Norwegian shipowner sells Color Line to Swedish Stena

Every day, either the Color Fantasy or the Color Magic sails in and out of Oslo, arriving from or sailing to Kiel in Germany. Now the shipowner behind Color Line's cruise-ferries and other vessels has decided to sell the...

Cyber security risk level raised

Norway's national security authority (NSM) raised its risk level for cyber security to the next-highest on Tuesday afternoon. The move comes after Norwegian and Finnish leaders spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin earlier in the day, and after Russia's...

Phone call to Putin stirs up some static

The leaders of Norway and Finland had a surprise and lengthy phone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday, part of their effort to end Russia's war on Ukraine. The phone call wasn't entirely well-received, but it was...

Strike underway at SAS Link

Flight attendants at Scandinavian Airlines' feeder service SAS Link turned down a wage proposal forwarded by the state mediator on behalf of SAS. That cleared the way for a strike from Wednesday. More than 80 percent of SAS Link's flight...

‘Populist’ parties prevail in the polls

As Norway's Parliament launches its new session, voters don't seem to be backing either the country's Labour Party government or its longtime Conservatives-led opposition. Instead it's the far right Progress Party that's dominating the polls, along with two much...

Zelensky welcomed in Parliament and Witkoff returns to Norway

After a hectic overnight trip to Oslo in an effort to prod US-brokered peace talks with Russia, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky received a warm welcome at the Norwegian Parliament on Wednesday. He's been subjected to a new torrent of...

Oslo talks ‘positive’ for peace in Ukraine

Tuesday's sudden peace talks in Oslo may result in more diplomacy and less bullying as efforts continue to end Russia's war on Ukraine. The US special envoy Steve Witkoff was set to fly back to Oslo on Wednesday after...

Flights over Oslo restricted as Ukraine summit gets underway

UPDATED: Norwegian air space over Oslo and the neighbouring region of Romerike was partially closing on Tuesday, after news broke of a high-level meeting in Norway's capital aimed at ending Russia's war on Ukraine. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was...

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