Jaeger battalion GSV gets weapons to destroy low-flying aircraft and drones
Specialized invasion defense soldiers on the border with Russia’s heavily militarised Kola Peninsula are the first in Norway to be
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Politics (Norway)
Norway expands defense agreement with American troops
Andøya, Bardufoss and Setermoen in northern Norway are among the eight new dedicated areas where the United States military could
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Norway sees no increase in crossings since Finland’s eastern border closure
Storskog has become the closest checkpoint for travelers between northern Finland and Russia, but January saw a further drop in
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Blog: Arctic Frontiers kicks off to rain falling on snow
With climate change starting to affect the very conferences that discuss them, concerns can no longer be confined to a
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British troops deploy to northern Norway ahead of huge NATO Arctic exercise
Nordic Response 2024 will be NATO’s biggest Arctic exercise in a generation. The bi-annual winter wargame previously known as Cold Response has changed
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Norwegian Air Force starts training of Ukrainian personnel
Two F-16 fighter jets are sent from the North Norwegian airbase of Bodø as part of efforts to educate Ukrainian
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Lawmakers in Norway make a deal opening up for deep sea mining in Arctic Ocean
Norway’s minority center-left government and two large opposition parties made a deal Tuesday to open the Arctic Ocean to seabed
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Norway nixes border surveillance helicopter despite Murmansk migrant queues
Despite hundreds of migrants queuing up in the Murmansk region with a strong will to make it to Europe, Norwegian
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Russia threatens to withdraw from fishery deal with Norway
Limiting access for Russian fishing vessels to Norwegian ports is illegitimate, Moscow claims and warns that further restrictions could cause
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Russian General Consul stirs strife by the war memorial in Kirkenes
Despite repeated warnings from local authorities, Russian diplomat Nikolai Konygin showed up at the war monument in the Norwegian border
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Norway’s FM Anniken Huitfeldt demoted in government reshuffle
Experienced Espen Barth Eide has become Norway’s new foreign minister as part of PM Jonas Gahr Støre’s government shake-up on
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Arctic Council continues steps towards resuming expert group work
The Arctic Council has taken another step towards resuming work, with a meeting this month with the body’s six Indigenous
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Leader of Norway’s Finnmark region snubs Moscow, wants Zelensky at WWII anniversary
The new regional government of Hans-Jacob Bønå does not want any official Russian representatives at next year’s 80-year anniversary of
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British & Norwegian F-35s scrambled in North to intercept Russian military plane
A group of British and Norwegian F-35s were scrambled to escort the Russian military plane that flew in vicinity of
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Last European entry point bans Russian cars
The entry ban starts from Tuesday October 3, the Foreign Ministry in Oslo announces in a press-release. “Norway stands together
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