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Solberg’s comments ‘lost in translation’

Prime Minister Erna Solberg's staff and Norway's foreign ministry were fending off reports in Ukraine this week that Norway had "frozen" all contact with...

Northerners cling to open border

As Norwegian and Russian officials gather near their shared border in the northern Norwegian city of Kirkenes this weekend, local residents fervently hope they'll "break the...

Russians visit as tensions rise

NEWS ANALYSIS: While Sweden's military continued to hunt this week for what many fear could be a Russian submarine in Swedish territorial waters, concerns...

China’s salmon ban reels in the industry

First Russia banned Norwegian salmon, and now China's decision to do the same is being branded as "extremely unfortunate." The latest ban on Norwegian salmon, which...

Putin’s nationalism worries Solberg

Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg adopted a tougher tone towards Russia as she arrived for the NATO summit meeting in Wales on Thursday. She's...

NATO an important arena for Norway

NEWS ANALYSIS: "This is the most important summit meeting of the alliance for a long time," Norwegian Defense Minister Ine Eriksen Søreide declared as the...

Military heads for Latvia and Ukraine

Norwegian Defense Minister Ine Eriksen Søreide confirmed that Norway will be participating in a US-led military exercise in deeply troubled Ukraine later this month, and will send...

Carlsen caught up in chess politics

A political drama continued to swirl around Norway's international chess star, Magnus Carlsen, as he tried to concentrate at a tournament in Missouri. Some...

Brende to meet Lavrov in Norway

On the very day that alarming reports were emerging that Russian soldiers were invading Ukraine, the Norwegian government announced that Foreign Minister Børge Brende would be...

Carlsen pressured to defend title

Russian officials are threatening to effectively strip chess world champion Magnus Carlsen of his title if he fails to defend it in Sochi in...
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