Norway plans to increase its defense budget by NOK 600 billion (about EUR 51,6 bn) by 2036, which would set its military spending to 3% of GDP, the Oslo government…
OSLO, March 3 (Reuters) - Norway's King Harald was discharged from a Malaysian hospital on Sunday and was flying home on a medical evacuation plane, according to Norwegian media reports,…
Norway's King Harald may return home from Malaysia in a few days following his hospitalisation, the Norwegian royal household said . "His majesty the king's physician reports today that the…
Norway is "ready to stand up and be counted" on defence spending ahead of a NATO Washington summit in July, the Nordic country’s prime minister told Reuters on Saturday, adding…
Anders Behring Breivik, the far-right fanatic who killed 77 people in twin attacks in Norway in 2011, remains "very dangerous" and should be kept in isolation in prison, a court…
By Gwladys Fouche TYRISTRAND, Norway, (Reuters) - Norwegian mass killer Anders Behring Breivik told a court on Tuesday he was sorry for what he had done and broke down in…
OSLO, Jan 8 (Reuters) - Anders Behring Breivik, the far-right fanatic who killed 77 people in a bombing and shooting rampage in Norway in 2011, will ask a court on…
OSLO, Jan 3 (Reuters) - Norway will send two F-16 fighter jets to Denmark to contribute to the training of Ukrainian pilots on the use of the U.S.-made airplane, the…
Updated 1440 Norway's Labour Party Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere announced on Monday a government reshuffle, sacking the foreign minister and making six other changes to the cabinet as the…
OSLO, Oct 6 (Reuters) - Narges Mohammadi, an Iranian women's rights advocate serving 12 years in jail, won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday in a decision likely to anger Tehran's theocratic…
OSLO (Reuters) - Russian forces stationed in the Arctic near Norway are "20% or less" of the number they were before the February 2022 invasion of Ukraine, Norway's chief of…
By Louise Rasmussen COPENHAGEN, July 28 (Reuters) - Norway and Finland face record outbreaks of bird flu this year which have killed thousands of seagulls and other species, put livestock…
OSLO, June 19 (Reuters) - Large and mid-size private firms in Norway must have boards comprising at least 40% women, Norway's government proposed in a bill on Monday, in a…
OSLO, June 1 (Reuters) - All NATO allies agree that Ukraine will become a member of the alliance, NATO secretary general Jens Stoltenberg said on Thursday. "All allies agree that…
By Sabine Siebold BRUSSELS (Reuters) - NATO foreign ministers will seek to narrow divisions over Ukraine's membership bid at a meeting in Oslo this week, with allies at odds over…
OSLO, May 8 (Reuters) - Norway's King Harald has been hospitalised to receive treatment for an infection, the royal household said in a statement on Monday. The 86-year-old monarch was…
Strike action among Norwegian private sector workers Construction, breweries, manufacturing among those affected Conflict set to escalate in the coming days Oil and gas production unaffected OSLO, (Reuters) - Almost…
Ruling has implications for oil, minerals Non-EU Norway has sovereignty over Svalbard Arctic islands State can sue Norway -expert By Gwladys Fouche OSLO, March 20 (Reuters) - Norway's Supreme Court…
OSLO, Feb 27 (Reuters) - Environmental campaigner Greta Thunberg and dozens of other activists on Monday blocked entrances to Norway's energy ministry, protesting against wind turbines built on land traditionally used by…
OSLO, Feb 20 (Reuters) - Norwegian headline inflation is forecast to fall to 4.8% in 2023 from 5.8% last year, when it was at its highest since the 1980s, a…
Russia has begun deploying tactical nuclear weapon-armed vessels in the Baltic Sea for the first time in the last 30 years, the Norwegian Intelligence Service said in its annual report.…
BERLIN, Feb 12 (Reuters) - NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg will end his term as planned in October, a spokesperson for the alliance said, after a newspaper reported a further extension was in…
OSLO, Feb 6 (Reuters) - Norway's prime minister will on Monday propose that his country provides aid to war-torn Ukraine of some 75 billion Norwegian crown ($7.3 billion) in total…
OSLO, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Norway will order 54 new German-made Leopard 2 tanks for its army from the Krauss-Maffei Wegmann Group, and will get an option to buy a…
Surrounded by ice and snow covered trees, ducks swim in open water in a small river in Nittedal, some 30 km north of Oslo, Norway. Photo: EPA-EFE/PAUL KLEIVEN
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…
OSLO, Jan 26 (Reuters) - Norway's estimated tax revenue from the oil and gas industry rose by 200% last year to a record 884 billion Norwegian crowns ($89.3 billion), almost…
Norwegian police have begun questioning a former commander of Russia's Wagner mercenary group who recently fled to Norway about his time in Ukraine, police said on Tuesday. Andrei Medvedev, who…
OSLO, Jan 23 (Reuters) - A former commander of Russia's Wagner mercenary group who recently fled to Norway has been apprehended by police, an official said on Monday, and a…
OSLO, Jan 9 (Reuters) - Norway's oil production is expected to rise by 6.9% this year as the giant Johan Sverdrup field ramps up output while gas volumes are predicted…
OSLO, Dec 19 (Reuters) - Norway's King Harald was hospitalised on Monday with an infection and is being treated with intravenous antibiotics, the royal household said in a statement. The…
OSLO, Dec 9 (Reuters) - The Norwegian mainland economy is set to grow by an estimated 1.2% in 2023 while the central bank's key policy interest rate will likely peak…
BERLIN (Reuters) - The German navy is helping Norway to protect critical maritime infrastructure such as oil rigs, undersea cables and pipelines, is ready to do the same off the…
OSLO, Oct 31 (Reuters) - Norway will put its military on a raised level of alert from Tuesday as it sharpens security in response to the war in Ukraine, the…
OSLO (Reuters) - The West should listen carefully when Russian President Vladimir Putin talks about using nuclear weapons but should remember that it is more useful for him to threaten…
OSLO, Oct 17 (Reuters) - Norwegian police revealed on Monday that they had arrested four Russians on suspicion of illegally photographing classified facilities last week, days before they caught two…
OSLO, Oct 14 (Reuters) - Norwegian police on Friday investigated reports of a drone that was spotted flying over the Kaarstoe gas processing plant in southwest Norway on Thursday in…
OSLO, Oct 13 (Reuters) - Norwegian police on Thursday responded to a threat made by telephone against the Nyhamna gas processing plant, one of Europe's largest energy export facilities, and…
OSLO, (Reuters) - Norway said it would impose limits on Russian fishing vessels using its ports, in a further tightening of security following last week's suspected sabotage on the Nord…
OSLO/KYIV, (Reuters) - This year's Nobel Peace Prize could condemn the war in Ukraine by recognising opponents of Russian President Vladimir Putin, the volunteers who have helped civilians, or Ukrainian…
(Reuters) - Norway may impose a ban on Russian tourists similar to that introduced by Finland this week, Norwegian Justice Minister Emilie Enger Mehl said on Friday. "We will close…
OSLO, Sept 28 (Reuters) - Norway on Wednesday was beefing up security throughout its oil and gas sector to protect against possible sabotage after several countries said two Russian pipelines…
OSLO, Sept 28 (Reuters) - The Norwegian government plans to raise taxes on electricity producers and fish farmers, giving a total extra income for the government of some 33 billion…
OSLO, Sept 16 (Reuters) - Norway's government on Friday presented a long-awaited package of loans and subsidies to help curb the impact of sky-high power prices for businesses, the latest…
OSLO, Sept 15 (Reuters) - Norway said on Thursday that sky-high gas prices were not in its interest and it would work with the EU to steady the market, although…
OSLO, Sept 12 (Reuters) - Norway and the European Union have agreed to a closer dialogue on proposals to resolve Europe's energy crisis, Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere said…
Sept 7 (Reuters) - Norway is open to discussing potential long-term gas agreements and price caps with European partners to help ease the energy crisis, the country's Prime Minister Jonas…
OSLO, Aug 19 (Reuters) - Norway's state-owned power grid operator Statnett said on Friday it would extend its policy of making no charge for use of its grid until the end of…
OSLO, Aug 17 (Reuters) - Norway's sovereign wealth fund, the world's largest, made a loss of 1.68 trillion Norwegian crowns ($174 billion) in the first half of 2022, it said…
Rescue services at the collapsed Tretten bridge over the River Laagen in Gudbrandsdalen, Norway, 15 August 2022. A car and a truck fell in the water. Two drivers were on…
OSLO, Aug 10 (Reuters) - Norway's core inflation jumped in July to its highest level in more than two decades, exceeding forecasts as the costs of food soared 7.6%, Statistics Norway data showed on Wednesday.…
OSLO, (Reuters) - Norway's King Harald is in hospital with a fever, the royal household said in a statement. The 85-year-old monarch was in a stable condition, the palace said.…
Russia said that restrictions imposed by Norway were blocking goods for Russian-populated settlements on the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard, and threatened unspecified "retaliatory measures" unless Oslo resolves the issue. Svalbard,…
People lay flowers and rainbow flags next to a crime scene in the aftermath of the shootings in the center of Oslo, Norway. Two people were killed and at least…
OSLO (Reuters) - A gunman went on a terrifying rampage in a gay bar and the surrounding streets in Oslo on Saturday, killing two people and injuring more than 20…
Norway's Princess Ingrid Alexandra toasts as she delivers a speech next to King Harald (R) during the gala dinner celebrating her 18th birthday at the Palace in Oslo, Norway, on…