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Corona cancels visit from Finland

The Corona virus has spoiled an official visit from the president of Finland this week. Sauli Niinistö was due to arrive in Oslo on...

New defense minister already under fire

NEWS ANALYSIS: A former small town mayor with little international experience was appointed as Norway's new defense minister on Tuesday. Bjørn Arild Gram of...

Defense minister resigns in shame

Norwegian Defense Minister Odd Roger Enoksen has had to resign his post, right in the middle of war in Europe and the biggest security...

Putin’s ‘ruthlessness’ fires up Norwegian defense

Norway's Andøya Air Base, located at the tip of a stratregically important island in the north, is due to reopen as a permanent base...

Støre urged Putin to end war on Ukraine

Stressing that "Russia is our neighbour,"  Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre spent "around an hour" on the phone Thursday with Russian President Vladimir...

Zelensky made history in Parliament

They were on their feet even before he started speaking, and especially when Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky finished his short and straightforward address to...

Crown Prince visits troops

NATO troops training in Northern Norway got a visit from Norwegian Crown Prince Haakon last week, who carries the rank of both admiral and...

US authorities take over crash probe

UPDATED: Police in Northern Norway confirmed Thursday afternoon that US authorities will now assume responsibility for the investigation into the crash last weekend of...

Stoltenberg stays on at NATO, drops central bank job

UPDATED: Jens Stoltenberg has resigned from his new job as Norway's central bank chief even before he began. He confirmed Thursday that he'll stay...

Norway struggles to rebuild its defense

NEWS ANALYSIS: Nearly 30,000 soldiers from 24 other NATO countries plus Sweden are in Norway this winter and spring, taking part in what the...
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