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Mette Frederiksen’s party saw its vote share and seats slip in the election.

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

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According to a report in Danish public media, Nuuk Airport in Greenland was one of two airports that the Danish military was planning to disable in the event of a US invasion.

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
Good Food/WAtoday The Denmark Hotel review main image.
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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
Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen in her office in Copenhagen. For months, she has played a nervous game of brinkmanship with Donald Trump.

‘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
Denmark’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has said Greenland’s status is not up for discussion.

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
Danish King Frederik and Queen Mary wave to the people during a summer tour to Thisted Municipality in Denmark, Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2025. (Bo Amstrup/Ritzau Scanpix via AP)

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
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Europe will have to stand firm as Donald Trump splinters old alliances in his pursuit of Greenland.

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
US President Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago in Florida on Friday.

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
Donald Trump threatened new tariffs on European nations starting February 1.

‘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