Denmark votes in favour of Gaza ceasefire
Denmark was one of 153 nations that voted in favour of a UN resolution on an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza on Tuesday evening. Ten member states voted against and 23 abstained. It’s…
MorePM would honour Palestinian civilians with flowers
Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said Tuesday that she would have nothing against paying tribute to Palestinian civilians killed in the Hamas-Israel conflict. When asked during a flower-laying ceremony outside the Israeli Embassy in…
MorePaludan starts theatre troupe to bypass Quran bill
In response to the recently passed Quran bill that criminalises the desecration of religious texts, anti-Islamist Rasmus Paludan has formed a theatre company, the ‘Official Message From Prime Minister of Denmark’ to exploit…
MoreStowaway flies from Copenhagen to L.A. without a passport
A Russian-speaking man who managed to board a Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) plane in Copenhagen with no passport or boarding pass is facing criminal charges in the US. The stowaway, 46-year-old Sergey Ochigava, was…
MoreMaersk diverts ships after missile attack
Shipping giant A.P. Møller-Maersk (APM) was forced to re-route ships, Tuesday after a Norwegian tanker was targeted in a missile attack by pro-Hamas Houthi rebels off the coast of Yemen. The missile slammed…
MoreCOP28/Climate
Denmark leads push for negative emissions As COP28 approaches its conclusion, Denmark has spearheaded a new initiative called “the Group of Negative Emitters” alongside Finland and Panama. The three nations aim to remove…
MoreJustice Minister unpopular with voters
Justice Minister Peter Hummelgaard is seen by many political insiders as the ‘crown prince’ of the Social Democrat party and a potential successor to Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen – but voters disagree. A…
MoreDanish ambassador summoned to Russia’s Foreign Ministry over ‘provocative statements’
Russia’s Foreign Ministry summoned Denmark’s ambassador, Jakob Henningsen, on Monday regarding alleged ‘provocative statements’ in Danish media. in a statement the Ministry said that ‘comments by the official representative of Denmark are unacceptable…
MoreGovernment resumes Palestine aid
The government has resumed development aid to Palestine that was suspended in October following the Hamas terrorist attack on Israel. According to a Foreign Ministry review the financial aid has delivered ‘good results’…
MoreClimate/COP28
Climate Minister dismisses ‘unambitious’ climate draft, calls for more cooperation with China…. Minister for Global Climate Policy Dan Jørgensen has dismissed the draft proposal for a climate agreement at COP28 as far too…
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