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Support soars for Ukraine

Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre suddenly turned up at Ukraine's Independence Day ceremonies in Kyiv on Thursday, and came bearing many gifts. While...

Sparks fly over electrification plans

NEWS ANALYSIS: As storms blamed on climate change continued to ravage Southern Norway this week, top government officials were in sunny Northern Norway to...

Minister’s mistakes forced a government re-shuffle

Norway's former government minister in charge of higher education and research, Ola Borten Moe, found himself replaced on Friday by Agriculture Minister Sandra Borch....

Parliament to probe conflicts of interest

A majority on the Norwegian Parliament's disciplinary committee plans to launch a probe into not only how three government ministers have landed in conflicts...

Politicians tarnish their own image

NEWS ANALYSIS: The resignation of Bjørnar Moxnes as leader of Norway's Reds Party came as no surprise on Monday. Stealing a pair of designer...

Ministries hit by cyber attack

A total of 12 Norwegian government ministries have been hit by a cyber attack that prompted formation of a crisis staff nearly two weeks...

NATO chief paid his respects to homeland’s own terror victims

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg was present once again at annual memorial ceremonies in Oslo on Saturday for victims of the terrorist attack on...

Center Party minister forced to resign

Ola Borten Moe, deputy leader of the Center Party, has been one of Norway's most controversial politicians and government ministers for years. On Friday...

Støre faces rough summer ahead

NEWS ANALYSIS: Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre went on the offensive when he could finally hold his half-year press briefing before the summer holidays...

Labour Party pro takes over as minister

Lubna Jaffery joined the Norwegian Labour Party and became active in its youth organization AUF in 1995, when she was only 15. On Wednesday,...
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