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Norway’s finance minister, Jens Stoltenberg, warned Monday that the crisis in the Strait of Hormuz could have consequences for the country’s economy.

Britain and Norway conducted a weekslong military operation to deter Russian spy submarines near undersea cables in the North Atlantic, the U.K. defense chief said Thursday, accusing Moscow of using the distraction of th...

Tensions are mounting around Svalbard, a remote Arctic archipelago held as NATO territory but open by treaty to dozens of countries, including Russia. Moscow is using that access to build a strategic foothold in the Arct...

OSLO, March 12 (Reuters) - Norway's ​Prime Minister Jonas Gahr ‌Stoere said on Thursday that it would be unwise ​for Europe to ​cap the price of natural ⁠gas, which has risen ​some 60% in the ​wake of the U.S.-Israeli wa...

OSLO, March 8 (Reuters) - The U.S. embassy in Oslo was hit by a loud explosion early ​on Sunday, causing minor damage but no injuries in what may have ‌been a deliberate attack linked to the crisis in the Middle East, No...

Norwegians head to the polls on Sunday and Monday to elect a new parliament, in what is a close race between a left-wing bloc led by the incumbent Labour Party and a right-wing bloc dominated by the anti-immigration Prog...

Norwegian daily newspaper VG reported that the hackers breached the dam’s control system, opening valves for four hours, sending large amounts of water gushing forth until the valves could be shut.

A grenade was thrown at the residence of the Norwegian ambassador to Israel on Thursday evening in Tel Aviv, Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar said, causing no injury.

Across the Nordic nations, governments are boosting defense spending, reassessing security and pushing the concept of total defense.

The Norwegian government collapsed Thursday after the Euroskeptic Centre Party left the two-party coalition after weeks of brawling over the adoption of three EU energy directives, local media reported.

“If crisis or war comes” has been updated from six years ago because of what the government in Stockholm calls the worsening security situation, by which it means Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

Norway's security service said on Thursday it had lowered the national threat assessment a notch to moderate from high.

A Norwegian citizen has been arrested on suspicion of spying for China, Norway’s NTB news agency reported Tuesday, citing the Scandinavian country’s domestic security agency.

Norway on Thursday said it will further tighten its restrictions on the entry of people from Russia, saying those with tourist visas issued by Norway before regulations were tightened in 2022 or issued by another Europea...

Norway, Ireland and Spain recognized a Palestinian state on Wednesday in a historic move that drew condemnation from Israel and jubilation from the Palestinians. Israel ordered back its ambassadors from Norway and Irelan...

Norway is to increase the number of conscripted soldiers from the present 9,000 to 13,500, the Norwegian government said Tuesday.

A Christian Iraqi who burned the Quran in Stockholm said "freedom of speech" in Sweden is a "big lie." His desecration of the Islamic holy book sparked anger across the Muslim world and complicated Sweden-Turkey ties.

NATO will kick off an exercise on Monday to defend its newly expanded Nordic territory when more than 20,000 soldiers from 13 nations take part in drills lasting nearly two weeks in the northern regions of Finland,

Norwegian authorities issued several warnings for landslides and avalanches in southern Norway Friday as bad weather continued to hammer the Scandinavian country.

Much of northern Europe braced for stormy weather and gale-force winds from the east on Thursday, with authorities warning that floods could cause major problems in inland Danish waters, in the Baltic Sea and in the nort...