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BBC News (1 July 2025)

Alex Kleiderman

Danish women now face being called up for 11 months of military service when they turn 18, after a change in the law came into effect.

Under new rules passed by Denmark's parliament, women are to join teenage males in a lottery system that could require them to undertake a period of conscription. 

The change was brought in as Nato countries boost defence spending amid heightened security concerns in Europe.

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