Bank chief who warned of “necessary pain” earned 18.7 million last year
Kjerstin Braathen, chief executive of Norway’s largest bank, DNB, earned NOK 18.7 million (GBP £1.4 million) last year. At the World Economic Forum in 2022, she said that “we” must accept that the energy transition will bring pain, energy shortages and inflationary pressure.

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How Norway’s public broadcaster frames reality
When a news programme treats a legal conclusion as the entry ticket to debate, the discussion shifts from reasoned assessment to tribal alignment. Viewers are not shown the criteria, evidence, or legal thresholds involved. Instead, a moral hierarchy emerges: those who accept the premise appear responsible, while those who question it risk being cast as suspect.
Trump's new alliance of the Americas
At the Shield of the Americas Summit in Miami, Donald Trump gathered Latin American leaders to launch a new alliance aimed at crushing drug cartels and countering China’s growing influence in the region. In this episode of Document News, Mia Skar and Henry Galeano discuss whether the summit marks the beginning of a new U.S. geopolitical doctrine for the Americas.

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Now even electric car drivers are in the sights of climate policy
The authorities now plan to scrap one in four cars from Norwegian roads, even as the country absorbs hundreds of thousands of immigrants. At the same time, battery-powered electric vehicles…
Where is the Church of Norway heading?
What was long Norway’s seminary for priests has now appointed an imam from Islam Net. Where, then, is the Church of Norway heading? Should Norway’s moral foundation be shaped by…
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Norway is experiencing a far-reaching ideological shift driven by the Pride movement, with schools and kindergartens addressing sexuality and identity in children as young as two. The interview also questions…
The Return of History
When today’s left condemns Trump rather than the mullahs, it echoes the Cold War era, when the Soviet Union was seen as good and the United States as evil. At…
Everything they took from you
Norwegian politicians talk endlessly about “security”, yet security is among the many goods Norwegians have lost over the past 30–40 years. Economic freedom and a functioning labour market are others;…
Why Norway should not have nuclear weapons – Its own or others’
Nuclear weapons on Norwegian soil would clearly contribute to deterrence and reduce the risk of a conventional attack on Norway. But they would simultaneously increase the risk of a pre-emptive…
Iran regime loyalists target freedom supporters in Oslo
The conflict over Iran has reached Norway’s streets. Regime supporters cannot tolerate others expressing support for the country’s liberation and attack them in the open. That happened on Saturday in…
Norway: Police hunt suspect after U.S. embassy blast
Police have released surveillance images of a person they believe placed an improvised explosive device at the entrance to the United States Embassy overnight on Sunday.
Morality as a weapon of collective hatred
The left, this self-proclaimed bastion of justice and compassion, reveals itself through a deeply troubling double standard that undermines the very foundation of universal ethics. Their moral reflex appears not…
Trump Launches “Shield of the Americas”, reshaping the global order
President Donald Trump hosted Latin American leaders in Miami to launch the Shield of the Americas, a new U.S.-led security initiative targeting drug cartels and expanding regional military cooperation. The…
In a decadent West, only two stand firm
We are witnessing Huntington’s clash of civilisations, and some of our own stand on the other side. The rest respond largely with whining, capitulation or wounded indignation over the war…
Papers refuse ad on Israel pre-empting nuclear weapons for Assad, Saddam and Khamenei
Three newspapers flatly refused to print the advertisement thanking Israel for having prevented Assad, Saddam and Khamenei from acquiring nuclear weapons.
Explosion at U.S. Embassy in Oslo — Norwegian leader calls It “Serious and frightening”
FrP leader Sylvi Listhaug reacted strongly after an explosion struck the U.S. Embassy in Oslo late Saturday night.
Norway is no longer on the sidelines — It is now a frontline state
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Norway’s justice minister on U.S. Embassy bombing: “An unacceptable incident
Justice Minister Astri Aas-Hansen calls the explosion outside the U.S. Embassy “an unacceptable incident that is being taken with the utmost seriousness”. The explosion places the government in considerable embarrassment.…
Norway’s largest trade union, LO, has received more than 700 million NOK from the country’s foreign aid budget
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The blood of 50,000 people became the Mullahs' historic turning point
Norway continues to cultivate contact with the mullahs even after the outbreak of war. But dialogue presupposes a legitimate counterpart. Is a counterpart that kills tens of thousands of civilians…
Iran bets on chaos
To the outside world, it appears incomprehensible: Iran has attacked 12 countries in the region, even those with which it has friendly relations, such as Iraq. But there is a…
North African described as “Norwegian” arrested for conspiracy to commit murder and rape of a minor girl
North African described as “Norwegian” arrested for conspiracy to commit murder and rape of a minor girl.
Secret documents from the ministry of foreign affairs found in Epstein-financed basement storage unit
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Norway courts Iran, but Trump doesn’t hesitate: “No Deal”
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 Document.news speaks with Sarah Ramfjord, a journalism student whose personal story offers a thoughtful perspective on faith, identity, and belonging in modern Scandinavia. Born to a Moroccan mother and…
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Norway has signed a climate agreement with Jordan under which Norwegian funds will finance emission reductions in the country’s waste sector. In return, Norway can purchase carbon credits (or emission…
Norway’s climate targets: A costly prestige project of political dreams
It is absurd that Norway should spend large resources on a green prestige project in which the rest of the world has little desire to participate. Costly climate measures are…
Moroccan convict's legal soap opera returns to appeals court – Round Three
A convicted Moroccan national who has been permanently expelled from Norway may still be granted a residence permit because he has married a Norwegian citizen. After several rounds of appeals,…
Norway’s parliamentary parties receive 125 million in “Development Aid"
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NRK presenter apologises after sexualised attack on Document journalist Lise Sørensen
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"New Danes" hail dictator Khamenei in Copenhagen
Activist Mohamad Ali Haidar Saleh defends Danish citizen praising Iran’s dictator, citing “free speech” absent in his “beloved” Iran he supposedly escaped. Nørrebrogade: once anti-regime rallies, now tyrant worship.
Document journalist barred from covering Iran demo: – I'll sue you
Foreign Palestine activists claimed full right to eject Document journalist Bente Haarstad from a public demo in Trondheim. Police actually said I provoked the protesters, says Haarstad. Meanwhile, local paper…
Iranian "refugees" mourn Khamenei in Norway – Journalist harassed while covering it: Unprecedented
In Trondheim, Norway, a group of self-described Iranian “refugees” gathered to mourn and praise Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei—the very regime many claim to have fled—after his recent death…
Europe prepares for Iran’s threats of attack
European countries fear Iran could strike the continent in retaliation for US attacks on the Islamic regime — so they protest America’s strikes. Yet no European politicians seem worried about…
The media have entered the war
On the fourth day, Norway’s state broadcaster, NRK, entered the war. Its flagship evening news programme *Dagsrevyen* opened by stating that 165 people had been killed in an attack on…
Norway FM Eide: USA abdicates its role as guarantor of the liberal world order
Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide delivers a foreign policy statement to the Storting, the Norwegian parliament, 3. March 2026.
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