For a foreign company sending employees to Denmark, registering the assignment in RUT may look like the main compliance task.  In reality, it can be only the beginning.  A temporary project in Denmark can trigger several separate questions involving employee taxation, tax cards, payroll reporting, permanent establishment and international hiring-out of labour. For workers from outside the EU and EEA, residence and work permits can add another layer.  That means a company can…

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Spain is preparing for a spectacular natural event that could draw millions of people outdoors—but the country is entering the eclipse with another threat already spreading across its countryside: wildfires. A rare total solar eclipse is due to cross Spain on August 12, attracting huge crowds to areas along its viewing path. Authorities have prepared an unusually large security and emergency operation because the event coincides with the height of…

For millions of people navigating the US immigration system, one of the biggest changes may soon happen before they ever reach an immigration officer: the paperwork itself is going digital. The United States is moving toward mandatory online filing for a wide range of immigration benefits, including green cards, citizenship, asylum, family-based petitions, employment authorisation and Temporary Protected Status. The change is part of a broader effort by US Citizenship…

A familiar cycle of military pressure is returning to the Korean Peninsula. North Korea has launched a ballistic missile toward the Sea of Japan, just days before the United States and South Korea are scheduled to begin their annual joint military exercises. The launch marks Pyongyang’s second reported ballistic-missile test in less than a week and signals that tensions are rising again ahead of the drills. South Korea said the…

Russia launched another wave of attacks across Ukraine, killing at least 12 people and injuring dozens, according to Ukrainian authorities. The strikes hit several regions, including the southeastern city of Zaporizhzhia, where Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russian forces used ballistic missiles supplied by North Korea. The attacks add a new layer to an already prolonged war: Ukraine is not only facing Russia’s expanding missile and drone campaign, but also…

Australia and Vietnam are taking their relationship into a new phase, expanding cooperation in defence, maritime security, trade, technology and critical supply chains as both countries navigate a rapidly changing Indo-Pacific. During Vietnamese President To Lam’s visit to Australia, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Lam agreed to deepen their Comprehensive Strategic Partnership. The two sides signed several cooperation agreements, including arrangements involving defence, agriculture and border security. The development is…

A new defence pact linking Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Türkiye is drawing close attention in New Delhi, with India now assessing how the emerging three-country security arrangement could reshape the strategic balance across South Asia and West Asia. The Makkah Joint Defence Agreement, signed on August 7, commits the three countries to deeper defence cooperation and builds on their existing military and security relationships. India’s Ministry of External Affairs has…

A commercial vessel in one of the world’s most important maritime chokepoints has become the latest casualty of Yemen’s renewed conflict. At least six people were killed and 10 wounded after Houthi forces allegedly launched a missile attack on the Egyptian-owned cargo ship Tihamah in the Bab al-Mandeb Strait, according to Yemen’s internationally recognised government. The attack is the first reported fatal Houthi strike on commercial shipping since the US-Israel…

Typhoon Dolphin may have weakened after making landfall in China, but its danger has hardly disappeared. The storm system has pushed deep into central China, unleashing torrential rain across Hubei province while sending huge amounts of moisture toward Beijing and neighbouring Henan. Authorities have closed tourist attractions, halted high-risk construction projects and moved thousands of people away from flood-prone areas as the threat of more extreme rainfall grows. The latest…