Polls have opened in Greenland for early parliamentary elections as U.S. President Donald Trump seeks control of the strategic Arctic island
Iran has summoned the Swedish ambassador, Mattias Utterstedt, to protest "inappropriate" and "interfering" remarks made by Sweden's education minister, Johan Persson, according to the Iranian foreign ministry.
Om det finns behov av att skicka europeiska fredsbevarande styrkor till Ukraina är Danmark redo att tillhandahålla trupper, – Det konstaterar utrikesminister Lars Løkke Rasmussen (M) och försvarsminister Troels Lund Poulsen (V) efter ett möte i utrikespolitiska nämnden
"I think we're going to get it, one way or another we're going to get it," says Trump on Greenland
1 vecka sedanWater supply of strategic Baltic island Gotland was sabotaged last night. Someone broke into the pump controls and destroyed them. The pumps serve a large part of Gotland (pop 61k) and had it gone unnoticed could have left all island without water. Water is ok
Svenska myndigheter utreder rapporter om ett brott mot en undervattenskabel i Östersjön
2 vecka sedanNytt kabelbrott har inträffat i Östersjön utanför Gotland, rapporterar TV4. Försvarsmakten bekräftar att man fått information om ärendet. Nato-fartyg utreder gärningsmannen
2 vecka sedanDenmark today increases the defence budget with 50bn DKK (6.7bn EUR) plus 10bn DKK (1.3bn EUR) extra per year until 2033 going 2.4% of GDP in 2024 to 3.2% in 2025. As discussed probably 50bn more is needed for acquisition
Inför det växande hotet från Ryssland kommer Danmark att avslöja en plan för sin militär på onsdag, meddelade premiärminister Mette Frederiksen på tisdagen.
Dansk premiärminister efter mötet i Paris: "Ryssland hotar hela Europa"
3 vecka sedanBill introduced in Congress by Republican to rename Greenland as "Red, White and Blueland" authorising President to "purchase or otherwise acquire" Greenland
Finska utrikesministeriet kallar rysk ambassadör i samband med att ryska flygplan bryter mot luftgränserna i Finska viken
Norwegian Refugee Council suspends activities in 20 countries after US aid freeze
Finland's defense ministry says a Russian plane violated Finnish airspace "for a few minutes."
Russia is concerned about NATO's plans to turn the Baltic into an internal sea of the Alliance. In this regard, Putin discusses the development of the Kaliningrad region with the Security Council
NATO is trying to blockade Russia in the Baltic Sea and paralyze the work of ports in the Leningrad and Kaliningrad regions, said Russian presidential aide and Chairman of the Russian Maritime Collegium Nikolai Patrushev.
Greenland's prime minister has proposed a general election on March 11, with independence and U.S. relations a top issue
Police: At least 10 people killed in school shooting, including suspect. Number of injured not yet clear. Motive unknown but no indication of terrorism.
At least 5 people shot at school in Örebro, Sweden - police
Greenland: Danish and British heads of government meet in London
Latvia-Gotland cable break: Sweden releases Vezhen ship – no sabotage, investigation shows(SVT)
1 månad sedan"What President Trump will do about Greenland is very important to our national security." US Vice President J.D. Vance says that Denmark, which controls Greenland, is not doing its job and is not acting as a good ally for Washington regarding the sea lanes used by the Chinese and Russians
Norway police stop ship with Russian crew in connection with Latvia-Sweden cable damage
Sverige donerar 1,2 miljarder dollar biståndspaket till Ukraina
1 månad sedanSwedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said that a foreign power was behind the killing of Iraqi refugee Salwan Momika, at a time when he was supposed to appear before the judiciary over the controversy he caused in 2023 when he burned copies of the Qur'an, which caused a wave of protests and condemnations in many Islamic countries around the world.
"He wants to buy it. He wants to pay for it. This is not a joke. This is not about acquiring land for the purpose of acquiring land, this is in our national interest." Secretary of State @marcorubio on Greenland
1 månad sedanSwedish authorities find Silwan Momika, the Quran burner, dead in his home with a gunshot wound
New opinion poll shows 85% of Greenlanders do not want to join US
1 månad sedanTwo Russian Tu-160 bombers carried out a scheduled flight over the neutral waters of the Arctic Ocean, Russian Defense Ministry reported
France has discussed with Denmark sending troops to Greenland in response to United States President Donald Trump's repeated threats to annex the Danish territory, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot said
