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Danish Eurovision contestant addresses pro-Israel Instagram story backlash

Some countries participating in Eurovision have called for Israel's exclusion from the competition due to the war against Hamas in Gaza, but the EBU declined to put the matter to a vote.

Moderator Austrian singer Cesar Sampson holds a draw for Denmark during the draw session for the two semi-final events of the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 on stage at the Vienna's city hall in Vienna, Austria, on January 12, 2026.
Propeller planes of Air Greenland used for regional connections stand at Nuuk Airport on January 16, 2026 in Nuuk, Greenland.

Danish military planned to blow up Greenland airfields to prevent US takeover - NYT

A protester waves the pre-Islamic Revolution Iranian flag outside UN headquarters during a United Nations Security Council meeting on Iran in New York on January 15, 2026.

Iranian diplomats in Australia, Denmark seek asylum as war rages on in their home country - report

US President Donald Trump holds a reception at the White House, February 18, 2026; illustrative.

Trump announces plan to send US hospital boat to Greenland, says sick are not being treated


Greta Thunberg and PYM protest Maersk for shipping weapons to Israel

Thunberg appeared at the protest outside Maersk HQ wearing a black-and-white Palestinian keffiyeh and claimed that Maersk has shipped equipment to Israel to 'arm them during their genocide in Gaza.'

 Greta Thunberg participating in PYM's protest at Maersk HQ in Copenhagen, February 2025.

Tankard, crossbows, saffron: Haul from 15th-century Danish shipwreck Gribshunden

The Gribshunden, King Hans of Denmark and Norway's flagship, sank off Ronneby, Sweden, in 1495 during a political summit in Kalmar.

 Gribshunden, Blekinge Museum.

Copenhagen orders extradition of Swedish teen suspected of attacking Israeli embassies 

The teen is also suspected of murdering a man in Hallstahammar

 A PROTEST organized by Palestinian solidarity groups and activists takes place in Copenhagen last month. The genocidal calls of ‘from the river to the sea, Palestine will be free’ are accompanied by massively financed and marketed Palestinian paraphernalia, scarves, flags, and posters.

Danes see US as bigger threat than Iran after Greenland dispute

Nearly half of Danish citizens view America as a major security concern following tensions over US interest in acquiring Greenland.

 US President-elect Donald Trump, Trump's plane landing in Greenland (illustrative).

'Unusual discovery': 66 million-year-old fossilized fish vomit with sea lilies found in Denmark

"This type of discovery is considered very important for reconstructing past ecosystems because it provides important information on which animal was eaten by whom."

 The Cliffs of Stevns in Denmark.

Why does Trump want Greenland and could he get it? - explainer

In 2019, both Greenland and Denmark rejected Trump's offer to buy the island.

 US President-elect Donald Trump, Trump's plane landing in Greenland (illustrative).

Trump Jr. set to visit Greenland after his father reiterates interest in the island

The renewed interest in the Arctic island comes amid heightened tensions between Greenland and its former colonial ruler Denmark.

Donald Trump Jr. speaks to young people waiting to hear his father, U.S. President Donald Trump, deliver an "Address to Young Americans" at the Dream City Church in Phoenix, Arizona, U.S., June 23, 2020

Danish media campaign seeks to torpedo Elbit deal

Denmark is considered one of the countries where public opinion and the street are clearly leaning in a pro-Palestinian direction while the government cultivates good relations with Israel.

Logo of Israeli defence electronics firm Elbit Systems is seen at their offices in Haifa

Ten Danish Muslim leaders refuse to attend Minister-called meeting on antisemitism

The ten Imams said they would attend a meeting only if both antisemitism and Islamophobia were discussed and in a place of their choosing.

Flags flutter on the Christiansborg Palace People in Copenhagen, Denmark

‘Just hired guns’: Iran accused of grooming teenagers to attack Israeli interests abroad

Sapo head of operations Fredrik Hallstrom was reported to have described Tehran’s hands in the attacks as an “objective hypothesis”.

 Police officers stand outside the Israeli embassy after a suspected shooting near the embassy, in Stockholm, Sweden October 1, 2024.