to turn them off.

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A Yutong bus, owned by public transport operator Ruter, is seen during a test of the vehicle’s communication system in Sandvika, Norway, in August. Photo: Ruter AS via AP
Ukraine war

Ukraine could buy up to 150 Gripen fighter jets from Sweden

The two countries have signed a letter of intent paving the way for a ‘very large defence industry deal’.

Animals

Mosquitoes discovered in Iceland for the first time

The island nation, along with Antarctica, has long been one of the few places on Earth free from the bloodsucking insects.

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Ukraine war

Polish court blocks extradition, frees Ukrainian suspect in Nord Stream blasts

German prosecutors accuse Volodymyr Zhuravlov of being part of a group that placed explosives on the pipelines in 2022.

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Ukrainian defendant Volodymyr Zhuravlov (right) shakes hands with his lawyer in Warsaw on Friday as a judge announces the decision not to allow for extradition to Germany. Photo: AP
European Union

EU leaders back ‘drone wall’ to repel Russia after airspace violations

France detains Russian-linked tanker crew as recent intrusions by drones and fighter planes fuel security concerns.

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Nato

Denmark calls in Nato aid for EU summit after drone incursions

Danish leader Mette Frederiksen has linked the drone incursions to Russia’s efforts to destabilise Europe, an accusation Moscow denies.

European Union

Denmark bans all civilian drone flights this week for EU summit

Drone sightings across Denmark since September 22 have prompted the closure of several airports.

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Denmark’s Aalborg Airport. Drone flights that caused Danish airports to close on two nights this week were a systematic and hybrid operation by a “professional actor”, the country’s defence minister said. Photo: via Getty Images
Denmark

Denmark confirms new drone sightings at its military bases

Drones were spotted at ‘several military sites’ in Denmark, while neighbouring Norway is also investigating possible sightings on Saturday.

A mobile radar installation stands at the Danish military’s area on Amager, Pionegaarden, near the village of Dragoer and on the coast of Oresund, the sea between Denmark and Sweden, in Dragoer, Denmark, on Friday. The radar installation comes after drones were spotted near Copenhagen Airport earlier this week. Photo: EPA
Russia

Danish airport closes again after suspected new drone sightings linked to Russia

Drones have been seen flying over several Danish airports since Wednesday, which prompted Copenhagen Airport to shut down.

Drones

Drones disrupt Copenhagen Airport in Denmark’s worst infrastructure attack

Nearly 20,000 passengers were affected by 31 flight diversions and over 100 cancellations.

Norway

Norway’s Labour Party claims victory in general election

Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere is headed for another four years in office after Norway’s parliamentary election.

Norwegian Prime Minister and Labour Party leader Jonas Gahr Stoere. Photo: Ole Berg-Rusten/NTB Scanpix via AP
Denmark

Denmark, Greenland apologise for historic mistreatment of Inuit women

Thousands of Greenlandic women and girls were fitted with IUDs without consent from 1966 to 1991.

Nuuk City, the capital of Greenland. Denmark on Wednesday apologised for a scandal where many Greenlandic females were fitted with IUDs by Danish doctors, often without consent. Photo: Shutterstock
United States

Trump’s Greenland interest sparks diplomatic row, as Denmark summons US envoy

The US diplomat was summoned after three Trump-connected Americans allegedly ran covert operations to influence Greenland’s split from Denmark.

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Russia

Ukrainian arrested in Italy over 2022 Nord Stream pipeline explosions

The investigation found that the suspect and his accomplices used a hired yacht for the attack, which Russia blamed on the US.

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Religion

Historic Swedish church begins 5km journey to escape mine expansion

The 672-tonne Swedish Lutheran church, built in 1912, is being relocated five kilometres at a speed of half a kilometre per hour, taking two days.

Kiruna’s old wooden church is moved during a two-day relocation trip to a new site. Photo: Reuters
Sexual harassment and assault

Son of Norwegian princess is charged with 4 rapes, faces 10 years in prison

Marius Borg Hoiby, the son of Crown Princess Mette-Marit, is accused of raping the women while they were sleeping.

Denmark

1 dead, several injured after train moving at ‘high speed’ derails in Denmark

A carriage was torn from the train after it hit a vehicle at a road crossing.

Crime

1 killed in shooting near mosque in Sweden, as police hunt for gunman

The attack, thought to be gang-related, took place as the victim and others were leaving the building after Friday prayers.

Police and ambulance on scene outside a mosque after a shooting in Orebro, Sweden on Friday. Photo: via Reuters
Animals

Denmark zoo asks public to donate small pets as predator food

Aalborg Zoo suggests giving them guinea pigs, rabbits and even horses, which will be ‘gently euthanised’.

A lion at Aalborg Zoo, Denmark. Photo: Shutterstock
Food and Drinks

Wheelie beans: Danish chef serves gourmet dishes on cargo bike tours

Morten Kryger Wulff’s cargo bike, which he designed himself, has everything he needs to cook up a movable feast.

Crime

4 injured in stabbing attack at Finland shopping centre

The suspect has been arrested, and police say the situation is under control.

Offbeat

47,000 ‘winning’ lotto tickets in Norway turn out to be costly conversion error

The state-owned gambling group apologised for mistakenly multiplying Eurojackpot winnings by 100 instead of dividing by 100 in the euro to Norwegian kroner conversion.

A Norwegian lottery firm apologised to 47,000 gamblers for a currency error that mistakenly inflated their winnings. Photo: Getty Images
Crime

Norwegian princess’ ‘bay boy’ son suspected of 3 rapes

Marius Borg Hoiby, 28, is also suspected of nearly two dozen other offences like vandalism, issuing threats and violating restraining orders.

Marius Borg Høiby has been under investigation since his arrest on August 4 last year on suspicion of assaulting his girlfriend. Photo: AFP
Greenland

France’s Macron visits Greenland, berates Trump for threats against Arctic territory

French president visits Greenland to show European support for the strategic Arctic island coveted by Trump.

European Union

Finland accuses Russia-linked crew of damaging undersea power cable

Finnish authorities have accused senior officers of a Russia-linked vessel of offences related to the damage of undersea power cables last year.

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