Greenland prime minister joins protests over Trump threats

People took to the streets of Greenland and Denmark on Saturday as part of the "Hands off Greenland" rallies that have been organised in protest of Donald Trump's insistence that the US should control the self-governing island

US discussing options to acquire Greenland, including use of military, says White House

 US President Donald Trump has been discussing "a range of options" to acquire Greenland, including use of the military, the White House said.

In a statement, the White House told the BBC that acquiring Greenland was a "national security priority".

It comes after Trump repeated over the weekend that the US "needed" Greenland – a semi-autonomous region of fellow Nato member Denmark – for security reasons.

The 19th century has returned in the guise of Donald Trump as during that time empire building and stealing a country's natural resources was seen as a projection of political, military and economic strength.  In every case the affected countries and territories citizenry paid the real price though loss of rights under the rule of their colonizers. Even today mismanagement by the invading powers continues to have negatives effects. Additionally if America were to use its military power to take Greenland they'd be at war with NATO. Which was founded by America following World War II.  

Denmark, Netherlands to send F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine

The Netherlands and Denmark have agreed to supply F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine to boost its counteroffensive against Russia. President Zelenskyy met the Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen. The two leaders posed in the cockpit of an F-16. Denmark says it hopes to provide six fighter jets. Earlier in the day, he met with Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte who said his country will deliver the aircraft once the conditions are right. It's not clear how many will come from the Netherlands.

Germany and Denmark are building the world's longest underwater rail and road tunnel | DW News

 At the Baltic Sea construction of the world's longest underwater rail and road tunnel is underway. The 18-kilometer passageway, due to be completed in 2029, will link Denmark and Germany. The €10 billion project crosses a stretch of the Baltic Sea known as the Fehmarn Belt and will have two double-lane motorways and two electrified rail tracks. The entire tunnel will be built using pre-fab concrete elements.

Sending Aya Back: the Syrian teen facing deportation in Denmark

Aya, a Syrian teenager in Denmark, is threatened with deportation to a place she cannot remember. Under a hostile immigration system, Denmark has begun trying to send back refugees from Damascus, claiming the city is now safe under the dictatorship of Bashar al-Assad. Aya's brothers are allowed to stay, since if they returned they would have to join the military. We join Aya at her graduation surrounded by her schoolmates, teachers, friends and family who are rallying around her as she fights to stay

Ukraine war: The school that helped fleeing musicians find safety

 

More than 4 million Ukrainian refugees have left the war-torn country since it was invaded by Russia. A group of young musicians from Kharkiv and Odesa have found safety in Denmark, after receiving help from a local music school. They’ll now be able to continue to study and play music.

Hard to detect omicron offshoot BA.2 spreads rapidly in Europe

Governments around the world are tracking the spread of what is considered to be an offshoot of the omicron variant. Scientists have labelled it 'BA.2'. It's nicknamed 'the stealth variant' because it's more difficult to detect. And it has become an increasingly dominant source of coronavirus infections in Denmark and India.

How Denmark returns to pre-pandemic life thanks to high vaccination rates

All pandemic-related curbs in Denmark have been lifted. Mask mandates for inside public spaces and transport and limits on audience numbers for sporting events and concerts had already been nixed on September 1.

Is Denmark's coronavirus 'passport' a prototype for European travel?

It's not yet an invitation to tourists, but Denmark is granting its own inhabitants a "passport" to socialize with proof of being free of the coronavirus.

 

More long-term damage caused by COVID-19 than expected

Thousands of people of all ages are staying sick for weeks -- even months. A study by Denmark's Aarhus University found a third of corona patients suffered long-term side effects. For some, the virus doesn't just come and go. It stays.

Warriors from the North (video)

The chilling and courageous account of a Danish-Somalian boy in Copenhagen who fell victim to al-Shabab recruiters.

His back turned to the camera as he looks out over a nondescript housing development in Copenhagen, "The Shadow" describes how he fell victim to recruiters from the armed Somali group al-Shabab.

He outlines the conditions that make boys such as him susceptible to the lure of the "holy war", explaining that "nothing in my life made any sense." So eloquent is he in his account that one might think it was scripted, but what happened to him is as real as the scenes from a suicide attack by one of his former friends.

Should free speech be protected, no matter what?

In this UpFront special, we debate unlimited free speech and its possible effect on minorities.

Part 1: Debate - Is freedom of speech absolute?

Hate crimes are on the rise across the West, igniting debates around free speech. From arguments in the US about whether white supremacists should be given platforms to say bigoted things, to claims that free speech is under attack at universities worldwide, the issue has been hotly debated and sometimes politicised.

So, should free speech be protected no matter what, even if it means defending so-called hate-speech?

Injuries in second Copenhagen shooting

Several people have been injured after shots were fired near a synagogue in Copenhagen, Danish police say.

One person was reportedly hit in the head, and two police officers had arm and leg injuries. The attacker is believed to have fled.

It is not clear whether the shooting is connected to an earlier attack on a cafe in the city.
There, a gunman killed one person and injured three at a free speech debate attended by a Swedish cartoonist.

Cartoonist Lars Vilks, who has faced death threats over his caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad, was unhurt.
Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt described that attack as a "politically motivated" act of terrorism.