After two weeks of national mourning over the death of King Harald V, Norwegian politicians ended a controversial political truce and have resumed quarreling over the country's high fuel taxes. The taxes are adding to affordability issues even in...
It was only two weeks ago that Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre was back in Kyiv, for more meetings with the embattled Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Norway remains one of Ukraine's biggest supporters, and on Tuesday night, Zelensky...
UPDATED: Lengthy funeral ceremonies were held on Wednesday for Norway's late King Harald V, whose casket had been lying in state at the Royal Palace for the past week. Tens of thousands of Norwegians had already streamed past it,...
Thousands of Norwegian police and military personnel have been sent to Oslo to safeguard the funeral on Wednesday for King Harald V. It's attracting royalty and heads of state from around the world, and security measures will be strict...
Norwegian People's Aid (NPA), one of Norway's largest humanitarian organizations, has announced that it faces a huge loss of US funding and will need to lay off hundreds of foreign aid workers. The loss comes after NPA refused to...
Norwegian border crossings were put under higher surveillance on Friday and will remain so for at least the next 10 days. The goal, claim state authorities, is to raise national security both before and after next week's state funeral...
Russia's ambassador to Norway was demanding release on Thursday of a Russian research- and passenger vessel that was seized on Svalbard in accordance with a Norwegian court order the day before. The Norwegian justice ministry, however, denies a direct...
Norway's national mourning period following the death of King Harald V last week has stymied political debate, not least over another sudden rise in fuel prices. Attempts were made to extend months of fuel tax relief, but it ended...