The Latest Breaking News from Norway

Trains and ferries canceled as storm hits northern Europe

A North Sea storm has led to dozens of train and ferry cancellations in northern Denmark and southern Norway

The Independent UK · Feb 17, 2023

Oil-rich Norway donates $7.4 billion in aid to Ukraine

The parliament of oil-rich Norway has announced that the Scandinavian country is donating 75 billion kroner ($7.4 billion) to Kyiv as part of a five-year support package, making Norway one of the world’s biggest donors to war-torn Ukraine

The Independent UK · Feb 16, 2023

Ukraine's Zelenskiy thanks Norway for $7 billion in aid over five years

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy thanked Norwegian lawmakers on Thursday for approving a bilateral aid package of some $7 billion over five years, saying Russia would never overcome the unity of Ukraine and its allies.

Reuters · Feb 16, 2023

City’s Haaland and Arsenal’s Odegaard are shining a light on rebirth of Norwegian football

Arsenal captain Martin Odegaard and Manchester City goal machine Erling Haaland are set to face each other on Wednesday.

The Independent UK · Feb 14, 2023

Watch Ferrari Purosangue Visit Norway For A Scenic Drive

Known for its picturesque terrain, Norway provided a great backdrop for the Purosangue.

Motor1 · Feb 14, 2023

Treholt, Norwegian Cold War spy who served Soviet Union and Iraq, dies at 80

Arne Treholt, a Norwegian diplomat who sold Western secrets to the Soviet Union during the Cold War and as recently as 2020 warned countrymen not to antagonise Russia, has died in Moscow aged 80, the Norwegian government said on Monday.

Reuters · Feb 13, 2023

Norway official who spied for the Soviets has died in Moscow

Arne Treholt, the former Norwegian Foreign Ministry official who was convicted of spying for the Soviet Union in what became Norway’s biggest Cold War espionage scandal has died in his Moscow home

The Independent UK · Feb 13, 2023

Russia likely to spy more on Norway's energy industry, say Norway security police

Russia will seek to gather more intelligence about Norway's oil and gas infrastructure as part of efforts to put pressure on European energy supplies, the Nordic country's police security agency (PST) said in its annual threat assessment on Monday.

Reuters · Feb 13, 2023

Iran's crackdown on protesters: Can the EU deter Tehran?

Iran has long been one of the world's most prolific executioners. But it seems to have taken the death penalty to a new level recently, with dozens of people executed in the last few weeks, according to the Norway-based NGO Iran Human Rights. The UN has denounced what it calls…

France 24 · Feb 10, 2023

Norway: Plug-In Car Sales Collapsed By 80% In January 2023

Plug-in electric car sales in Norway significantly decreased in January to 1,419 (down 80 percent year-over-year).

InsideEVs · Feb 8, 2023