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Ukrainian soldiers arrive for training

Around 100 Ukrainian soldiers arrived in Norway this week to start a month of special training by Norwegian defense forces. They're the first of...

Questions swirl over pipeline sabotage

International news reports that a mysterious yacht sailing from Rostock may be behind the suspected sabotage of Russian pipelines in the Baltic last fall...

Assault and harassment still plague women in Norway

UPDATED: The numbers revealed in a new study last week were called as "shocking" as recent reports about harassment of women in the Norwegian...

Prosecutors want frigate’s ‘irresponsible’ duty chief sentenced

UPDATED: The Norwegian Navy faces embarrassment once again, after state prosecutors blamed the collision and sinking of the frigate Helge Ingstad in 2018 on an...

NATO exercises ‘more relevant and important than ever’

More than 20,000 soldiers from nine NATO countries are in Norway for this year's military winter exercises, Joint Viking 2023. Russia's war on Ukraine...

Pessimism hovers behind Norway’s ‘historic’ support for Ukraine

NEWS ANALYSIS: Amidst all the outpouring of Norwegian support for Ukraine, and a personal "thank you" from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky himself, there's been...

War news round-up: Ukraine supporters plan more demonstrations

NOTE TO READERS: Russia’s invasion of Ukraine last year has had enormous consequences for the rest of Europe, also for Norway. The following rundown...

New Arctic air force may take off, as war tensions rise

A new chill settled over Norway on Tuesday, after the president of neighbouring Russia made it clear that his war on Ukraine won't be...

More charges of sexual harassment in the Norwegian military

More women are revealing incidents of bullying, sexual harassment and even rape within the Norwegian military. Defense chiefs now admit to a "culture problem"...

New national threat evaluations reflect ‘a more dangerous world’

Norway's three national security agencies teamed up this year to present their evaluations of threats to national security, and they all centered on the...

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