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Spying chief rejects calls for openness

Some residents of Northern Norway aren't at all happy about the amount of intelligence gathering going on in their communities and who's involved in...

Norway set to deport Russian right-wing extremist

Yan Petrovskiy, a 29-year-old right-wing extremist who moved to Norway as a teenager 12 years ago, has been declared a threat to national security....

Russia sets off ‘busy week in the Barents’

With the Russian military stepping up its training exercises in the Arctic, and Norway keen to follow the action with not just one but...

Portions of new border fence may be torn down

A controversial fence being erected on either side of Norway's border crossing to Russia at Storskog in Finnmark has run into more trouble. Authorities now...

New border fence riles local officials

Criticism is building over the Norwegian government's decision to build a new fence along the country's border with Russia. A retired Norwegian border inspector calls...

Throwing rocks at Russia not allowed

Four Norwegian citizens out sightseeing in Northern Norway were arrested and face heavy fines after they were caught literally throwing rocks at Russia. Police...

Foreign minister gets a grilling

Norway's constantly traveling foreign minister, Børge Brende, had to fend off a barrage of criticism on Monday as both government and business cranked up again after...

Norway to buy new spy planes

The Norwegian government reportedly has signed a letter of intention to buy new surveillance aircraft from US aviation contractor Boeing. The deal carries a...

Complaints rise over Russian air pollution

Russia's controversial smelter at Nikel, just over the border southeast of Kirkenes, has been a bone of contention for years. It's been belching up more...

Norway upholds sanctions against Russia

Norway and Russia have long been fairly good neighbours, but political opposition over Russia's ongoing intervention in Ukraine means economic sanctions won't be lifted any...
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