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Peace brokers gather in Oslo again

Some of the the world's worst wars and crises were being discussed behind closed doors in Oslo this week, as peace brokers, diplomats and...

US troop build-up raises tensions

Norwegian politicians from the ruling Conservative Party are offering different versions of why the US is suddenly using a base in Northern Norway for...

Ministers face security grilling

Prime Minister Erna Solberg and both her justice and defense ministers face a grilling by the Parliament's disciplinary committee right after the summer holidays....

Government open to more US troops

The Norwegian government is clearing the way for many more US troops and pilots to be stationed on Norwegian soil and flying in and...

Battlelines drawn in debate over army

The Norwegian Army is the target of a defense debate that's recently fired up in Parliament. Even the Socialist Left party (SV), which isn't...

MPs hang on to free parking

Oslo city politicians have been ruthlessly cracking down on the use of private cars in the Norwegian capital by hiking tolls into town, removing...

Solberg struggles to save the seas

NEWS ANALYSIS: Erna Solberg made history over the weekend by being the first Norwegian prime minister to be invited to a G7 meeting. Her...

US’ NATO envoy challenges Norway

UPDATED: Not only has US President Donald Trump pitted his country against its longtime allies in the G7, there's also rising discord between the...

Terror preparedness blasted again

Norwegian politicians have been repeatedly criticized for failing to secure some of the country's most venerable institutions from a terrorist attack. Now the state...

Solberg caught in Britain’s quarrel

Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg landed squarely in the middle of the Brexit quarrels going on within her counterpart Theresa May's own party and...

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