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Members of the Danish armed forces in military drills in Greenland in September. Photo: Reuters

Does the US want to conquer Greenland? Trump’s new envoy weighs in

Jeff Landry appears at odds with the US president’s past suggestions of taking over the Arctic territory from Denmark.

5 hours ago

‘Respect our integrity’: Denmark summons US ambassador over Greenland envoy

22 Dec 2025 - 6:59PMvideocam

Racism and other prejudice

Finnish PM apologises for MPs’ ‘racist’ gestures in Miss Finland scandal

17 Dec 2025 - 9:20PM

Racism and other prejudice

Miss Finland ‘racism’ scandal is damaging country, PM says

Prime Minister Petteri Orpo weighs in as Finnish politicians mimic a racist gesture in solidarity with stripped beauty queen.

17 Dec 2025 - 1:36PM

Miss Finland Sarah Dzafce competes during the Miss Universe pageant on the outskirts of Bangkok, 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.

16 Dec 2025 - 2:43PM

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

The Nobel laureate, barred from travel and forced into hiding by her home country, missed the ceremony in Oslo to receive the Peace Prize.

10 Dec 2025 - 9:14PM

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3 killed as Stockholm bus slams into pedestrians

Rescuers were seen crouched under the double-decker vehicle, appearing to help people trapped underneath.

15 Nov 2025 - 6:00AM

Several people were killed when a bus rammed into a bus stop queue in central Stockholm on Friday. Photo: Handout

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.

6 Nov 2025 - 2:15AMvideocam

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’.

23 Oct 2025 - 3:03PM

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.

22 Oct 2025 - 1:07PMvideocam

A Culiseta annulata mosquito, like the type found in Iceland for the first time. Photo: Shutterstock

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.

18 Oct 2025 - 5:07AMvideocam

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

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.

2 Oct 2025 - 2:09PMvideocam

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.

29 Sep 2025 - 9:31PM

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.

28 Sep 2025 - 9:44PMvideocam

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 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.

27 Sep 2025 - 8:35PM

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

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.

26 Sep 2025 - 5:41PM

Drones disrupt Copenhagen Airport in Denmark’s worst infrastructure attack

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

23 Sep 2025 - 10:49PM

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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.

9 Sep 2025 - 3:20PM

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

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.

27 Aug 2025 - 9:19PM

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.

27 Aug 2025 - 5:27PMvideocam

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.

21 Aug 2025 - 7:39PMvideocam

A gas leak from the Nord Stream 2 pipeline. Photo: Danish Defence Command/dpa

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.

19 Aug 2025 - 5:03PM

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.

19 Aug 2025 - 12:25AM

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.

16 Aug 2025 - 7:11PM

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.

16 Aug 2025 - 12:47AM

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

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’.

5 Aug 2025 - 10:09AM

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.

12 Jul 2025 - 2:49PM

4 injured in stabbing attack at Finland shopping centre

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

4 Jul 2025 - 2:21AM

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