The Latest Breaking News from Oslo

Introducing War on Climate, a new series that explores how conflict interacts with environmental issues around the globe

The world is the most violent it has been in decades. A report by the Peace Research Institute Oslo recorded 61 conflicts across 36 countries last year – the highest level since 1946. Given the number of conflicts currently active worldwide, this figure could well be taken to new heights…

The Conversation · Sep 11, 2025

Norway votes in closely fought election with wealth tax in focus

Weeks of coalition negotiations are expected after the announcement of official results on Tuesday.

Euronews · Sep 8, 2025

In Norway we see ourselves as ethically virtuous – so why is our oil wealth enabling genocide?

With an election looming, will politicians finally listen to the majority who want to divest from Israeli arms companies, asks Oslo academic Sindre Bangstad

The Guardian - UK · Aug 21, 2025

Son of Norway’s crown princess charged with rape and sexual assault

Marius Borg Høiby, the eldest son of Norway’s Crown Princess Mette-Marit, has been charged with rape, sexual assault and bodily harm

The Independent UK · Jun 27, 2025

Norwegian Tourist Denied US Entry After Border Agents Find 'Bald JD Vance' Meme on iPad

A Norwegian man was deported from the US after border agents flagged a meme mocking Vice President JD Vance and a photo of a wooden pipe on his iPad.

International Business Times UK · Jun 25, 2025

A Spree change: from Berlin to Oslo, Europe’s urban swimmers take the plunge

Parts of the Seine are opening to bathers and Berliners are pushing authorities to permit river dips, while other hotspots continue to delight city dwellers

The Guardian - UK · Jun 19, 2025

Norway’s new rules to protect polar bears from tourists slammed as ‘conservation fascism’

Exclusive: Government in Oslo says keeping a distance protects the Arctic predators, but critic says the motto is ‘We’re not happy till you're not happy’

The Independent UK · Jun 17, 2025

Aussie teenager earns first podium in Diamond League

Australian rising star Cameron Myers has secured a second place in the mile in the Diamond League meet in Oslo.

AAP · Jun 12, 2025

Diamond League Oslo schedule and start times for Bislett Games

Karsten Warholm, Max Burgin and Dina Asher-Smith are among some of the big names competing in the upcoming Diamond League in Oslo

The Independent UK · Jun 9, 2025

Fancy some iconic celeriac? New Nordic cuisine, now a blockbuster exhibition

Twenty years ago, a group of Scandinavian chefs announced a culinary revolution. But as Norway’s National museum celebrates the New Nordic manifesto’s impact on dining and the arts, has the movement betrayed its own ambitious ideals?

The Guardian - UK · Jun 8, 2025