Iran launches missile attack – Danish troops under fire
Iran fired ballistic missiles at two US air bases overnight, including the Al-Asad air base in western Iraq where Danish soldiers are stationed. According to initial reports there were no casualties and all the Danes are ‘safe…
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The government has no plans to improve conditions for failed asylum seekers at the Ellebaek migration detention centre, named by the Council of Europe’s Committee for the Prevention of Torture (CPT) as the ‘worst…
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Four people and two firms have been charged with receiving, or offering, bribes in yet another public sector fraud case. According to DR News one of the suspects is Claus Pedersen, head of…
MoreTerror suspect worked for Hells Angels
A 21-year-old man who was arrested in a coordinated, nationwide police raid last month and charged with aiding or inciting terrorism has close links to the criminal biker gang Hells Angels. Berlingske has…
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Denmark offers to send help to Australia / Danish architect to design Japanese ‘city of the future’ / UAE picked as climate parner…. Denmark has offered to send 50 firefighters to Australia to…
MoreDanish migrant centre ‘worst in the EU’
A Danish holding centre for detained migrants has been denounced as one of the worst in the EU. Following an inspection visit last year the Council of Europe anti-torture Committee has published a…
MoreDanes lead the way in binge drinking
Health professionals have called for a hefty price hike on alcohol and a ban on sales to young people following an EU Commission report showing Danes, both young and old, are ‘European champions’…
MoreIran problems dash export dream
The Confederation of Danish Industry’s (DI) hopes of Iran becoming a major export market have been shattered by the assassination of Qassem Soleimani, head of Iran’s elite Quds Force. In December, Denmark surprisingly…
MorePraise for government’s ‘restrained response’ to assassination
Former defence minister Hans Engell has praised the government’s ‘restrained response’ to developments in the Middle East. As political commentator for tabloid daily BT and TV2, Mr Engell said that in the ‘big…
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The US air raid that killed Qassem Soleimani, head of Iran’s elite Quds Force, has already caused petrol prices to rise and they will continue upwards according to a senior Sydbank economist who…
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