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A total of 12 Norwegian police officers have been killed on the job since World War II. The latest casualty occurred over weekend, and has renewed debate over whether Norway's usually unarmed police should be armed at all times. Police... Oslo's Airport Express Train, better known as Flytoget, has ...
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Dec 12, 2024 · A total of 12 Norwegian police officers have been killed on the job since World War II. The latest casualty occurred over weekend, and has renewed debate over whether Norway's usually unarmed police should be armed at all times.
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Police officer’s death revives calls for permanent arming
Dec 29, 2024 · A total of 12 Norwegian police officers have been killed on the job since World War II. The latest casualty occurred over weekend, and has renewed debate over whether Norway’s usually unarmed police should be armed at all times. Police were in mourning nationwide after news broke Saturday that one of their young colleagues had […]
Royals in place as Parliament opened
Oct 4, 2024 · PHOTO FEATURE: Norway’s King Harald V was once again on the throne this week that’s only used once a year, when the Norwegian Parliament (Stortinget) ceremoniously opens for its annual session. Royal pomp and traditions were carefully retained, also after months of both political and royal scandals. King Harald had his wife of 56 years, […]
Norwegians urged to prepare for crisis
Nov 3, 2024 · Just as more extreme weather swept over Norway’s west coast last week, a new brochure was landing in Norwegians’ mailboxes. It’s part of further efforts to boost individual preparedness for various disasters, and thereby improve civil defense. The brochures arrived just before another large allied naval force sailed into the Norwegian capital. It illustrated how […]
Royals hope for a better New Year
4 days ago · NEWS ANALYSIS: Norway’s royal family headed for the hills above Oslo during the holidays after one of their worst years in memory. There were noticeable absences of the most controversial family members, and King Harald V made a point of how difficult the past year has been in his annual New Year’s address to the nation
Threat levels highest in decades - Norway's News in English
Feb 12, 2024 · Norway’s national security- and intelligence agencies released their evaluations of threats against Norway on Monday, and they’re the highest and most serious in decades. China and Norway’s neighbouring Russia still pose the biggest threats, they claim, while the threat of terrorist attacks is “moderate.” The evaluations come from Norway’s foreign- and military intelligence agency ...
New EU debate rises in Norway
Nov 29, 2024 · NEWS ANALYSIS: Thirty years after Norway opted against joining the EU for the third time, debate is rising once again over whether a new generation of voters should have a say. Most top politicians are reluctant to propose another EU referendum, afraid it would overshadow everything else and be too divisive, but have to admit […]
King Harald tidies his ‘Royal House’ - Norway's News in English
Sep 3, 2024 · Norway’s King Harald V finally seems to have made an effort to clarify the lines of royal responsibility within what Norwegians call Kongehuset, literally The Royal House.The move comes after criticism around Princess Martha Louise’s commercial exploitation of her title and the arrest of Crown Princess Mette-Marit’s son, Marius Borg Høiby.