Andreas Almgren won gold at the World Half Marathon Championships in Copenhagen. With a time of 58:06, he also broke his old European record from October. Second place went to Kenyan Nicholas Kipkorir. “He had nothing to counter,” Almgren told SVT.
SportsIt gave Nooshi Dadgostar (V) headaches during the election campaign - but may have benefited the party in vulnerable areas. In Rosengård in Malmö, several voters say the Palestine issue was decisive when they cast their ballots: “They are waging war on our religion,” says one voter on election day.
Swedish politicsGerman Defense Minister Carsten Breuer will be appointed to head NATO's powerful military committee, it was announced at a NATO conference in Copenhagen on Saturday.
WorldNorwegian running star Jakob Ingebrigtsen was not able to celebrate any gold at the World Road Running Championships in Copenhagen. The 26-year-old finished second in the 5-kilometer race.
SportsThe news that the US, Denmark and Greenland have agreed on a new security agreement came as a shock. Opinions differ, however, on who benefits most from the agreement. This secures US interests on the island, says security expert Jon Rahbek-Clemmensen.
WorldThe Danish government wants to introduce a tourist tax in Copenhagen and Aarhus, the Danish business newspaper Børsen has learned.
WorldIt is "completely unacceptable" that a Russian frigate fired emergency flares at a Danish military helicopter on Monday evening, Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen said, furious. The Minister of Defense is now calling a meeting of the defense agreement.
WorldQueen Margrethe of Denmark has been discharged from Rigshospitalet in Copenhagen.
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