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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...

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...

State set to fly refugees to Norway

The Norwegian government is responding to calls for help from Moldova, which is struggling to care for the thousands of Ukrainian refugees fleeing Russian...

Jordan’s king made quick visit to Oslo

Oslo police had sent out a warning on social media that there would be "unusual" helicopter activity over Oslo last weekend, and there sure...

Petrenko not proud of Putin

The former conductor of the Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, Russian-born Vasily Petrenko, has sharply criticized Russian President Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine. He also quickly decided...

35,000 refugees expected in Norway

Justice Minister Emilie Enger Mehl announced on Tuesday that the Norwegian government expects to take in around 35,000 refugees this year. Fully 30,000 of...

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...

Electricity bill subsidies to continue

Norwegians stunned by their recent electricity bills got a bit of comfort from the government last week. It announced it will continue to offset...

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...
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