Snap election announced in Denmark by PM Mette Frederiksen
Denmark’s Prime Minister, Mette Frederiksen, has announced snap elections, with Greenland emerging as a focal point. Speaking to Parliament, Frederiks...
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Former Norwegian Prime Minister Thorbjørn Jagland hospitalized after Epstein fallout
Thorbjørn Jagland, the former Norwegian prime minister, has been hospitalized following an alleged suicide attempt related to fallout from his ties to...
Iceland EU membership: Talks to fast-track referendum begin
According to an article published in Politico, Iceland is considering fast-tracking its EU referendum to August this year, rather than following the o...
U.S. hospital boat rejected by Greenland
Greenland has rejected an idea by President Trump to send a U.S. hospital boat after he claimed that the people of Greenland are not receiving the hea...
€245m air defence system to be sent from Denmark and Sweden for Ukraine
Ukraine is set to receive a €245 million air defence system from Denmark and Sweden to help protect against Russian strikes. The air defence system, T...
Norway and European Union review progress of Green Alliance at annual meeting
Norway and the European Union have reviewed progress on their respective domestic policy developments and identified further avenues for cooperation a...
Sweden and Norway decline Trump’s Board of Peace invitation
Sweden and Norway have both declined an invitation to join Trump’s Board of Peace in its current form, according to Sveriges Radio. Speaking during th...
Anger after U.S. Ambassador Nominee jokes about Iceland becoming ‘52nd state’
Residents of Iceland have expressed anger after U.S. Ambassador to Iceland nominee Rep. Billy Long joked that the country should become the 52nd U.S. ...