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India ranked 35th for leveraging future possibilities; UK, US and Germany in top five

The Future Possibilities Index (FPI), a prominent global study on future trends conducted by Newsweek Vantage and Horizon Group during the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting, unveiled Denmark, the US, the Netherlands, and Germany in the top five, following the UK

From Australian ad executive to Denmark's future Queen: The fairytale life of Princess Mary

Born in Hobart, Tasmania on 5 February, 1972, Mary was working as an advertising executive in Australia when she met the then 34-year-old Frederik. Mary made a splash in Denmark from the start, impressing Danes with her ability to learn the language quickly

Denmark passes law banning Quran burnings after spate of anti-Islam protests

Denmark and Sweden experienced a series of public protests this year where anti-Islam activists burned or damaged copies of the Quran, triggering demands that the Nordic governments ban the practice

India's engagement with Nordic-Baltic Eight countries expanded in past few years, says S Jaishankar

Jaishankar highlighted the increase in mobility between India and Finland. "Direct flights between India and Finland and India to Denmark are facilitating mobility between our countries."

Denmark airforce to evacuate citizens from Israel, Palestine

A spokeswoman for the foreign ministry told the media that a C-130 Hercules cargo jet had been made available for the evacuation and might be prepared to take off from Denmark in a matter of hours, though the exact time of the departure was still unknown

Sweden halts development aid to Palestinians, says cannot waste tax-payers’ money

The Swedish government said it had also given the development agency SIDA the task of reviewing aid to Palestinians and to report by the start of December

Denmark plans new legislation to prevent Quran burnings, boost national security

The legislation was aimed especially at burnings and desecrations in public places of things of religious importance. Those who break the new law will run the risk of a fine and two years in prison

Russia says F-16s will escalate Ukraine war

Denmark and the Netherlands on Sunday announced they would supply F-16s to Ukraine, with the initial six due to be delivered around New Year. Washington approved the delivery of the U.S.-made jets last week

Britain warns of possible attacks in Denmark following Quran burnings by anti-Islam activists

The UK and US governments had previously warned of possible attacks in neighbouring Sweden, which raised its terrorism alert to the second highest level on Thursday

What are Sweden, Denmark doing to stop Quran burnings?

In Sweden and Denmark, there has been a rise in Quran-burning incidents. While Denmark is mulling banning protests involving religious texts, Sweden is tightening security. However, the Swedish government is not changing its free-speech law