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Russian exercises illustrate tension

Norwegian and NATO forces claim to be keeping a close eye this week on Russian military forces, which launched some of their largest military exercises...

Russia posts missiles near the border

Russian officials have disclosed that they've moved a coastal missile system to a new location on Russia's Sredny Peninsula in the far north. The...

Norway braced for Russian exercises

The Russian Navy is expected to launch "unusually high activity" off the coast of Northern Norway next week, after announcing more military training exercises...

White whale ‘can do as he likes’

Norwegian fisheries officials have decided to let a tame white whale,  which recently sought contact with local fishing boats, just swim and frolic in...

Norwegian defense ‘has been weakened’

Only their smiles were perhaps surprising when Norway's defense chief, Admiral Haakon Bruun-Hanssen, presented his annual report to Defense Minister Frank Bakke-Jensen this week....

Russia sentences Berg to 14 years in jail

A Russian court in Moscow found retired Norwegian border inspector Frode Berg guilty of espionage on Tuesday, and sentenced him to the full 14-year...

‘Foundation laid for more cooperation’

Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg described her meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday as "good," adding that it laid a foundation for...

Accused spy faces 14 years in jail

A Russian prosecutor asked a Moscow court to sentence retired Norwegian border inspector Frode Berg to 14 years in prison as his speedy espionage...

Hopes high before meeting with Putin

NEWS ANALYSIS: Norway's alleged spy on trial in Moscow on Tuesday wasn't the only thorny issue as Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg prepared to...

Espionage trial due to wrap up quickly

After spending 14 months investigating espionage charges against retired Norwegian border inspector Frode Berg, and holding him in prison all along, his trial was...
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