Tag: politics

Trump retreats but uncertainty reigns

NEWS ANALYSIS: "Confidence in the US sinks just about every time Trump opens his mouth," said former two-term Norwegian prime minister Kjell Magne Bondevik...

Tougher au pair rules proposed

Norway's justice ministry is moving forward with an attempted crackdown on Norwegian host families who exploit au pairs, mostly young women who come to...

Mattis mended ties after NATO Summit

Helicopters whirled over Oslo Friday evening and Saturday morning, when the US' Secretary of Defense James Mattis showed up for a short visit that...

Chinese Embassy bashes Nobel leader

UPDATED: Berit Reiss-Andersen, a Norwegian attorney who leads the Norwegian Nobel Committee, is relieved and glad that the widow of Nobel Laureate Liu Xiaobo...

NATO Summit drew to a confusing end

UPDATED: Norway's delegation to the NATO Summit in Brussels could smile at least a bit more broadly after all allied heads of state, including...

Stoltenberg tested as NATO drama began

UPDATED: The leadership of NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, a former Norwegian prime minister, was already being put to the test Wednesday morning, when...

‘Trump’s tweets won’t run meeting’

Prime Minister Erna Solberg arrived in Brussels Tuesday evening for this week's NATO Summit, and it didn't take long for US Donald Trump to...

Norway goes wrong way on NATO goal

Norway generally gets good marks for its NATO participation, but new statistics show its defense spending is not on course towards the defense alliance's...

Police reform sets off more unrest

There's rumbling within the ranks of Norway's state police. Officers on patrol are setting off alarms over not just inadequate staffing but an actual...

Russians fire back at defense chief

Officials at the Russian Embassy in Oslo are none too pleased that Norway's defense chief, Admiral Haakon Bruun-Hanssen, thinks Russia is getting "far more...
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