Sources: Bloomberg
Danish foreign minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen summons the U.S. chargé d'affaires in Copenhagen after individuals linked to U.S. president Donald Trump conducted covert influence activities in Greenland. 2025-08-27
A fire occurs in Copenhagen's 17th-century Stock Exchange Building, leading to the collapse of the building's iconic "Dragespir" spire. Important Danish artworks including "From Copenhagen Stock Exchange" are safely removed from the building. 2024-04-16
Ukraine confirms that it has received shipments of Harpoon anti-ship missiles from Denmark, and self-propelled howitzers from the United States in order to counter the Russian invasion. 2022-05-28
The Danish government announces that schoolchildren will be sent home early from December 15 and nightlife establishments will close on December 10 due to persistently high number of COVID-19 cases. 2021-12-8
Danish Minister of Health Magnus Heunicke announces that the country will lift all COVID-19-related restrictions on September 10 as it considers that the "epidemic is under control" and does not pose "a critical threat to society". The country will also lift the obligation to present an immunity passport in order to attend certain events as more than 70% of Danes are fully vaccinated. 2021-08-27
Denmark reports their first case of the South African variant of SARS-CoV-2 in a person who travelled to Dubai. 2021-01-16
Archaeologists announce the discovery of a treasure haul potentially linked to 10th Century Danish King Harald Bluetooth in Rügen, Germany. The initial finds were made by amateur treasure hunters in January and the total haul is the largest of its type. 2018-04-16
3 Greenpeace activists successfully evade a Danish warship to scale an oil rig off the coast of Greenland, attempting to begin deepwater drilling in the arctic. 2011-05-29
Denmark upgrades its relation with Palestine to a mission, the second highest rank, following many other western nations recent upgrades.2011-03-9
Denmark has a political taxes scandal involving a "big and sloppy error" by Social Democrats leader Helle Thorning-Schmidt. 2010-08-3