Foreign Minister: Ukraine-Russia war would be catastrophic
A Ukraine-Russia war would have ’catastrophic human costs’, Foreign Minister Jeppe Fofod said over the weekend after President Biden warned on Friday that a Russian invasion is ‘imminent’. In an interview with Berlingske,…
MoreGovernment distances itself from ally’s pro-Russia leanings
The Social Democrats have accused their parliamentary ally, the Red/Green Alliance, of being too sympathetic towards Russia and President Putin in the conflict with Ukraine. The far-left party’s defence spokesperson, Eva Flyvholm, has…
MoreWarship brought home from Africa to join Baltic NATO force
The Danish warship Esbern Snare has been relieved of its anti-piracy watch in the Gulf of Guinea and is returning to Denmark to join the NATO Response Force amid growing tensions with Russia. After…
MoreEx-PM’s daughter transitions
One of former prime minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt’s two children has changed gender. 22-year-old Milo Kinnock, who was born as Camilla, told DR News: “It just felt just right to me… and it has really…
MoreVirus updates
The infection rate dipped over the weekend – 25,690 new corona cases were confirmed, Sunday, as 29.56% of the 86,917 PCR tests taken over the 24-hour period came back positive. The number of…
MoreDanish stock market hits a bump after 3-year surge
Following a 3-year surge in share prices, the Copenhagen Stock Market is now amongst the world’s worst-performing. The trend-setting OMX-25 index of blue-chip shares has shrunk by 14% since the start of the…
MoreGood week, Bad week…
It was a good week for… … Lars Findsen, head of the Military Intelligence Agency (FE) who was released from custody after being detained since before Christmas on suspicion of leaking highly classified…
MoreThe Week That Was, February 14th – 20th 2022:
Coronavirus/ What happened last week: The National Serum Institute (NSI) became involved in a war of words with leading U.S. epidemiologist Eric Feigl-Ding who accused the government of “losing its frigging mind” and…
MoreHigh Court orders release of top snoop
The espionage scandal took a new twist, Thursday, when the High Court ordered the release of Lars Findsen, head of the Military Intelligence Agency (FE) who’s been detained since before Christmas on suspicion…
MoreSpy boss ‘stigmatised’ for life
By choosing to release intelligence boss Lars Findsen from custody the High Court has sent a signal that the case against him isn’t as water-tight as believed, legal experts said last night. According…
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