Defence Minister Jeppe Bruus has confirmed that young conscripts will be sent to Greenland as part of their 11-month military service programme. In an official response to parliament Mr Bruus failed to specify…

The government has announced plans to deploy military personnel to the Strait of Hormuz as part of a French and British-led mission aimed at restoring freedom of navigation. Following a meeting of parliament’s…

Denmark has reopened its embassy in Tehran that was closed down in March as a precautionary measure due to escalating geopolitical tensions in the Middle East. The Foreign Ministry said in a statement,…

A top-ranking Social Democrat at Copenhagen City Hall has called for a formal review of gender-segregated swimming after reports that the practice continues in municipal pools across the capital despite new rules intended…

World-renowned Climate activist Greta Thunberg will appear at Copenhagen City Court today to face charges of trespassing following her participation in two protest actions in the capital last year. Prosecutors are seeking a…

The extreme heat affecting southern Europe is expected to hit Denmark this weekend with temperatures of up to 35C across much of the country. The Danish Meteorological Institute (DMI) has upgraded its warning…

Consumers have become slightly more optimistic despite high petrol and food prices. The latest Statistics Denmark figures show the consumer confidence index rose to -14.0 in June from -19.8 the previous month, which was…

Support for coalition partner, the Green Left (Socialists/SF), has fallen to its lowest level in three-and-a-half years in the wake of the ‘special advisor affair’.  The latest Voxmeter poll shows the socialist party,…

Greenland’s foreign affairs minister, Múte B. Egede, has dismissed claims by US President Donald Trump’s special envoy to Greenland, Jeff Landry, that Greenland could become America’s 51st state. In a post on X,…

Donald Trump’s public push to acquire Greenland in 2019 wasn’t a sudden idea but the culmination of plans discussed within his administration long before they became public, according to an article in the…