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Head of Iran’s Basij militia killed in Israeli strike

Facing threats on multiple fronts, the Israeli Defense Forces moved swiftly—killing, within hours, the leaders of both Iran’s Basij force and Islamic Jihad.

Ali Larijani has been killed

The Israeli Minister of Defence states that they have killed the real leader in Iran, Ali Larijani. His death is a major blow to the regime, which now stands without a leader. The newly appointed Supreme Leader lies in a coma, and it is uncertain whether he is alive. Larijani has served as President of […]

Støre calls for more foreigners to be deported – But there’s one big catch

Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre is presenting a proposal to expel more foreign nationals, even before they have been convicted. But there is one major catch in the entire proposal.

EU says no to helping Trump in the Strait of Hormuz

Relations between the EU’s NATO countries and Trump’s United States are steadily deteriorating. At a foreign affairs meeting today, the EU decided that sending forces to the Persian Gulf is not under consideration.

Ahmed (18) threatens critics after Document case: “I’ll find you one by one like rats

The 18-year-old Ahmed from Syria strongly disliked Document’s reportage on the Jan-Einar Borgerud case. He has now started threatening people who speak to Document.

Trump: Consequences for NATO if allies do not help in the Strait of Hormuz

In an interview with the Financial Times, Donald Trump has stated that he expects Europe and China to assist in keeping the Strait of Hormuz open. Failure to do so, he warned, would have extremely negative consequences for NATO. This marks the first time Trump has explicitly linked military action against Iran to the level of cooperation within the transatlantic alliance.

EU wants 25% of congestion revenues — and to use them outside Norway

A number of EU countries, among them Germany, France and Sweden, have taken a negative stance towards the content of the grid package. Like Norway, the Swedes are highly negative towards using congestion revenues to finance grid expansion.

«Sentimental Value» named Best International Feature Film

Joachim Trier’s «Sentimental Value» won the Oscar for Best International Feature Film. It is the first time a Norwegian feature film has won an Oscar. «Sentimental Value» was nominated in no fewer than nine categories, but “only” won this one: Best International. It is a prize that ranks highly.

Danish PM: The US most important, but not the closest

Danish PM Mette Frederiksen went straight from the Nordic summit in Oslo to a party leaders’ debate with the Liberal Party’s Troels Lund Poulsen, who is also defence minister. She was the one who most clearly distanced herself from the current administration in Washington, describing the United States as “most important, but not the closest”. She was not asked how a small country like Denmark can take that stance yet still expect full support in wartime.

PST warns about terror financing but overlooks the biggest source of funding

The Norwegian Police Security Service (PST) warns – quite rightly – that collections for “good causes” can be misused for terrorist financing. But providing subsistence to would-be terrorists, as the public welfare agency NAV does, amounts to terrorist financing on a far larger scale.