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A Danish hippie oasis has fought drug sales for years. Now, locals want to tear up the whole street

Mar. 14, 2024 07:06 AM EDT

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — The inhabitants of Copenhagen's freewheeling Christiania neighborhood plan to dig up the aptly named Pusher Street, in their latest attempt to stop illegal hashish sales which have led to deadly gang turf wars and sometimes violent confrontations with the police. ...

Denmark plans to expand military draft to women for the first time and extend service terms

Mar. 13, 2024 20:59 PM EDT

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Denmark wants to increase the number of young people doing military service by extending conscription to women and increasing the time of service from 4 months to 11 months for both genders, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said Wednesday. “We do...

Denmark closes probe into Nord Stream blasts saying there's not enough grounds for a criminal case

Feb. 26, 2024 07:30 AM EST

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Denmark on Monday joined Sweden in closing its investigation into the 2022 explosions that damaged the Nord Stream gas pipelines, with authorities saying they concluded there was deliberate sabotage but “not the sufficient grounds" to pursue a criminal case. ...

France and Ukraine to sign a security agreement in Paris in the presence of President Zelenskyy

Feb. 15, 2024 12:54 PM EST

PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron will sign a bilateral security agreement with his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, on Friday in Paris to provide “long-term support” to the war-ravaged country which has been battling Russia's full-scale invasion for nearly two years. ...

A landslide of contaminated soil threatens environmental disaster in Denmark. Who pays to stop it?

Jan. 26, 2024 09:04 AM EST

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Authorities in Denmark are working against the clock to stop a slow-moving landslide of contaminated soil from reaching a nearby water source as public officials and the company that operated the site argue over who should pay for the massive cleanup. The...

Danish royals attend church service to mark King Frederik's first visit outside the capital

Jan. 21, 2024 11:52 AM EST

AARHUS, Denmark (AP) — Denmark’s royal family on Sunday participated in a special “celebratory church service” at Aarhus Cathedral as the new King Frederik X, accompanied by wife Queen Mary and mother Queen Margrethe, waved to crowds gathered outside the 12th-century building that is the...

Norway considers halting overseas adoptions as Denmark's only international agency winds down work

Jan. 16, 2024 11:19 AM EST

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Denmark’s only overseas adoption agency said Tuesday that it is “winding down” its facilitation of international adoptions after a government agency raised concerns over fabricated documents and procedures that obscured children's biological origins abroad. ...

Today in History: January 16, Caesar Augustus declared Roman emperor

Jan. 16, 2024 00:21 AM EST

Today in History Today is Tuesday, Jan. 16, the 16th day of 2024. There are 350 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Jan. 16, 27 B.C., Caesar Augustus was declared the first Emperor of the Roman Empire by the Senate. ...

King Frederik X visits Danish parliament on his first formal work day as Denmark's new monarch

Jan. 15, 2024 06:37 AM EST

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Denmark’s new King Frederik X visited the Danish parliament Monday, on his first formal day on the job, a day after his mother, Queen Margrethe, abdicated after 52 years on the throne. "We begin our responsible work as Denmark’s king in the belief...

Frederik X is proclaimed the new king of Denmark after his mother Queen Margrethe II abdicates

Jan. 14, 2024 12:25 PM EST

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Denmark’s prime minister proclaimed Frederik X as king on Sunday after his mother Queen Margrethe II formally signed her abdication, with massive crowds turning out to rejoice in the throne passing from a beloved monarch to her popular son. Margrethe,...