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Ukraine can't achieve peace by 'laying down arms', says Ukrainian Nobel Peace laureate

A trio from the three nations at the centre of the war in Ukraine accepted their Nobel Peace Prize on Saturday, calling for the fight to continue unabated against Russian leader Vladimir Putin's "insane and criminal" invasion.

France 24

Nobel Peace Prize Ceremony, a Call to Arms for Ukraine

A trio representing the three nations at the center of the war in Ukraine will receive the Nobel Peace Prize on Saturday, showing no sign of giving up the fight against Vladimir Putin and his Minsk ally. Jailed Belarusian human rights advocate Ales Bialiatski, Russian human rights organization Memorial, and…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Odesa is without electricity after strikes by Russian 'kamikaze drones'

The United States has expressed alarm over a "full-scale defence partnership" between Russia and Iran involving equipment such as helicopters, fighter jets and drones putting Ukraine and other countries at risk. The city of Odesa is suffering its worst power outages after Russian "kamikaze drone" strikes on Saturday. Meanwhile, the…

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Nobel awards to take place in Stockholm with full glitz and glamour

Nobel laureates congregated in the Swedish capital Stockholm on Saturday for the first fully in-person award ceremonies complete with a formal banquet since the COVID-19 pandemic that curtailed events in the past two years.

Reuters

Ukraine's Nobel laureate wants Putin brought to justice

Oslo (AFP) - The co-winner of this year's Nobel Peace Prize, Ukraine's Oleksandra Matviichuk, called on Friday for Russian President Vladimir Putin to be brought before an international tribunal.

AFP

Iran: Almost Three Months of Anti-hijab Protests

The death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini following her arrest and alleged assault by Iran's notorious morality police almost three months ago sparked the biggest protests in the Iranian republic in years. Women and girls have led the charge against compulsory headscarves. A general in Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps has said…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Norway's annual gift Christmas tree mocked as 'limp' and 'scrawny' as it arrives in UK

For the second year in a row, social media users have taken the mickey out of Norway's Christmas tree offering for central London. But others think it thinned out while on route

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Leeds United supporters group provide special treat for Marcelo Bielsa ahead of visit

The former Whites head coach was speaking at a national coaching seminar in Oslo

Leeds Live

Millennium-old Viking ships shored up for Oslo move

At Oslo's Viking Ship museum, a team of engineers has begun work to ensure a new home being built nextdoor does not prove fatal for three vessels that have survived for a millennium or more.

Reuters

Famed Painting ‘The Scream’ Targeted by Climate Activists

Norwegian police said two climate activists tried in vain Friday to glue themselves to Edvard Munch’s 1893 masterpiece "The Scream" at an Oslo museum and no harm was reported to the painting of a waif-like figure appearing to scream. Police said they were alerted by the National Museum of Norway…

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Climate activists try to glue themselves to Edvard Munch’s The Scream at Oslo museum

Norwegian organisation Stopp oljeletinga - Norwegian for Stop Oil Exploration - said it was behind the stunt

Evening Standard

Iran's younger generation at the heart of the protest movement

Hadis Najafi, 22. Sarina Esmailzadeh, 16. Nika Shahkarami, 16. These young people have become martyrs of the anti-regime protests in Iran. Their names have become hashtags and rallying cries for the thousands taking to the streets. They are among the more than 300 people who have been killed in the…

France 24

Italy demands countries take responsibility for migrant rescue boats

A row escalated on Friday over who should take care of migrants rescued by charity groups off the Italian coast, with Italy insisting that countries whose flag was flown by the boats should bear some of the responsibility and Norway disagreeing.

Reuters

Norway brings climate ambitions in line with EU

Oslo (AFP) - Norway, the largest oil producer in Western Europe, on Thursday announced it intended to cut 1990 emissions levels "at least 55 percent" by 2030, in line with EU goals.

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Christopher Rådlund obituary

Other lives: Painter who travelled to Afghanistan as Norway’s official war artist, working in plein air under heavy military guard

AFP

Norwegian climber's peaks record bid stymied by China

Oslo (AFP) - Norwegian climber Kristin Harila on Friday abandoned for now her bid to scale the world's 14 highest peaks in record time, after China refused to grant her a permit for the final two.

Bangkok Post

Telenor looks to support at-risk Myanmar users

OSLO: The Norwegian telecom firm Telenor says it is exploring ways to provide support to users in Myanmar who continue to face digital security risks after its exit from the country this year.

Bangkok Post

Telenor calls for clarity on telecom merger conditions

OSLO: Norway's Telenor called on Wednesday for clarification from Thailand's telecommunications regulator on conditions imposed on a merger deal between its DTAC and rival True Corporation.

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Norway says 'foreign intelligence' behind drone flights

Oslo (AFP) - Norway's Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store on Wednesday accused "foreign intelligence" services of being behind a recent slew of "unacceptable" drone flights in the country, indirectly pointing the finger at Russia.

AFP

Fire reported at Iran's Evin prison amid Mahsa Amini protests

Paris (AFP) - Fire and gunshots erupted at Tehran's notorious Evin prison on Saturday night, an Oslo-based rights group reported, as the protest movement sparked by Mahsa Amini's death in custody entered a fifth week.

Reuters

E-bus deal puts Oslo on track for zero-emissions public transport goal

Oslo is on course to become the first capital city in the world with an all-electric public transport system, targeting that goal for the end of 2023 as part of its aim to become the world's first wholly emissions-free city by 2030.

The Independent UK

Norway is portrayed as both hero and villain in Europe’s energy crisis

Many countries are counting on Norwegian fuel to get them through the winter months, writes Emily Rauhala. But critics call the energy income obscene

France 24

More than 100 dead in Iran crackdown on Mahsa Amini protests, rights group says

At least 108 people have been killed in Iran's crackdown on more than three weeks of nationwide protests sparked by the death of Mahsa Amini, said Oslo-based group Iran Human Rights.

AFP

Rights champions in Russia, Ukraine, Belarus win Nobel Peace Prize

Oslo (AFP) - Human rights watchdogs from Russia, Ukraine and Belarus won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday, with the jury criticising Russian President Vladimir Putin's "authoritarian" regime as he waged war in Ukraine.

AFP

Rights champions in Belarus, Russia, Ukraine win Nobel Peace Prize

Oslo (AFP) - A trio of human rights watchdogs from Belarus, Russia and Ukraine won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday, a highly symbolic choice of laureates drawn from three nations at the centre of the war in Ukraine.

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