Denmark acquires several hundred sea mines to increase country’s naval power
Denmark’s Navy has acquired several hundred sea mines to increase the naval power in Danish waters. Troels Lund Poulsen, Deputy Prime Minister and Min...
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Sweden to increase spending for defense to 3.5% of GDP
Sweden’s Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson has announced that the country aims to increase its spending on defense to 3.5% of GDP by 2023. This ann...
Ásthildur Lóa Thórsdóttir resigns as Iceland’s Minister of Education and Children’s Affairs
Thórsdóttir, Iceland’s Minister of Education and Children’s Affairs, has resigned after admitting to being in a relationship with a 16-yea...
Greenland Prime Minister declares “Greenland is ours” after recent President Trump comments
Greenland’s Prime Minister, Múte Bourup Egede, has declared that “Greenland is ours” after U.S. President Trump’s comments that the United States will...
Heiða Björg Hilmisdóttir named as Mayor of Reykjavík
It was announced on 21st February that the the vice chairman of the Social Democratic Alliance, Heiða Björg Hilmisdóttir will be the Mayor of Rey...
Former NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg becomes Norway’s Minister of Finance
The former NATO Secretary-General and Prime Minister, Jens Stoltenberg, has become Norway’s Minister of Finance as part of the country’s latest Cabine...
Quran burnings in Sweden: Salwan Momika shot dead in Sweden after burning Quran in 2023
Salwan Momika, who burnt the Quran in Sweden in 2023, which sparked protests across the country, has been shot head in an apartment just outside of St...
Donald Trump continues to push for purchase of Greenland for U.S. territory
U.S. President Donald Trump is continuing to push for the purchase of Greenland despite Danish and Greenlandic authorities stating that the island is ...