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A senior Iranian source told Reuters that Iran has only about two months’ worth of petrol left in its stockpiles. At that point, its…

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Muslims threaten strike in Venice after mosque project rejected

Arnt Jensvoll

Bangladeshi Muslims are threatening strikes and street protests after Venice’s mayor halted the construction of a large mosque and Islamic cultural centre costing €20…

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Anniken Huitfeldt: King Haakon will carry on the legacy in the US

Hans Rustad

Norwegian Americans regarded King Harald as ‘their’ king. Ambassador Anniken Huitfeldt believes they will also feel that King Haakon is ‘their’ king. – It…

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King Haakon’s address to the Norwegian People

Editorial Team

This is King Haakon’s address to the Norwegian people on Saturday, 29 August 2026, reproduced in full and translated into English using AI.

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Sonja retains the title of Queen

Christian Skaug

The Prime Minister says that King Haakon has decided that his mother will retain the title Queen Sonja. This is in keeping with the…

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London: Eritrean migrant raped elderly man outside church

Peder Jensen

An Eritrean migrant has been convicted of raping an elderly man outside a church in London. The perpetrator himself claims that he was merely…

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Record harvests in Norwegian fields

Kent Andersen

It has been a bad summer for climate hysterics, but a very good summer for Norwegian farmers in terms of harvests: Thanks to fine…

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Injured clan members create state of emergency at Berlin hospitals

Christian Skaug

German police turn out in force when Arab clan members are admitted to hospital after shootings or stabbings in Berlin, leaving emergency departments unable…

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Conversation is dying out – People use 30 per cent fewer words than 20 years ago

Arnt Jensvoll

Since 2005, each year we have spoken 338 fewer words per day than the year before. The result is that small talk and informal…

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One in seven Germans plans to leave the country

Arnt Jensvoll

An opinion poll shows that 14 per cent of Germans, equivalent to 8.2 million people, plan to emigrate within five years. The backdrop is…

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Woke World: Ireland offers ‘pregnant men’ 26 weeks of paid maternity leave

Arnt Jensvoll

Irish health authorities confirm full equality for ‘men’ who become pregnant or give birth; they are entitled to the same maternity leave as other…

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A close call in Leipzig

Hans Rustad

The drone incident at Leipzig Airport on Wednesday was a “close call”. The drone that was discovered was carrying explosives and was only a…

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Evacuating families with children from Kramatorsk

Hans Rustad

Families with children have been ordered to evacuate the eastern city of Kramatorsk. The Russians are advancing. Trump needs his air defences against Iran,…

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Norway's Sylvi Listhaug calls for suspension of Schengen agreement with Spain after migrant chaos

Erling Marthinsen

Progress Party (FrP) leader Sylvi Listhaug is taking inspiration from Giorgia Meloni and the Italian government. On Monday, Listhaug said that Norway should suspend…

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Foreign citizens constitute almost half of the prison population in Germany

Peder Jensen

More than half of those imprisoned in several German federal states are not German citizens. This figure does not include people born abroad who…

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Germany: Gang rapes have become commonplace, with two cases every day

Peder Jensen

It is not many years since gang rapes were shocking isolated incidents. Now there are 751 gang rapes a year in Germany—more than two…