HMS Queen Elizabeth carrier group sails north for NATO training
The British aircraft carrier will train warfare with Nordic countries, Americans and other allies off the coast of northern Norway.
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Russia kicks off trans-Arctic navy exercise
15 warships, submarines, support vessels, aircraft and coastal units are involved as the Northern Fleet starts an exercise that stretches
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Canadian and Norwegian PMs talk Arctic on sidelines of Montreal summit
Northern affairs were one of the main topics on the agenda when Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Norwegian Prime
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Lavrov formally withdraws Russia from Barents cooperation
Sergei Lavrov on Monday informed the other members of the Barents Cooperation about the withdrawal from the official structures where
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Moscow fires cruise missiles in sea drills between Russia and Alaska
Russia fired cruise missiles at mock targets in the seas separating it from Alaska on Monday in what it said
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US Navy brings massive fire power to Tromsø
For the first time a guided missile submarine of the Ohio-class makes port call to Northern Norway. It was Thursday
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With northern focus, Finland applies EU funding to improve military mobility
The Finnish Government said an application of €43 million has been sent to the European Union’s Connecting Europe Facility (CAF), a funding
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Husband of U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola dies in an airplane crash in Alaska
U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola’s husband has died in an airplane crash, her office said in a statement Wednesday. “We are
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Swedish Air Force want to use fighter jets to launch satellites
The Swedish Armed Forces are looking at whether they could use JAS 39 Gripen fighter jets to take satellites into
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Arctic Council charting way forward to resume work says Norwegian SAO
Norway remains committed to restarting the work of the Arctic Council, with a focus on reactivating its expert teams, according
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Swedish Government and US Congressmen confident of Swedish NATO accession in October
US Congressmen from the House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee were in Stockholm today, and told media they were confident
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Finland issues Nato stamp
Finland is to issue a postage stamp to commemorate its accession to Nato’s military alliance. The national postal service says
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Finland counted its bomb shelters and found 50,500 of them
Finland has finished inventorying its existing bomb shelters in a government effort prompted by neighboring Russia’s invasion of Ukraine last year,
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MLAs in N.W.T. postpone upcoming election, add $75M to wildfire budget
General election now set for Nov. 14, as recommended by chief electoral officer N.W.T. MLAs have voted to postpone the
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Kremlin propagandist Maria Zakharova hits out at Norway: “Real zoocide”
40 reindeer that crossed into Russia to graze were slaughtered upon return to Norway, a move used by foreign ministry
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