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Miss Finland Sarah Dzafce wears an evening gown during the 74th Miss Universe 2025 preliminary competition in Thailand in November. Photo: EPA
Racism and other prejudice

Finnish PM apologises for MPs’ ‘racist’ gestures in Miss Finland scandal

PM Petteri Orpo offers regrets to Japan, China and South Korea after MPs mimic ousted beauty queen Sarah Dzafce’s offensive squinting gesture.

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Racism and other prejudice

Miss Finland ‘racism’ scandal is damaging country, PM says

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Racism and other prejudice

Miss Finland loses her crown due to anti-Chinese racism scandal

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Nobel Prize

Venezuela’s Machado urges global fight for democracy after Nobel win

The Nobel laureate, barred from travel and forced into hiding by her home country, missed the ceremony in Oslo to receive the Peace Prize.

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Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado gestures as she votes during the presidential election, in Caracas on July 28, 2024. Photo: AFP
Sweden

3 killed as Stockholm bus slams into pedestrians

Rescuers were seen crouched under the double-decker vehicle, appearing to help people trapped underneath.

Norway

Concern in Norway after test shows Chinese-made buses can be disabled remotely

Transport operator Ruter says the manufacturer has access to the vehicles’ control systems, which could in theory be used to turn them off.

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Ukraine war

Ukraine could buy up to 150 Gripen fighter jets from Sweden

The two countries have signed a letter of intent paving the way for a ‘very large defence industry deal’.

A Swedish Air Force Gripen fighter plane takes part in a media demonstration in July 2023. Photo: Reuters
Animals

Mosquitoes discovered in Iceland for the first time

The island nation, along with Antarctica, has long been one of the few places on Earth free from the bloodsucking insects.

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Ukraine war

Polish court blocks extradition, frees Ukrainian suspect in Nord Stream blasts

German prosecutors accuse Volodymyr Zhuravlov of being part of a group that placed explosives on the pipelines in 2022.

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European Union

EU leaders back ‘drone wall’ to repel Russia after airspace violations

France detains Russian-linked tanker crew as recent intrusions by drones and fighter planes fuel security concerns.

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The Boracay, a tanker from Russia’s ‘shadow fleet’ off France’s coast on Wednesday. The ship passed through Danish waters when drones caused multiple disruptions last week. Photo: AFP
Nato

Denmark calls in Nato aid for EU summit after drone incursions

Danish leader Mette Frederiksen has linked the drone incursions to Russia’s efforts to destabilise Europe, an accusation Moscow denies.

Danish police patrol at Christiansborg in Copenhagen Monday. Copenhagen is to host the seventh EU summit of the European Political Community on Wednesday and Thursday. Photo: AFP
European Union

Denmark bans all civilian drone flights this week for EU summit

Drone sightings across Denmark since September 22 have prompted the closure of several airports.

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Denmark

Denmark confirms new drone sightings at its military bases

Drones were spotted at ‘several military sites’ in Denmark, while neighbouring Norway is also investigating possible sightings on Saturday.

Russia

Danish airport closes again after suspected new drone sightings linked to Russia

Drones have been seen flying over several Danish airports since Wednesday, which prompted Copenhagen Airport to shut down.

The Aalborg Airport was among the Danish airports forced to close this week amid a hybrid operation by a “professional actor,” the country’s defence minister said. Photo: TNS
Drones

Drones disrupt Copenhagen Airport in Denmark’s worst infrastructure attack

Nearly 20,000 passengers were affected by 31 flight diversions and over 100 cancellations.

Danish police patrol Copenhagen Airport, in Denmark on Monday. Photo: AP
Norway

Norway’s Labour Party claims victory in general election

Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere is headed for another four years in office after Norway’s parliamentary election.

Denmark

Denmark, Greenland apologise for historic mistreatment of Inuit women

Thousands of Greenlandic women and girls were fitted with IUDs without consent from 1966 to 1991.

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United States

Trump’s Greenland interest sparks diplomatic row, as Denmark summons US envoy

The US diplomat was summoned after three Trump-connected Americans allegedly ran covert operations to influence Greenland’s split from Denmark.

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Colourful houses in Ilulissat, North Greenland. Photo: Shutterstock
Russia

Ukrainian arrested in Italy over 2022 Nord Stream pipeline explosions

The investigation found that the suspect and his accomplices used a hired yacht for the attack, which Russia blamed on the US.

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Religion

Historic Swedish church begins 5km journey to escape mine expansion

The 672-tonne Swedish Lutheran church, built in 1912, is being relocated five kilometres at a speed of half a kilometre per hour, taking two days.

Sexual harassment and assault

Son of Norwegian princess is charged with 4 rapes, faces 10 years in prison

Marius Borg Hoiby, the son of Crown Princess Mette-Marit, is accused of raping the women while they were sleeping.

Norway’s Marius Borg Hoiby and Crown Princess Mette-Marit in Oslo in June 2022. Photo: NTB via AP
Denmark

1 dead, several injured after train moving at ‘high speed’ derails in Denmark

A carriage was torn from the train after it hit a vehicle at a road crossing.

A derailed passenger train is seen in the village of Bjerndrup in Southern Jutland, Denmark, on Friday. Photo: Ritzau Scanpix via Reuters
Crime

1 killed in shooting near mosque in Sweden, as police hunt for gunman

The attack, thought to be gang-related, took place as the victim and others were leaving the building after Friday prayers.

Animals

Denmark zoo asks public to donate small pets as predator food

Aalborg Zoo suggests giving them guinea pigs, rabbits and even horses, which will be ‘gently euthanised’.

Food and Drinks

Wheelie beans: Danish chef serves gourmet dishes on cargo bike tours

Morten Kryger Wulff’s cargo bike, which he designed himself, has everything he needs to cook up a movable feast.

Danish chef Morten Kryger Wulff cooks on his self-designed kitchen-bike during a stop of a gastronomical bike tour on July 2 in Copenhagen, Denmark. Photo: AFP
Crime

4 injured in stabbing attack at Finland shopping centre

The suspect has been arrested, and police say the situation is under control.

Police cordon off the area outside the Ratina shopping centre in Tampere, Finland after a stabbing on Thursday. Photo: via AP
Offbeat

47,000 ‘winning’ lotto tickets in Norway turn out to be costly conversion error

The state-owned gambling group apologised for mistakenly multiplying Eurojackpot winnings by 100 instead of dividing by 100 in the euro to Norwegian kroner conversion.

Crime

Norwegian princess’ ‘bay boy’ son suspected of 3 rapes

Marius Borg Hoiby, 28, is also suspected of nearly two dozen other offences like vandalism, issuing threats and violating restraining orders.

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