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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...

Norway’s ‘war profits’ now aimed at boosting Ukraine’s defense

The Norwegian Parliament looks likely to support or even expand a huge new aid package for Ukraine. Norway will tap into its extraordinary oil...

Norway joins tank defense for Ukraine, as debate flies over tanks at home

The Norwegian government finally confirmed Wednesday evening that it would join NATO allies in sending some of its 36 Leopard 2A4 battle tanks to...

Questions rise around Russian deserter

UPDATED: A Russian deserter who was picked up by Norwegian soldiers on patrol along Norway's border earlier this month is now facing lots of...

Russian mercenary taken into custody

Police in Oslo have now officially arrested Andrei Medvedev, a young Russian man who fled to Norway after deserting the Wagner group, a St...

Duty officer blamed for frigate fiasco

A 33-year-old Naval officer went on trial in Oslo this week, charged with being responsible for a collision four years ago that led to...

Russian Wagner defector ‘in secret location’

A young Russian man who fled over the border to Northern Norway late last week has officially filed for asylum and is now living...

Russian mercenary flees to Norway

Police in Norway's northern region of Finnmark arrested a man in the middle of the night on Friday, and charged him with illegally crossing...

‘High priority’ for defense, as tensions and potential threats rise

As Russia's war on Ukraine grows even more bloody, concerns also keep rising in Norway over its own defense. A recent rash of potential...

Ringing alarms ‘just a drill’

With tensions high since Russia invaded one of its neighbouring countries, Norwegian media found it important to send out reassuring messages that civil defense...
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