Copenhagen

Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson talks during the parliamentary debate on the Swedish application for NATO membership, in Stockholm, Monday, May 16, 2022. 

In historic shift, Sweden will join Finland in requesting NATO membership

The historic shift comes after more than 200 years of military nonalignment in the Nordic country, in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

In historic shift, Sweden will join Finland in requesting NATO membership
U Saw Mhue Dee, U Saw Benjamin and Daw Naw Lay Lay explain the process of growing elephant foot yam, sheltered from the afternoon heat under a stilt house in Paungdawgyi Village. 

Danish window company confronts its historic carbon emissions through forest conservation

Danish window company confronts its historic carbon emissions through forest conservation
Police officers are seen as Peter Madsen (not pictured) is surrounded by the police in Albertslund, Denmark, Oct. 20, 2020.

Danish submarine killer recaptured after prison escape

Danish submarine killer recaptured after prison escape
A painted portrait of Christopher Columbus' son, Hernando Colón,

Christopher Columbus’ son’s universal library is newly rediscovered in this lost tome

Christopher Columbus’ son’s universal library is newly rediscovered in this lost tome
Ana Silvera singing at the Manchester Jewish Museum

Becoming Portuguese: How Brexit and 500 years of Jewish history changed one British’s singer’s life

Becoming Portuguese: How Brexit and 500 years of Jewish history changed one British’s singer’s life
The “Copenhagen Wheel” is designed to help give riders a boost up steep hills like in San Francisco. Cyclists still have to pedal to get the extra thrust.

Is the e-bike revolution ready to come to America?

There’s a growing trend in cycling today: electric bicycles. We’re not talking about less powerful motorcycles. These are bikes that have small motors to give you a little extra thrust as you pedal.

Is the e-bike revolution ready to come to America?
A courtroom sketch shows Peter Madsen during the trial regarding the killing of Swedish journalist Kim Wall, in Copenhagen, Denmark, on April 25, 2018.

Life sentence for Danish submarine entrepreneur who murdered Swedish journalist

Danish inventor Peter Madsen was sentenced to life in prison on Wednesday for murdering, sexually mutilating and dismembering a Swedish female journalist with premeditation aboard his home-made submarine in Copenhagen harbor in 2017.

Life sentence for Danish submarine entrepreneur who murdered Swedish journalist
A man walks in the snow next to the Houses of Parliament in London on March 1. Brtain and much of the rest of Europe have been hit with a late winter blast linked to extreme warming in the Arctic.

Europe's cold blast, Arctic's heat wave are 'two sides of the same coin'

While it's been unusually cold and snowy in much of Europe, the Arctic has been seeing record warm temperatures and a huge loss of ice. Here's how the two are linked, and what they might have to do with climate change.

Europe's cold blast, Arctic's heat wave are 'two sides of the same coin'
Copenhagen Police's Special prosecutor Jakob Buch-Jepsen is seen during a news conference in front of the Copenhagen Police Headquarters after the prosecutor's office announced the charge in the submarine murder case against Peter Madsen, in Copenhagen

Denmark to seek life sentence for inventor who killed journalist Kim Wall

Prosecutors in Denmark will seek a life sentence for inventor Peter Madsen for killing Swedish journalist Kim Wall on his homebuilt submarine in a premeditated murder.

Denmark to seek life sentence for inventor who killed journalist Kim Wall
A cyclist rides past autumn-colored ivy climbing the wall of a building in downtown Copenhagen November 2, 2010.

Trips by bike finally outnumber those taken by car in Copenhagen

The capital of Denmark was known as a place where bicycles rule the roads. Now, they really rule.

Trips by bike finally outnumber those taken by car in Copenhagen
The duo My Bubba

The music of My Bubba, which has nothing to do with Bill Clinton

My Bubba is a Swedish/Icelandic duo with songs about food and broken relationships. And their name was not inspired by Bill Clinton's nickname.

The music of My Bubba, which has nothing to do with Bill Clinton
Lukas Graham

The guy who sings that 'once I was 7 years old' song has a crazy life story

Christiania is a community in the center of Copenhagen. Musician Lukas Forchhammer grew up there in the '90s, at a time when there were no cars or streetlights and a toilet and running water were considered luxuries. Still, Lukas says Christiania had a "utopian vibe" and it helped shape the young man he is today. Lukas now fronts his band Lukas Graham; a band with a string of international hits.

The guy who sings that 'once I was 7 years old' song has a crazy life story
Musicians from Scandinavia and southern Africa play a jam session at a Danish café during the Copenhagen Jazz Festival this month.

These African and Scandinavian musicians create sweet sounds in Copenhagen

Inside Café Blå Time, which means "Blue Hour" café in Danish, a crowd gathered to watch a line-up of international musicians during the Copenhagen Jazz Festival.

These African and Scandinavian musicians create sweet sounds in Copenhagen
Swedish police officers erect a border control fence at Malmo on the Danish border

Sweden cracks down on migrants flowing across its borders

For the first time since the 1950s, Sweden has reintroduced passport controls at its border with Denmark.

Sweden cracks down on migrants flowing across its borders
Danish newspaper headline: "Presidential candidate loves Denmark: In the US, Denmark was praised by Bernie Sanders during yesterday's presidential debate, and it is not the first time that US Senator has cited Denmark as a good example"

What's so great about Denmark?

Bernie Sanders says Denmark should be a model for the US. Hillary Clinton's not convinced. Ulrik Haagerup thinks it's not so black and white.

What's so great about Denmark?