DR boss apologises for Greenland documentary
DR News’ Editor-in-Chief Thomas Falbe has admitted that the controversial TV documentary Greenland’s White Gold should never have been transmitted in its current form. In a leaked audio file of a top-level staff…
MoreDrug sentencing up 25%
The number of prison sentences for drug-related crimes doubled between 2021 and 2024. New figures from the Danish Prison and Probation Service show courts handed out a record 87,896 months in unconditional prison…
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‘Wonder’ obesity medication could be used against alcoholism…..Danish company inks deal for radars to Ukraine… Novo Nordisk’s ‘wonder’ weight-loss medication Ozempic could also help to reduce alcohol dependency, a new study has found….
MorePM heads for emergency meeting in Paris
Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and other European leaders will attend an emergency meeting in Paris today convened by France’s President Macron as concerns grow over Donald Trump’s attempts to seize control of the…
MorePM denounces Russia’s ‘imperialist ambitions’
The war in Ukraine isn’t just about Ukraine – it’s also about Russia’s broader imperialist ambitions, Prime Minister said at the Munich Security Conference, Friday, where she urged Ukraine’s allies to ‘stand firm’:…
MoreZelensky offers thanks as Nordic-Baltic nations issue joint show of support
Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky held talks at the Munich Security Conference, Friday, in Munich. Ukrainian media reported that the two leaders discussed continued military assistance to the war-torn country…
MoreDefence Minister ‘disappointed’ by U.S. VP’s speech
The US isn’t preparing to leave NATO and Denmark can continue to rely on Washington as an ally, Defence Minister Troels Lund Poulsen said following the Munich Security Conference, Saturday, even though US…
MoreDenmark accuses Russia of responsibility for Alexei Navalny’s death
Denmark and 17 other countries have issued a joint statement holding the Russian authorities responsible for the death of opposition leader Aleksej Navalnyj in a Siberian prison on February 16 last year. On…
MoreGreenlanders specialised health care costs Copenhagen DKK125m
The cost of treating Greenlandic patients at Copenhagen hospitals continues to grow. TV2 reports that 1,418 Greenlandic residents received specialised treatment in the capital region last year, up from 1,389 in 2023 and…
More5-year sting operation ends in thousands of years in prison for drug traffickers
A 5-year ‘sting’ operation by the Danish and Norwegian and Danish authorities between 2019 and 2024 has put 152 drug traffickers in both countries behind bars in prison sentences totalling more than one…
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