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Greenland’s Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen, left, and Denmark’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen ahead of a meeting at Marienborg in Kongens Lyngby, Denmark on Sunday. Photo: Reuters

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

Denmark mulls sending soldiers to train in Ukraine

16 Apr 2025 - 8:47PMvideocam

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

12 Apr 2025 - 2:04AMvideocam

Opinion | What the Asian Tigers can teach Trump

The US president is interested in making America bigger. But human talent, not land, is the asset most worth investing in.

9 Apr 2025 - 5:30AMvideocam

US President Donald Trump tries to reach toward a Maga hat during remarks on tariffs in the Rose Garden at the White House on April 2. Photo: Reuters

Finland’s colossal underground bunkers a model for anxious Europe

With over 50,000 shelters, Finland’s defence strategy has attracted international interest since Russia invaded Ukraine.

4 Apr 2025 - 2:28PM

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

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Natural disasters

Volcano erupts in Iceland again, triggering evacuations

Lava flow threatens the already severely damaged fishing town of Grindavík.

2 Apr 2025 - 5:13PM

Molten lava comes out of a fissure behind a greenhouse on the outskirts of the fishing village of Grindavik. Photo: AFP

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

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

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

Vice President JD Vance speaks at the U.S. military’s Pituffik Space Base in Greenland, Friday, March 28, 2025. (Jim Watson/Pool via AP)

Greenland forms new government hours before US VP Vance’s visit

The new majority government will be headed by pro-business Democrats leader Jens-Frederik Nielsen.

28 Mar 2025 - 10:08PM

Leader of the Democrats (Demokraatit) party and Greenland’s Prime Minister-elect Jens-Frederik Nielsen at a ceremony to sign a coalition agreement, in Nuuk on Friday. Photo: Reuters

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

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

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

The US flag flies in front of the US consulate in Nuuk, Greenland, on Monday. Photo: AFP

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

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

The world’s happiest country keeps its crown for eighth year in a row

Finland’s top spot streak unbroken among 147 countries, with Afghanistan ranking last.

20 Mar 2025 - 1:20PM

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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

A customer shops for eggs at a grocery store in Chicago, Illinois, on Wednesday. Photo: AFP

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

Greenland picks party favouring slow independence in election surprise

Greenland independence was the key campaign theme in an election dominated by Donald Trump’s pledge to take control of the island.

12 Mar 2025 - 5:16PM

‘We don’t want to be Americans or Danes’: Greenland PM

Greenland PM’s comment comes after Trump’s speech to the US Congress on Tuesday saying the US will get the territory ‘one way or another’.

5 Mar 2025 - 7:00PMvideocam

Greenland’s capital Nuuk. Trump had earlier not ruled out military force to seize either the Panama Canal or Greenland. Photo: AFP

Denmark hopes to have air defence system in place from 2026

European allies are now talking about boosting defence investments in the face of Russian aggression and uncertain support from Washington.

28 Feb 2025 - 10:41PMvideocam

Danish Defence Minister Troels Lund Poulsen (right) takes part in the Yalta European Strategy conference during his trip to Ukraine on February 24, 2025. Photo: EPA-EFE

Denmark ramps up defence spending, saying Russia is threat to all of Europe

The country’s defence budget would increase to over 3.2 per cent of GDP, as Nato nations face pressure from Trump to increase spending.

20 Feb 2025 - 4:58AM

Sweden confirms identity of gunman in nation’s worst mass shooting

Rickard Andersson, 35, killed 10 people at an education centre for young adults before apparently turning the gun on himself.

10 Feb 2025 - 8:31PMvideocam

Sweden mourns victims of deadliest shooting, gunman’s motive still unknown

Police say there was no evidence that suspect – named as Rickard Andersson, 35 – had ‘ideological motives’ for the attack that left 11 dead.

6 Feb 2025 - 4:42PMvideocam

People light candles at a makeshift vigil near Campus Risbergska in Orebro, Sweden, on Wednesday. Photo: AFP

At least 11 killed at school for adults in Sweden’s worst mass shooting

The gunman was among the dead, but damage at the scene was so extensive that investigators were unable to give a conclusive final toll.

5 Feb 2025 - 9:04PMvideocam

Emergency personnel and police officers work at Campus Risbergska after a shooting attack in Orebro, Sweden, on Tuesday. Photo: TT News Agency via Reuters

Sweden boards seized ship suspected of ‘sabotage’ of Baltic Sea cable

The Vezhen was seized in Swedish waters, where it was anchored. The ship’s Bulgarian owners claim the damage was accidental, but authorities are investigating.

27 Jan 2025 - 7:14PM

Sweden seizes vessel suspected of ‘sabotage’ of Baltic Sea cable

Undersea cable between Sweden and Latvia damaged, as attention focuses on Malta-flagged vessel that sailed from Russia.

27 Jan 2025 - 12:01PM

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