The Latest Breaking News from Norway

UK and Norway begin talks on new defence agreement

Defence Secretary John Healey and his counterpart, Tore Sandvik, met at the Norwegian Joint Headquarters near Bodo.

The Independent UK · Feb 20, 2025

Healey warns against ‘jeopardising the peace by forgetting about the war’

Defence Secretary John Healey visited what he called ‘Nato’s front line’ in the Finnmark region of Norway on Wednesday.

Evening Standard · Feb 19, 2025

How Designer India Mahdavi Transformed a Former Post Office Into a 'Cinematic' New Arts Hub in Norway

Inaugurated in Trondheim last week, PoMo leverages the architect's fantastical understanding of interior design to envision a dynamic future for the city's modern and contemporary art scene

Livingetc · Feb 19, 2025

Norway's Royal Family Faced With Yet Another Serious Legal Accusation After Out-of-Control Castle Party

The future king's stepson, Marius Borg Høiby, has been accused of sexually assaulting a TV presenter at Skaugum Castle.

Marie Claire · Feb 14, 2025

Norway to open protected rivers to hydropower plants

Green politicians describe plan as ‘a historic attack on Norwegian nature’

The Guardian - UK · Feb 13, 2025

As global leaders, Canada and Norway’s co-operation is timely in the face of surging energy demand

In March 2023, Canada and Norway issued a joint statement on bilateral co-operation. Notably, the statement emphasized a commitment to “achieving carbon neutrality by 2050, to promoting research collaboration and to increasing trade and investment in clean technologies and renewables that help enable a green and just transition.”

The Conversation · Feb 11, 2025

Seafood firm offers bounty to catch 27,000 escaped salmon off Norway

Mowi to give fishers £36 per fish after loss from farm in what campaigners say is a ‘disaster for wild salmon’

The Guardian - UK · Feb 11, 2025

Beloved by celebs and royalty, is Norway as ‘snow-sure’ for skiers as promised?

Slopes for all abilities at a surprisingly low cost in Norway? Count me in, says Marianna Hunt – but don’t take snow cover for granted

The Independent UK · Feb 11, 2025

Susan Egelstaff: Forcing children to be competitive is wrong - give them all medals

There's a belief in some quarters that the best way to produce high-achievers is to force children into highly competitive environments from a young…

The National (Scotland) · Feb 9, 2025

US sovereign wealth fund: A feasible idea to invest strategically, or a giant opportunity for waste?

Could the United States soon be joining the likes of Norway, Kuwait and Mongolia in having a national reserve to invest on projects of strategic interest? If President Donald Trump gets his way, then perhaps so.

The Conversation · Feb 8, 2025