The Epstein files continue to hold surprises: The two children of Norway’s former FM Terje Rød-Larsen and and his wife, former UN ambassador Mona Juul, each received $5 million in Epstein’s will, which he signed two days before he died. No explanation has been given as to why these children were favoured.
Continue reading »Most European countries have summoned Iranian ambassadors to condemn “state violence” against protesters. The EU terrorstamps Revolutiongarden. Meanwhile, Norway invites Iran’s ambassador to a gala dinner at the Royal Palace.
Continue reading »Iran’s streets are calm, but the calm is not normal. The markets are eerily empty of people, shops are closed, and security forces are patrolling. “The regime has killed so many people. People are terrified.”
Continue reading »Today’s update brings a poignant, personal account from a couple who survived “a living hell”. In February, the dead are traditionally honoured on the 40th day. This means large crowds in the streets.
Continue reading »New government figures show that a single refugee with two children can in practice receive public benefits equivalent to an annual salary of almost NOK 600,000. Minister of Labour and Social Inclusion Kjersti Stenseng (Ap) has been under intense pressure from Norwegian municipalities, after several of them have told stories about how social assistance budgets […]
Continue reading »The collapse of the Islamic Republic would be the biggest geopolitical event since the end of the Cold War. For Trump, it would be a moment akin to the demise of America’s ideological enemy the Soviet Union.
Continue reading »Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide is convinced that he has seen through Donald Trump’s strategy for Greenland.
Continue reading »For the third weekend in a row, thousands of Iranians – young and old – braved freezing temperatures in Oslo (−15 °C) for hours to show their solidarity with, and support for, protesters, friends and family back in Iran. The demonstrators gathered outside Norway’s parliament, where speeches were given and songs performed, before they took […]
Continue reading »Iranian government officials have leaked damaging details to Western media, suggesting internal discord over the regime’s brutality. Elsewhere, the Islamic foreign ministry has condemned US “human rights violations” in Minnesota.
Continue reading »The criminal economy in Sweden is worth almost SEK 1 billion every day, according to a new research report.
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