The cargo ship carrying dangerous explosives that was on course to pass through Denmark’s territorial waters over the weekend has dropped anchor in Norway. According to reports the Ruby, a Malta-flagged, Russia-linked container…

Danish People’s Party (DPP) leader Morten Messerschmidt will take over Pia Kjærsgaard’s constituency in Zealand at the next election after the party founder announced last week she’s quitting politics. Mr Messerschmidt said it…

New Conservative Party leader Mona Juul has called for a temporary halt to the granting of Danish citizenships because of ‘insufficient criminal background checks.’ In an interview with Avisen Danmark, in connection with…

King Frederik received the credentials of five new ambassadors during formal audiences at the Royal Palace last week – from China, Iceland, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, and Estonia. Chinese media reported how, following the ceremony,…

The public prosecutor in the share dividend fraud trial has asked Glostrup District Court to sentence British hedge fund trader Sanjay Shah to the maximum of 12 years in prison and seize assets…

The government’s plan to set up to new local ‘health councils’ and merge the Zealand and Greater Copenhagen regions into one ‘mega’ region were given a mixed reception, Thursday. The proposals, part of…

Denmark has been hit wih a storm of criticism at the EU Parliament over the continued detention of environmental activist Paul Watson, who remains imprisoned in Greenland where he was arrested two months…

Queen Margrethe was admitted to the National Hospital (Rigshospitalet) Thursday following a fall at Fredensborg Castle. The Royal House confirmed that while the 84-year-old monarch is doing well under the circumstances, she will…

Cabinet ministers have denounced gender-segregation at Copenhagen University after it was revealed that Muslim students have been using a secret signal so that men and women can use prayer rooms separately. In response…

Newly appointed Gender Rights Minister Magnus Heunicke has pinpointed the protection of LGBT+ individuals as a top priority. In an interview with news site BT after adding the gender portfolio, the Environment Minister…