https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Denmark in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Former US president Barack Obama will visit Denmark for the second time in 12 months to give a talk in Aalborg at the end of September. https://www.thelocal.dk/20190813/barack-obama-to-return-to-denmark-in-september Tue, 13 Aug 2019 12:37:02 +0200 barack-obama-to-return-to-denmark-in-september Former US president Barack Obama on Friday warned against rising nationalism as he painted a grim picture of American and global politics on a visit to Denmark. https://www.thelocal.dk/20180929/obama-uses-denmark-speech-to-warn-against-racial-nationalistic-politics Sat, 29 Sep 2018 03:42:31 +0200 obama-uses-denmark-speech-to-warn-against-racial-nationalistic-politics In a video message posted to Facebook on Thursday evening, Anders Fogh Rasmussen appealed to the US to be the world's "policeman" and to stop "leading from behind". https://www.thelocal.dk/20160819/former-danish-pm-obama-a-disaster-on-syria Fri, 19 Aug 2016 11:24:59 +0200 former-danish-pm-obama-a-disaster-on-syria Even though Barack Obama is nearing the end of his second term in office, the Danish People’s Party (DF) still can’t seem to get over the fact that the US president is black. https://www.thelocal.dk/20160620/danish-youth-party-obama-a-negro-without-talent Mon, 20 Jun 2016 11:05:48 +0200 danish-youth-party-obama-a-negro-without-talent Lars Løkke Rasmussen may have drawn the short straw amongst his fellow Nordic leaders. The Danish PM has won the honour – or perhaps been handed the tough challenge – of giving a speech at the White House state dinner on Friday. https://www.thelocal.dk/20160513/tough-gig-danish-pm-to-try-to-match-obamas-mic-skills Fri, 13 May 2016 16:04:30 +0200 tough-gig-danish-pm-to-try-to-match-obamas-mic-skills President Barack Obama will welcome the leaders of five Nordic countries on May 13, with extremism and terrorism chief among the topics up for discussion, the White House said on Friday. https://www.thelocal.dk/20160318/danish-pm-to-talk-extremism-and-refugees-with-obama Fri, 18 Mar 2016 20:52:04 +0100 danish-pm-to-talk-extremism-and-refugees-with-obama At an anti-terrorism conference hosted by the Obama administration, Danish Foreign Minister Martin Lidegaard was joined by top ministers from Jordan, Egypt, France and Belgium, all of which – like Denmark – have suffered serious setbacks at the hands of either extremist groups or lone wolves. https://www.thelocal.dk/20150219/danish-fm-in-washington-react-dont-over-react Thu, 19 Feb 2015 22:02:00 +0100 danish-fm-in-washington-react-dont-over-react The White House offers solidarity and the FBI's help as Denmark sends Aarhus's mayor to an anti-terror summit in Washington. https://www.thelocal.dk/20150217/obama-thorning-vow-to-confront-terror-together Tue, 17 Feb 2015 07:47:00 +0100 obama-thorning-vow-to-confront-terror-together The American president and Denmark's crown princess are the Danes' 'most admired' man and woman in the world, a new poll shows. https://www.thelocal.dk/20150203/for-danes-theres-something-about-obama-and-mary Tue, 03 Feb 2015 11:22:00 +0100 for-danes-theres-something-about-obama-and-mary Stephen Kinnock says that his wife Helle Thorning-Schmidt's infamous selfie with Barack Obama was hijacked by British PM David Cameron. https://www.thelocal.dk/20141128/danish-pm-cameron-unwelcome-obama-selfie Fri, 28 Nov 2014 18:03:00 +0100 danish-pm-cameron-unwelcome-obama-selfie The Washington Post's political blog The Fix ranked every single official gift given to Barack Obama and chastised Denmark's boring, repetitive choices. https://www.thelocal.dk/20140807/us-media-mocks-denmarks-gift-giving-skills Thu, 07 Aug 2014 13:44:00 +0200 us-media-mocks-denmarks-gift-giving-skills