Norway

HRH King Harald V has died at the age of 89; in his 35 years on the throne, he steered the Norwegian monarchy through social change and periods of national crisis

Norwegian air traffic controllers called off the strike they had launched last week, impacting tourist and business flights; Their labour organization came to terms with state aviation agency Avinor after nearly six hours of renewed negotiations

A major fire spread from a townhouse Drammen, 34km from Oslo, destroying over 100 homes and forcing thousands into evacuation centers as flames spread through the area and into nearby forests

Housing prices are expected to rise by just 3,5% this year, and the market for holiday homes has fallen as well. Brokers blame prospects for another interest rate hike, lots of property on the market and economic uncertainty created by a world in turmoil

A settlement between trade union federation Fellesforbundet and the national organization of hotel and restaurant employers ended a strike involving 2.000 workers since 19 April, 4.000 last week, agreeing to a pay hike of up to 1,4/hour from 1 June

New and renovated government buildings in downtown Oslo are now hosting six ministries and Norway's PM's office, following official opening ceremonies; the government complex had been damaged by a right-wing extremist’s bomb on 22 July 2011

Expanding offshore O&G industry before attacks on Iran, Norway was already cutting Persian Gulf oil supplies; now a majority of Norwegian leaders think it’s even more important to keep Norway’s own oil flowing, despite its contribution to climate change

The leaders of all five Nordic nations and Canada’s Prime Minister were hosted in Oslo by Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre to discuss intensification of their cooperation within defense and security and to contribute to reshape future world order

19 people were murdered in Norway last year, the lowest number of registered homicides since 1990: 2025 saw a rise in serious crime among youth, often tied to drug smuggling and brutal gang violence, with a number of cross-border episodes

The scandal of ski jumping men wearing manipulated suits was resolved with three team officials and coaches banned for 18 months; the case tarnished Norway's hosting of the Nordic ski world championships last March and its wider reputation for fair play

Nobel Institute issued a statement on the controversial fact that Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Corina Machado had given her gold Nobel medal to US President Donald Trump; amid international uproar, the institution said prize and winner are 'inseparable'

Norway’s Crown Princess Mette-Marit, 52, who in 2018 made public she’d been diagnosed with chronic pulmonary fibrosis, may need to undergo a lung transplant, for which the national hospital is preparing