Kjell Inge Røkke is donating no less than NOK 250 million to Bakketun Folk High School. It is not every day that a Christian school receives donations, and certainly not on this scale. Christian newspaper Dagen reports this.

The transgender-woman couple Sophie Molly and Heather Herbert have long characterised the transgender-activist milieu in Scotland and obtained financing from naïve donors. But their fantastic fraud is beginning to unravel. The emperor is naked – in this case also totally repulsive and perhaps even criminal. Herbert hoped that the murder of Ann Widdecombe had been an “extremely painful death”. Those who support mentally unstable people such as this probably have…

Dagen editor Vebjørn Selbekk, a central figure in Norway’s 2006 Muhammad cartoons controversy, criticises politician Gaute Skjervø’s call to expel Document from the Norwegian Editors’ Association. Selbekk argues that politicians should not decide which outlets qualify as recognised media, and that Norway needs more media diversity, not less.

Ten days before Maren Sømme was killed, she was admitted to Stavanger University Hospital. Nawid Bayan was charged with violence on that occasion as well. After initially reporting violence, Maren…

Jason Arday, the Cambridge University professor who became embroiled in controversy over plagiarism, has been found dead at his home in London. By all appearances, it was suicide, according to…

The Norwegian Media Authority has expressed concern about people who find themselves outside a ‘common public sphere’, and links disengagement from editor-controlled media to polarisation, security and a possible risk…

Juliana Baffoe was appointed Norway’s new ambassador to Estonia on Tuesday, 11 August. ‘We are pleased to announce that the new Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Kingdom of Norway,…

Attorney General Todd Blanche describes the Southern Poverty Law Center’s methods as creating the very extremism it claims to be fighting, by paying sources to stir up racial hatred. Heidi…

An 83-year-old Canadian woman died on 10 July following a lethal injection under Canada’s MAiD programme. Her family claims that she had rejected euthanasia because it conflicted with her Christian…

The new requirement for mandatory energy audits from 1 October is the direct national implementation of the EU’s revised Energy Efficiency Directive (EED), a core component of the ‘Fit for…

Jonas Gahr Støre revealed during the party leaders’ debate in Arendal that the Norgespris rate is not guaranteed to remain at 40 øre. The scheme will remain until 2029, but…

Islam Net presents itself as a champion of peaceful Islam and the prevention of radicalisation. History tells a different story. The organisation has repeatedly served as the first step on…

When the Spanish government describes the remaining migrants in Ceuta as “only” 7,000 unaccompanied minors, it omits crucial factors: family reunification and the pull factor. What is presented as a…

The entire spectacle at Arendal, Norway’s PC conference – the self-congratulatory platitudes, the endless panels on ‘diverse communities’, ‘green transition’, ‘inclusive working life’, ‘sustainable growth’ and ‘vibrant democracy’ – is…

Abyrint has generated NOK 289 million from Norwegian aid to Somalia since 2013, paying its two owners NOK 59 million in dividends. The company missed the 31 July deadline for…

Around 115,000 people in Norway now need food assistance, according to Matsentralen Norge. The trend is linked to rising food prices. According to Statistics Norway (SSB), food prices in the…

Today, the EU’s new packaging rules enter into force. A Swedish small-business owner who sells goods to customers in several EU countries may need to register, report and pay fees…

The United States’ shifting and indecisive policy towards Iran may be perceived as a sign of weakness, not only by the Iranian regime, but also by other authoritarian states. When…

Europol warns of increasing terrorism by left-wing extremists and anarchists, and of a growing use of violence. Figures from the law-enforcement agency show that there have been eight times as…

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

The diary has reached the Ukrainian highlands, which at times offer glimpses of Nordic latitudes, but history reminds us that Ukraine has had a worse past – and Norway may…

UDI has uncovered four large family networks that have systematically obtained residence permits and Norwegian citizenship on false grounds. The first network came to the country around the year 2000.

A detour from the rain of bombs over Kyiv brings the diary to the time capsule of a village at Chernelyts’ka, south-east of Ivano-Frankivsk, near the Romanian border.

After the Left Party was forced to withdraw its entire municipal election list in Sävsjö, a new one has now been presented. Seven of the eight candidates have Arabic names,…

A recurring feature in the accounts of Nawid Bayan’s relationships with Norwegian women is the use of violence. Normally, this should lead to the recognition of a pattern and to…

The woman beside me on the bus in Iceland was unaware of her own madness. She was willing to sacrifice a wonderful holiday in Florida simply because Trump was still…

By removing “unnecessary bureaucracy”, the government is in reality removing the democratic emergency brakes that local communities, agriculture, environmental protection and reindeer husbandry have had to defend Norwegian nature against…

It was Frank Kendall, the head of the Air Force under Biden, who leaked to the media that there were security vulnerabilities in the new Air Force One, which the…

Anna Bråthen was attacked in the street after attending Norgesdemokratene’s Remig conference at Håndverkeren. As she was walking down Rosenkrantzgate, a man lunged at her and began hitting her repeatedly.…

The drone incident at Leipzig Airport on Wednesday was a “close call”. The drone that was discovered was carrying explosives and was only a few metres from two Antonov aircraft…

– Massive illegal immigration into the US sent rents soaring, but wherever Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) goes, rents are now falling again, says US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.

The people cast their votes from below, but the governing comes from above. The political theatre depends on the audience remaining seated. NRK can continue to direct. The parties can…

The diary takes a detour from Kyiv through the Carpathians. The journey first goes to Ivano-Frankivsk and the plains, before the route heads up into the mountains. Later, the journey…

Jason Arday has resigned as a professor at Cambridge after his alleged deceptions were exposed by The Telegraph. Few are likely to miss him.

Families with children have been ordered to evacuate the eastern city of Kramatorsk. The Russians are advancing. Trump needs his air defences against Iran, and Ukraine does not have enough…

What happens when identity and tribal thinking replace the sense of national community, and ideology has such a firm grip on all of society’s institutions and public discourse that democratic…

Abdul El-Sayed won the contest to become the Democrats’ Senate candidate from Michigan’s 11th district. He defeated Shirley Stevens, who had the backing of the party leadership. The victory was…

Tennis star Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus has nothing against competition, but does not want to compete against men.

Sunday, federal agents spotted a man walking around the Trump National Golf Club Los Angeles carrying a camera and conducting reconnaissance. He took photographs from several different angles. He was…