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US Marines’ crash victims identified

A Sea King helicopter flew into the Northern Norwegian city of Bodø Sunday evening on a solemn mission. It was carrying the bodies of...

Military exercise leaves four dead

Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre issued condolences on Saturday after four American soldiers were killed in a plane crash in Nordland Friday night....

Norway braces for ‘an historic test’

An unusually united Norwegian Parliament strongly supported Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre's proposals on Friday to significantly boost Norway' defense forces and its civilian...

Bomb shelters get overdue attention

It's been decades since Norwegians and their political leaders thought much about the need for bomb shelters. They're thinking about it now, after Russia's...

Stoltenberg urged to continue at NATO

UPDATED: Leaders of several NATO member countries reportedly want NATO's Norwegian secretary general, Jens Stoltenberg, to remain at his post beyond October 1, when...

Warnings rise over weapons to Ukraine

Norway sent off a load of weapons to Ukraine on Thursday, but several researchers and a few skeptical politicians worry that it's a big mistake....

Standing ovation for Ukraine’s people

Norwegian politicians across all party lines stood up and applauded long and loud for the people of Ukraine at a special session of Parliament...

Norway is disgusted by Putin’s war

Oslo police felt obliged to offer the Russian Embassy some protection on Thursday. Demonstrations are expected through the weekend, after Russian President Vladimir Putin...

Norway boosts its cyber defense

Norwegian gas installations, universities, government websites and banking systems are among those urged to boost their cyber defense, for fear of potential Russian attacks....

‘We condemn Putin, not the Russians’

In a case of remarkable timing, an annual conference devoted to cooperation in the High North got underway Wednesday in the Norwegian city closest...

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