Greenland PM: ‘We are not a piece of ice’
Greenland’s leader has hit back at Donald Trump after the US president dismissed the Danish territory as a ‘big, poorly run piece of ice’ following talks with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte in…
MorePrisons max out at record 103% capacity
Denmark’s prisons are more overcrowded than ever with occupancy reaching a record 103 percent in 2025, far exceeding the government’s target of keeping incarceration levels below 96 percent capacity. In response to the…
MoreFaroe Islands form cross-centre coalition government
Beinir Johannesen, 29, has become the Faroe Islands’ new prime minister after forming a coalition that spans both the political left and right. His conservative party Fólkaflokkurin will govern with the centre-right Sambandsflokkurin…
MoreHouse speaker continues in interim role
The Liberals’ (Venstre) Søren Gade will be elected interim Speaker of the Danish Parliament today when MPs return to work after the election. “It’s a formality,” Mr Gade said Thursday, confirming he has…
MoreExports to the US plummet
Exports to the United States fell again in February, extending a steep decline that began in January when they dropped by 26 percent. The latest Statistics Denmark figures show exports of goods and…
MoreMillions of illegal pills smuggled by east-European mafia
Organised crime groups linked to Eastern European mafia are using the Balkan route to smuggle millions of illegal prescription pills into Denmark, in what investigators have described as a growing and highly structured…
MoreTrump in new Greenland rant
In the midst of the Iran crisis Donald Trump has again taken aim at Greenland. Following talks with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte in Washington, Wednesday, the US President posted a message on…
MoreLøkke on Iran ceasefire: ‘The world is better off today – but not more than 40 days ago’
The world is now ‘indisputably’ better off following the fragile peace fire deal between Iran and the U.S. and the potential reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, acting foreign minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen…
MoreTrump’s threats cause mental health problems in Greenland
Donald Trump’s threats to annex Greenland, by force if necessary, have led to anxiety and a sharp drop in well-being among the population of the Arctic island. A new study has revealed a…
More1 in 4 ready to die for Denmark
A significant share of the public would be willing to offer their life to defend Denmark. In a new survey by analysis institute Wilke for Jyllands-Posten, 39 percent of respondents ‘agreed’ or ‘strongly…
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