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Front row, from left Denmark's Foreign Minister Lars Loekke Rasmussen, Defence Minister Troels Lund Poulsen and Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen are seated at Folketinget, during a parliamentary vote, in Copenhagen, Denmark, Thursday Dec. 7, 2023. A new law has been passed in Denmark’s parliament that makes it illegal to desecrate any holy text in the country. The vote on Thursday came after a recent string of public desecrations of the Quran by a handful of anti-Islam activists sparked angry demonstrations in Muslim countries. (Mads Claus Rasmussen/Ritzau Scanpix via AP)

Denmark’s parliament adopts a law making it illegal to burn the Quran or other religious texts

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A group of Norwegian unions says it will act against Tesla in solidarity with its Swedish colleagues

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Lars Findsen, former head of the foreign intelligence service, known as FE, speaks at Kastellet in Copenhagen, on Dec. 19, 2017. Two cases against a former defense minister and the former head of the country’s foreign intelligence service who had been charged with leaking secrets have been abandoned because “highly classified information” cannot be presented in court. Denmark’s prosecution authority said Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2023, that it was “in the interests of the state’s security." (Liselotte Sabroe/Ritzau, Scanpix via AP, File)

Denmark drops cases against former defense minister and ex-spy chief charged with leaking secrets

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A view of the Ocean Explorer, a Bahamas-flagged Norwegian cruise ship with 206 passengers and crew, which has run aground in northwestern Greenland is pictured on Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023. (SIRIUS/Joint Arctic Command via AP)

Stranded luxury cruise ship MV Ocean Explorer has been pulled free at high tide in Greenland

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A changing of the guard at The Amalienborg Palace, home of the Danish Royal family in Copenhagen, Denmark Monday, Feb. 21, 2022. The Danish defense said Wednesday that they will remove the mandatory heights for men and women serving with the Danish Royal Life Guards, chiefly known for serving as a ceremonial unit outside Denmark’s royal palaces. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant, File)

Denmark ends height requirements for soldiers best known for ceremonial unit outside royal palaces

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Scores of angry protesters burn the Swedish and Netherlands flags after Friday prayers outside Mohammad al-Amin Mosque to denounce the recent desecration of Islam's holy book by far-right activists in the European countries in downtown Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, Jan. 27, 2023. Denmark's government on Friday, Aug. 25, 2023. said it would present a law proposal that would make it illegal to desecrate the Quran or other religious holy books in the Scandinavian country that has a recent string of public desecrations by a handful of anti-Islam activists — protests that have sparked angry demonstrations in Muslim countries. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar, File)

Danish government to propose law making it illegal to burn the Quran or other religious texts

By Jan M. Olsen - Associated Press

A Norwegian air force F-16 fighter lands at a Turkish air base in the Central Anatolian Turkish city of Konya on Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2004. NATO-member Norway will donate F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine whose forces are embroiled in a difficult counteroffensive against Russia, Norwegian broadcasters NRK and TV2 said Thursday, Aug. 24, 2023. (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici, File)

NATO-member Norway to donate F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine, becoming third country to do so: Reports

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Jakob Ellemann-Jensen, right, and Troels Lund Poulsen attend a press conference in the Ministry of Defense in Copenhagen, Denmark, Tuesday Aug. 22, 2023. Jakob Ellemann-Jensen — the deputy prime minister in the Danish three-party coalition — said he will act as economy minister while Troels Lund Poulsen who acted as defense minister while Ellemann-Jensen was on a five-month leave of absence for health reasons, returned to the defense ministry. (Ida Marie Odgaard/Ritzau Scanpix via AP)

Danish defense minister swaps places with economy minister days after donation of F-16s to Ukraine

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, left, is greeted by Dutch caretaker Prime Minister Mark Rutte in Eindhoven, Netherlands, Sunday, Aug. 20, 2023. The leaders met at a military air base in the southern Dutch city, a day after Zelenskyy visited Sweden on his first foreign trip since attending a NATO summit in Lithuania last month. On Friday, the Netherlands and Denmark said that the United States had given its approval for the countries to deliver F-16s to Ukraine. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

The Netherlands and Denmark will give F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine, the Dutch prime minister says

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U.S. Scout members prepare to leave the World Scout Jamboree campsite in Buan, South Korea, Sunday, Aug. 6, 2023. (Na Bo-bae/Yonhap via AP)

Tens of thousands of young Scouts to evacuate world jamboree in South Korea as tropical storm looms

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Australia's Hayley Raso, left, celebrates her side's second goal during the Women's World Cup round of 16 soccer match between Australia and Denmark at Stadium Australia in Sydney, Australia, Monday, Aug. 7, 2023. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)

Australia advances to Women’s World Cup quarterfinals by beating Denmark with Sam Kerr back

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England's Lauren James, right, celebrates a first half goal with teammate England's Ella Toone during the Women's World Cup Group D soccer match between England and Denmark at Sydney Football Stadium in Sydney, Australia, Friday, July 28, 2023. (AP Photo/Sophie Ralph)

Australia and England were shaky early at Women’s World Cup, need balanced play in knockout round

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Sweden's Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson speaks during a press conference in Stockholm, Sweden, Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2023 on the security policy to protect Swedish citizens. (Caisa Rasmussen/TT News Agency via AP)

Sweden plans to step up border controls as security situation worsens during Quran burning crisis

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Protesters gather in Baghdad's Tahrir Square, carrying Iraqi flags and images of influential Iraqi Shiite cleric and political leader Muqtada al-Sadr, Saturday, July 22, 2023, following reports of the burning of a Quran carried out by a ultranationalist group in front of the Iraqi Embassy in Copenhagen. Protesters attempted to cross the Jumhuriya bridge leading to the Green Zone, where the Danish embassy is, but were pushed back by security forces. (AP Photo/Ali Jabar)

Denmark seeks to legally prevent burnings of Quran or other religious scriptures

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England's Lauren James, right, celebrates a first half goal with teammate England's Ella Toone during the Women's World Cup Group D soccer match between England and Denmark at Sydney Football Stadium in Sydney, Australia, Friday, July 28, 2023. (AP Photo/Sophie Ralph)

Lauren James fires England to a 1-0 win over Denmark at the Women’s World Cup

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China's Zhang Linyan, left, vies for the ball with Denmark's Pernille Harder during the Women's World Cup Group D soccer match between Denmark and China at Perth Rectangular Stadium, in Perth, Australia, Saturday, July 22, 2023. (AP Photo/Gary Day)

Denmark, lacking Women’s World Cup experience, carries confidence into England match

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Haiti's goalkeeper Kerly Theus, left, claims a cross ahead of England's Alessia Russo during the Women's World Cup Group D soccer match between England and Haiti in Brisbane, Australia, Saturday, July 22, 2023. (AP Photo/Tertius Pickard)

England hopes to be sharper in its next Women’s World Cup match after underwhelming opener

By Jenna Fryer - Associated Press

China's Zhang Linyan falls to the ground in from of Denmark's Josefine Hasbo, left, during the Women's World Cup Group D soccer match between Denmark and China at Perth Rectangular Stadium, in Perth, Australia, Saturday, July 22, 2023. (AP Photo/Gary Day)

Vangsgaard scores 90th-minute winner as Denmark defeats China 1-0 at Women’s World Cup

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Denmark's Leopard 2A7 tanks move during the Winter Camp 23 military drills near Tapa, Estonia, Sunday, Feb. 5, 2023. Denmark’s centrist government said Tuesday that it wants to invest some 143 billion kroner ($20.6 billion) in the Danish defense over the next decade, citing a “serious threat picture.” (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin, File)

Danish government wants to spend $20.6 billion on defense over 10 years

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A virtually empty Red Square closed for security reasons prior to Russian President Vladimir Putin's annual state of the nation address, is seen between the Historical Museum, left, and the Kremlin Wall, right, in Moscow, Feb. 21, 2023. U.S. officials say Russia is now the most sanctioned country in the world. But as the war nears its one-year mark, it's clear the sanctions didn't pack the instantaneous punch that many had hoped. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, File)

Russia expelling 10 Norwegian diplomats in tit for tat move

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