Sparks fly after Russian drone attack

Tensions continue to rise after a Russian drone attack on the locomotive of a Ukrainian passenger train near the Polish border during the weekend. A Norwegian state secretary was among those on board or nearby, along with a former...

Norway loses another loyal royal

Norwegians headed into the weekend with more sad news from the Royal Palace in Oslo. Just two days after the funeral of their much-loved King Harald V came the announcement that his older sister, Princess Astrid, had also died,...

Political tensions rise with oil prices

After two weeks of national mourning over the death of King Harald V, Norwegian politicians ended a controversial political truce and have resumed quarreling over the country's high fuel taxes. The taxes are adding to affordability issues even in...

Zelensky also arrived in Oslo

It was only two weeks ago that Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre was back in Kyiv, for more meetings with the embattled Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Norway remains one of Ukraine's biggest supporters, and on Tuesday night, Zelensky...

A nation bid its monarch farewell

UPDATED: Lengthy funeral ceremonies were held on Wednesday for Norway's late King Harald V, whose casket had been lying in state at the Royal Palace for the past week. Tens of thousands of Norwegians had already streamed past it,...

King’s funeral sets off Oslo’s largest security operation ever

Thousands of Norwegian police and military personnel have been sent to Oslo to safeguard the funeral on Wednesday for King Harald V. It's attracting royalty and heads of state from around the world, and security measures will be strict...

Norwegian People’s Aid rejects new US funding terms, at huge cost

Norwegian People's Aid (NPA), one of Norway's largest humanitarian organizations, has announced that it faces a huge loss of US funding and will need to lay off hundreds of foreign aid workers. The loss comes after NPA refused to...

Norway boosts border patrol

Norwegian border crossings were put under higher surveillance on Friday and will remain so for at least the next 10 days. The goal, claim state authorities, is to raise national security both before and after next week's state funeral...

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