Denmark
- Analysis
- Analysis
Frederiksen’s Greenland gamble backfires with election setback
Voters have turned against the Danish leader in the early election she called seeking to capitalise on her tough stance towards Donald Trump.
- David Crowe
Latest
Denmark secretly prepared to blow up runways in Greenland to stop a US invasion
Soldiers were sent to Greenland equipped with explosives and blood supplies, European officials said.
- Jeffrey Gettleman, Christopher F. Schuetze and Maya Tekeli
- Review
- Reviews
On the mark: This 100-year-old watering hole keeps the country pub dream alive
Following the appointment of an experienced new executive chef, this pub’s future is looking – and tasting – even brighter.
- Max Veenhuyzen
- Updated
- World elections
‘Not over yet’: After taking on Trump, Danish PM calls snap vote over Greenland
Mette Frederiksen will take the country to the polls on March 24, counting on her recent surge in popularity to take home the prize.
- David Crowe
The woman who stared down Donald Trump on Greenland
Denmark’s Prime Minister, Mette Frederiksen, is not a fan of bullies and her determined stand against Donald Trump’s callous Arctic ambitions shouldn’t come as a surprise.
- Jeffrey Gettleman and Maya Tekeli
Denmark’s King Frederik and Queen Mary to visit Australia
King Frederik and Australian-born Queen Mary, who met during the Sydney Olympics and married in 2004, will make their fourth official visit in March.
- Tom Wark
Europe learns how to counterpunch against Trump in Greenland brawl
The US president has not made America any greater by burning bridges with its allies and despite talks of a deal, European leaders cannot feel safe when Trump will resume his threats.
- David Crowe
‘Red line’: New obstacle emerges for Trump’s ‘total access’ plan for Greenland
While leaders were focused on Arctic security, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky emerged to blast a “lost” Europe for making him repeat – Groundhog Day-style – his pleas for help to fight Russia.
- David Crowe
- Analysis
- Trump diplomacy
Trump puts NATO alliance at risk of collapse for first time since World War II
When eight European countries sent troops to Greenland this week, it was meant to show the US president that NATO was serious about security. He clearly didn’t see it that way.
- Connor Stringer and James Crisp
‘Blackmail’: Europe lashes out at Trump over latest move to get Greenland
A 10 per cent tariff would start on February 1, the US president said, as he targeted Denmark and seven other countries that sent troops to the Danish territory.
- Michael Koziol