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Danish voters will elect a new parliament on 24 March after the country's Social Democratic Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen announced a snap election yesterday. The vote would have had to take place no later than 31 October anyway, but the announcement comes as no surprise as Fredriksen's popularity has soared since the Greenland crisis. Whether she can and wants to continue with the current three-party coalition remains to be seen.

On Monday, the 45th anniversary of the attempted coup of 23 February 1981, the Spanish government announced that it was declassifying the corresponding documents, which since are available for viewing on the government website. The failure of the military coup was a key moment in Spain's transition to democracy, known as the "Transición", after the death of dictator Francisco Franco in 1975.

In the wiretapping scandal that shook Greece in 2022, a court has sentenced four businessmen associated with spyware manufacturer Intellexa to prison on Thursday. The Predator spyware was used for illegal wiretapping operations against politicians, journalists, military personnel and entrepreneurs. The national press is now pushing for further clarification of the case.

Beim angeblichen Drohenenvorfall über Schaltanlagen der Stromnetzbetreiberin Swissgrid im Oktober in Laufenburg AG gibt es Entwarnung. Laut Swissgrid sind es bewilligte Inspektionsflüge eines Dienstleisters gewesen.

Eine mysteriöse Linie im Amazonas-Dschungel sorgt für Rätselraten: Auf Google Maps entdeckt eine Userin die kilometerlange Markierung. Was steckt dahinter?

Bei einem Zusammenstoss zwischen zwei Fahrzeugen ist eine 79-jährige Beifahrerin am Donnerstag in Churwalden GR schwer verletzt worden. Der Rettungsdienst brachte sie ins Spital.

Pályafelújítás miatt március 2-től egészen március 27-ig vonatpótló buszok járnak Kassa és a magyarországi Hidasnémeti között.