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Thorsten Benner
about 22 hours ago
By far the best speech on what the present moment means for middle powers and what it means to stop âliving within a lieâ. An inspiration for what Europeans should do.
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When a Text Message Shatters International Trust
A message sent to the Norwegian prime minister on Sunday could threaten decades of progress in building up the NATO alliance.
https://www.thebulwark.com/p/text-message-shatters-international-trust-nato-alliance-eu-norway-denmark-greenland-trump?utm_medium=email&action=share
about 23 hours ago
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Ursula von der Leyen
1 day ago
Arctic security can only be achieved together. This is why the proposed additional tariffs are a mistake, especially between long-standing allies. The EU and US have agreed to a trade deal last July. A deal is a deal. And when friends shake hands, it must mean something.
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Joni Askola
2 days ago
The US has reduced its presence in Greenland to a single base and less than 200 troops. If Russia were an imminent threat, Washington could simply deploy more forces tomorrow under the existing defense treaty. Trump is just inventing a security crisis to justify an annexation
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Anthony Painter
3 days ago
Strong statement this. Surreal times. But here we are.
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«Jeg tror den store forskjellen mellom Norge og resten av Europa delvis kan tilskrives norsk presses store blindsone om Tesla-eier Elon Musk.»
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Biler & Barneporno AS
Ville du kjĂžpt bil av denne mannen?
https://www.dagsavisen.no/kommentar/biler-barneporno-as/10154384?fbclid=IwZnRzaAPZ7ZtleHRuA2FlbQExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkCjY2Mjg1NjgzNzkAAR5AFzmcxdOlBSDt638xMel4k09AXG_OgyXUPlrsYUqREYYs8q1JPkhqyYDkXg_aem_Gl3b-y33ZKLsam_KfnwuVQ
3 days ago
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Morten Myksvoll
3 days ago
Hadde nok vore greit Ä vere med her. Men nei. Noreg likar seg best pÄ gangen.
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Anton Gerashchenko
5 days ago
A warm bowl of bohrachâŠa hearty Ukrainian stewâŠis how WCKitchen is helping the good people of
#Kyiv
get through these cold, tough days and nights with no power because of Russian bombs. đ·Chef Jose Andres
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Mia Farrow
6 days ago
After the 9/11 attacks, Denmark stood with the US deploying thousands of troops to Afghanistan & Iraq. Denmark lost more soldiers, per capita, in Afghanistan than any NATO nation aside from the US . Does Trump know what a magnificent ally Denmark has been
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AN OUNCE OF BLOOD
You've seen Restrepo & Korengal, but have you seen Armadillo or Krigen? WAR ROOM welcomes Todd Johnson to remind us of Denmark's effort in the forever war
https://warroom.armywarcollege.edu/articles/an-ounce-of-blood/
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European Parliament
6 days ago
Decisions concerning Denmark and Greenland belong to Denmark and Greenland alone. Yesterday, European Parliament group leaders expressed Parliament's unequivocal support to Greenland and Denmark and called to uphold EU principles and law, international law and the NATO Charter.
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Reuters Legal
6 days ago
JUST IN: US judge grants Equinor bid to restart New York offshore wind project
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Amnesty International
6 days ago
Iranian authorities have unleashed an unprecedented deadly crackdown to crush the protests & cut all internet access to conceal their crimes. Call on the international community to urgently act to end further massacres of protesters in Iran. Act now â
amn.st/63326CLAAI
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End Protest Massacres in Iran
Call on the international community to urgently act to end further massacres of protesters in Iran.
https://amn.st/63326CLAAI
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Anne Applebaum
6 days ago
This is becoming pathological
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Danish veteran: «A soldier never forgets who stood by his side. Nations shouldnât either» â€ïžđ©đ°
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Danish veteran: »A soldier never forgets who stood by his side. Nations shouldnât either«
Veteran Henrik Bager has written a letter to former U.S. Ambassador Rufus Gifford. The letter has been read by over 30,000.
https://politiken.dk/edition/news/art10689111/%C2%BBA-soldier-never-forgets-who-stood-by-his-side.-Nations-shouldn%E2%80%99t-either%C2%AB?fbclid=IwZnRzaAPUrhhleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEe-hcoCro6Mu-pHMqzLSx-ncl90cuQ9ssdZo0i7FW3XTsleERQ26L8YnP07hk_aem_VK826CD5NkZzPZNnd0taIg
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Claes de Vreese
7 days ago
Danish newspaper
@politiken.dk
opens ENGLISH LANGUAGE section of its coverage of Greenland. Resource to understand local coverage, analysis, politics, and public opinion âŹïž
politiken.dk/tag/main/gre...
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Greenland
Get the latest news about the tensions between United States, Denmark and Greenland from Politiken Edition. US President Donald Trump is causing tremors with his statements about Greenland. He calls...
https://politiken.dk/tag/main/greenland
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Sven Egil Omdal
8 days ago
Vi kan ikke fÄ til alt, men vi kan vel i det minste presse politikere og offentlige etater bort fra nazi- og overgrepsreiret til Elon Musk.
#droppX
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NOELREPORTS
9 days ago
Chants of âThis year is the year of blood, Seyed Ali will fall!â rang out at Tehranâs Behesht Zahra cemetery as anti-regime protests reignited. In Hamedan, heavily armed forces patrol the streets in near-curfew conditions. Protests continue in Karaj and parts of Hamedan, though at reduced intensity.
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Filter Nyheter
9 days ago
Videoer fra Iran viser rad pÄ rad med likposer strÞdd gatelangs ved likhuset i byen Kahrizak, sÞr i Teheran, filmet av pÄrÞrende som forsÞker Ä identifisere sine slektninger. IfÞlge BBC kan man i videoene telle minst 180 likposer.
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Flere hundre er drept under demonstrasjoner i Iran - Filter Nyheter
https://filternyheter.no/flere-hundre-er-drept-under-demonstrasjoner-i-iran/
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NOELREPORTS
10 days ago
Protests continue across Iran tonight. In Shahsavar and Khorramabad, demonstrators have taken to the streets. In Tehran, large crowds are once again marching despite the violent crackdown. In Kermanshah, protesters reportedly set fire to a building used by Islamic Republic security forces.
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Reuters
10 days ago
Iran protest deaths rise to more than 500, rights group says
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Iran protest deaths rise to more than 500, rights group says
Deaths from two weeks of protests in Iran have risen to more than 500, U.S.-based rights group HRANA said on Sunday.
https://reut.rs/4jxBRy5
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DER SPIEGEL
10 days ago
Die Zahl der Toten in Iran steigt: Menschenrechtler gehen von mindestens 116 Opfern bei den Protesten gegen das islamistische Regime aus. Die USA erwÀgen auch hier einen Einsatz, Teheran droht mit Vergeltung.
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Iran: Proteste eskalieren, Berichte von SchĂŒssen gegen Demonstranten
Die Zahl der Toten in Iran steigt: Menschenrechtler gehen von mindestens 116 Opfern bei den Protesten gegen das islamistische Regime aus. Die USA erwÀgen auch hier einen Einsatz, Teheran droht mit Vergeltung.
https://www.spiegel.de/ausland/iran-proteste-eskalieren-berichte-von-schuessen-gegen-demonstranten-a-6eb4f15b-b3e7-47eb-af28-84f539f93fdc?sara_ref=re-so-bluesky-rss#ref=rss
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WHO
10 days ago
Josephine is changing lives in Malawi! đ As a youth advocate, mentor and health activist, sheâs championing the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine to protect her community from cervical cancer. Her voice is powerfulâher impact, even more âŹïž
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Hans Tino Hansen
11 days ago
âđ©đ°Denmark has reduced its defence of đŹđ±Greenland and isnât doing enoughâ - left hand side đșđžUS bases & radar stations on Greenland during the
#ColdWar
and to the right today. Denmark has increased its defence capacity on Greenland during the last years, while US has done nothing
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Robbie Andrew
11 days ago
Interesting interview with former NATO head Jens Stoltenberg. (If it comes up with a big dialog asking "Wie möchten Sie FAZ.NET nutzen?", just click "Einverstanden" to read the article.)
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âUnsere Werte mĂŒssen siegenâ
Bis 2024 war der Norweger Jens Stoltenberg NATO-GeneralsekretĂ€r. Jetzt blickt er selbstkritisch auf die auĂenpolitischen Leistungen seiner Generation.
https://www.faz.net/aktuell/politik/ausland/unsere-werte-muessen-siegen-accg-110816648.html?premium=0x7934381a46f839547465930427bafe4603678cde194a4f6912121ec7bf796a7b&share=iosfaznativeshare&gift
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NOELREPORTS
12 days ago
It's getting violent in Tehranâs Chitgar and Punak districts, and in Mashhad. New reports suggest IRGC forces have begun using live fire against demonstrators. Multiple sources confirm crowds are much bigger than yesterday.
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Elin LâEstrange đč
12 days ago
Det er sÄ skuffende Ä se hvor villige en del kronikk- og debattanttyper er til Ä diskutere om «vi» «mÄ» gi USA GrÞnland. Det bor altsÄ folk pÄ GrÞnland, urfolk, og de vil ikke bli en del av USA. Usjarmerende Ä bli sÄ gira pÄ Ä snakke om dem som sjakkbrikker for andre lands interesser.
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Auschwitz Memorial
13 days ago
8 January 1932 | A Norwegian Jewish boy, Leopold Moses BorĂžchstein, was born in Kristiansund. He arrived at
#Auschwitz
in a transport together with his mother Masha and four siblings on 3 March 1943. They were all murdered in a gas chamber after selection.
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Gesine Weber
14 days ago
Joint statement on Greenland by Macron/ France, Merz/ Germany, Meloni/ Italy, Tusk/ Poland, SĂĄnchez/ Spain, Starmer/ UK and Frederiksen/ Denmark on Greenland:
www.elysee.fr/en/emmanuel-...
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Joint Statement on Greenland.
Arctic security remains a key priority for Europe and it is critical for international and transatlantic security.
https://www.elysee.fr/en/emmanuel-macron/2026/01/06/joint-statement-on-greenland
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Brent Toderian
15 days ago
WAKE UP AMERICA!
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«Vi stÄr i helt grunnleggende endringer i verdenssituasjonen. SpÞrsmÄlet blir jo da hvor lenge skal Norge late som om EU er et tema vi kan skyve foran oss fordi det er politisk behagelig?»
www.h-a.no/hvor-mye-ma-...
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Hvor mye mÄ skje for at vi skal vÄkne?
NÄ mÄ vi ta debatten.
https://www.h-a.no/hvor-mye-ma-skje-for-at-vi-skal-vakne/o/5-139-1910697?fbclid=IwZnRzaAPKSq9leHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEeE03qWyj8_w0TejSO74aba13Q3MNtZf3xL71ZRyFwPZFBy8ERwQIWrLizw2g_aem_CfLWIsbQrzRuLwNnTLauvg
15 days ago
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Patti Olivier EPSTEIN FILES NEVER FORGET
16 days ago
Statement from the Prime Minister of Denmark Mette Frederiksen
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Reuters
17 days ago
Denmark PM urges Trump to stop threats to take over Greenland
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Denmark PM urges Trump to stop threats to take over Greenland
Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen on Sunday urged U.S. President Donald Trump to stop threatening to take over Greenland, after he reiterated his wish to do so in an interview with The Atlantic magazine.
https://reut.rs/4aFAXNP
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Mark Chadbourn
18 days ago
Hard to watch US TV media discussing how the US might occupy and run a foreign country as if itâs a perfectly normal political development.
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Brent Toderian
23 days ago
âClimate-related disasters caused severe economic harm in 2025, with the 10 most costly responsible for damage exceeding âŹ100 billion.â The true costs are MUCH higher & rising fast. They want us to think we canât afford to change to address the
#ClimateCrisis
. The truth is we canât afford NOT to.
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Ten most costly climate-related disasters this year caused âŹ100bn damage
Californian wildfires were the most expensive financially
https://www.irishtimes.com/world/2025/12/27/climate-related-disasters-caused-severe-economic-harm-in-2025/
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Anton Gerashchenko
28 days ago
Carol of the Bells in # Kyiv subway. Voices of the Embassies of Germany, France, and the United Kingdom came together to perform Shchedryk in the Kyiv metro as a sign of solidarity with Ukraine. Thankful to everyone who stands with us!
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Brent Toderian
28 days ago
One of the most successful pedestrian streets in the world, the StrĂžget in Copenhagen, was filled with cars until a 2 year pedestrianization pilot project in 1962. The opposition argued âno cars means no business,â but the street has been a massive retail success, the cityâs busiest shopping street.
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Noen lysglimt i en ellers mĂžrk mediehverdag.
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about 1 month ago
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Toby Vogel đȘđș
about 1 month ago
The unthinkable becomes reality overnight: EU joint borrowing to finance Ukraine, leaving out the three objecting member states. Or as the saying goes, where there's a will there's a way.
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Brent Toderian
about 1 month ago
Commuting by bicycle in Belgium pays off as employees earn compensation for every km they ride. 1 in 6 employees commute by bike and get a bicycle allowance of âŹ0.28/km. People cycling to work in 2024 earned an average of around âŹ460 net per year (some as high as âŹ810), up 20% over the past year.
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Belgian commutes pay off: Employees earn up to âŹ810 for cycling to work
One in five people in Flanders commuted by bike and received compensation last year, but this figure is significantly lower in Brussels and Wallonia.
https://www.brusselstimes.com/1401729/belgian-commutes-pay-off-employees-earn-up-to-e810-for-cycling-to-work
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Ray Pride
about 1 month ago
Rob Reiner: âSilence in the face of authoritarianism is complicity. Speaking out is a patriotic act. Democracy doesnât defend itself. It requires participation, vigilance, and courage from ordinary people."
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Filter Nyheter
about 1 month ago
Fem punkter om jĂždefiendtlighet som alle burde lese etter det IS-inspirerte terrorangrepet mot en hannuka-feiring i Australia sĂžndag:
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Hvordan gjenkjenne antisemittisme â og hvordan ta problemet pĂ„ alvor - Filter Nyheter
Ă pen antisemittisme av den klassiske, raseideologiske typen som vokste frem mot slutten av 1800-Ă„rene â og som kulminerte under nasjonalsosialismen og Holocaust â ble ganske kort tid etter andre verde...
https://filternyheter.no/hvordan-gjenkjenne-antisemittisme-og-hvordan-ta-problemet-pa-alvor/
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Never forget
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about 1 month ago
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Graham Simpson
about 1 month ago
Trump demands Ukraine gives up territory illegally invaded and occupied by Russia. Can you imagine the US giving up Florida for âpeaceâ?
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European Parliament
about 1 month ago
Happy 70th birthday to the European flag đȘđș Back in 1955, the Council of Europe reviewed more than 100 designs, and chose this one as the winner. The 12 stars stand for completeness, not countries. The design was chosen so it wouldnât change with borders or new members.
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Steve Rosenberg
about 1 month ago
Todayâs Russian papers are loving the new US national security strategy. One Russian paper on the implications for Europe: âTrump isnât their Daddy any more.â Kremlin spokesman comments: âThe adjustments in the updated strategy correspond in many ways to our visionâ
#ReadingRussia
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âTrumpâs not their Daddy any more.â Russian paper on Europe, over new US national security strategy
YouTube video by Steve Rosenberg
https://youtu.be/C8EX0a9yNUw
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Reuters
about 1 month ago
Kremlin says new US security strategy accords largely with Russia's view
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Kremlin says new US security strategy accords largely with Russia's view
The U.S. National Security Strategy described Trump's vision as one of "flexible realism."
https://reut.rs/4qefvUL
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Krister Hoaas
about 2 months ago
Denne trĂ„den kunne knapt vĂŠrt bedre timetâŠ
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Andreas Umland
about 2 months ago
Willy Brandt 1992: "Zudem muĂ die NATO ehemalige Mitgliedsstaaten des Warschauer Paktes weitgehend 'einbinden', damit in Mitteleuropa kein Sicherheitsvakuum bleibt."
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The Kyiv Independent
about 2 months ago
On Dec. 5, 1994, Ukraine signed a set of political agreements that would guarantee the country's sovereignty and independence in return for accession to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT).
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Why Ukraine doesn't have nuclear weapons
After the collapse of the Soviet Union, Ukraine found itself the inheritor of the worldâs third-largest nuclear arsenal.
https://kyivindependent.com/ukraines-nuclear-disarmament/
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Jonathan Portes
about 2 months ago
If Russia is banned for its war of aggression and atrocities against civilians in Ukraine, Israel should be banned for its genocide in Gaza. This should not be hard for anyone with a shred of moral/intellectual integrity.
www.rte.ie/entertainmen...
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RTĂ to boycott Eurovision Song Contest over Israel
Ireland will not participate in next year's Eurovision Song Contest, and it will not be broadcast by RTĂ, after the European Broadcasting Union confirmed today that Israel will be allowed to take part...
https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2025/1204/1547300-rte-to-boycott-eurovision-song-contest-over-israel/
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