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Wednesday, June 17, 2026

Football fever running high in Norway

Nearly 1.5 million Norwegians stayed up late Tuesday night to watch their national football team run over Iraq's in its opening match at the World Cup in Boston. Once again, it was Norwegian superstar Erling Braut Haaland who stole...

Defense minister on the defense

Norwegian Defense Minister Tore O Sandvik has been a driving force behind Norway's massive military build-up in recent years. Now he needs to defend not only the country but his ministry and himself as well, after reports of messy...

Crown princess’ son appeals his four-year prison term

Marius Borg Høiby, the 29-year-old son of Crown Princess Mette-Marit, was slapped with a four-year prison term on Monday morning after being found guilty of two rapes, domestic violence and several other crimes. His sentence was just under half...

Norway’s wealthiest invest in Ukraine

Norway has long been among the major donors to Ukraine, and now some of the wealthiest Norwegians are taking that support further. They're actively investing in Ukraine's defense industry, convinced that private capital can make a valuable contribution to...

British train operator Go-Ahead is going out of Norway for good

The British train company that took over operations in southwestern Norway is giving up on running the three train lines Sørlandsbanen, Arendalsbanen and Jærbanen. All of them run between Oslo, Kristiansand and Stavanger, and it's been a bumpy ride...

Young killer faces long jail term after racist murder

The smiling face of Tamima Nibras Juhar will long be remembered in Oslo, after she was repeatedly stabbed to death last summer by a young white man. He has admitted the murder was racially motivated, that he admired right-wing...

Bellona saved from bankruptcy

Norway's international environmental organization Bellona has avoided bankruptcy, after an emergency call for donations was met and even exceeded. Bellona founder and leader Frederic Hauge expressed both "gratitude and humility" on behalf of Bellona's board of directors. Employees had already...

New alarms ring for the royals

Norway’s Royal Family was in crisis mode again heading into the weekend, after Crown Princess Mette-Marit’s health worsened. She’s officially been placed on a waiting list for a lung transplant, just days after her husband and daughter rushed back...

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