The Latest Breaking News from Norway

Ireland to face Italy once again in Euro qualifying

Ireland's U21s have been drawn against Italy, Norway, Turkey, Latvia and San Marino in the race for Euro 2025

Irish Mirror · Feb 2, 2023

Norway to raise spending from wealth fund to aid Ukraine, PM says

Norway will increase the spending from its sovereign wealth fund in the coming years to fund military and civilian aid to Ukraine, Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere told parliament on Thursday.

Reuters · Feb 2, 2023

Former Wagner commander says he is sorry for fighting in Ukraine

A former commander of Russia's Wagner mercenary group who fled to Norway told Reuters he wanted to apologise for fighting in Ukraine and was speaking out to bring the perpetrators of crimes to justice.

Reuters · Feb 1, 2023

Race of Champions: Team Norway celebrate second straight Nations Cup triumph

An imperious display of precision winter driving by Oliver Solberg led Team Norway to a second consecutive Race of Champions Nations Cup at Pite Havsbad in Sweden today.

Autosport · Jan 28, 2023

Rights Group: Iran Executed more than 50 People so far this Year

Iranian authorities have executed 55 people in 2023, Norway-based Iran Human Rights (IHR) said Friday, adding that the surging use of the death penalty aims to create fear as protests shake the country. IHR said it has confirmed at least 55 executions in the first 26 days of this year.…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jan 28, 2023

Norway's last Arctic miners struggle with coal mine's end

For more than 100 years, people came to the remote Arctic archipelago of Svalbard to work in coal mines

The Independent UK · Jan 27, 2023

Norway finds 'substantial' mineral resources on its seabed

A Norwegian study has found a "substantial" amount metals and minerals ranging from copper to rare earth metals on the seabed of its extended continental shelf, authorities said on Friday in their first official estimates.

Reuters · Jan 27, 2023

Norsk pyro Norsk party: How Norway has pioneered safe pyrotechnic areas in stadiums

THE football matches which are played across Norway this weekend will, like so many games in Europe, see a number of the fans in attendance set off…

The National (Scotland) · Jan 27, 2023

Ex-Wagner commander witnessed comrades shot for fleeing, says his Norwegian lawyer

A former commander of Russia's Wagner mercenary group who fled to Norway has spoken about how he witnessed some of his comrades being shot as they were trying to flee from the frontline in Ukraine, his Norwegian lawyer told Reuters.

Reuters · Jan 26, 2023

The Scottish penguin who is a knighted brigadier of the Norwegian King's Guard

One of the penguins at Edinburgh Zoo is in fact a high-ranking member of the Norwegian King's Guard, and has even been knighted in a ceremony approved by the King of Norway.

Daily Record · Jan 26, 2023