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Three senior officials at Norway’s Defence Materiel Agency arrested by economic crime police

A department director at the Norwegian Defence Materiel Agency was arrested along with two others at different locations in Eastern Norway on Thursday morning. They are suspected of manipulating prices for consultancy services and breaching public procurement rules. The three are charged with gross breach of trust, reports VG, which broke the story and published images from the arrests.

EU approves €90 billion loan to Ukraine

The EU secured approval on Wednesday for a €90 billion loan to Ukraine. At the same time, the 20th sanctions package against Russia was approved. This removes a major headache for the EU, but it is still unclear how the loan will be financed.

Iran is betting that Trump won’t finish the job

Iran’s ruling clique is hoping that pressure on Donald Trump will make him abandon his regime change ambitions before the regime collapses. According to Victor Davis Hanson, finishing the job would require a few more weeks of American attacks.

The anti-racists at the SPLC paid large sums to racists to justify their own existence

The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), once a leading left-wing institution in the US, faces 11 charges filed by the Department of Justice on Tuesday. The SPLC has been accused of financing its own opponents to create chaos and thereby justify its own existence. The question remains: what is the difference between the KKK and the SPLC if the Ku Klux Klan is funded by the Southern Poverty Law Center?

Iran continues to arrest thousands

The Norway-based human rights group IHRNGO reports that the Iranian regime continues to arrest civilians suspected of opposition ties or working for foreign powers. The charges are often vague and rooted in paranoia. The regime sees enemies everywhere and casts wide nets to catch anyone. This sustained fear may explain why there have been no new mass demonstrations — it is a sure path to death.

Most Germans now say it was a mistake to shut down nuclear power

A new German opinion poll shows that 53 percent believe it was wrong to phase out nuclear power, while 39 percent want it back in the future. Even more support renewable energy sources. Very few want to rely on coal, oil and gas — which currently cover 75–80 percent of Germany’s energy needs.

Virginia voters back new congressional map that strongly favours Democrats

Voters in Virginia approved a constitutional amendment on Tuesday, April 21, 2026, that allows the Democrat-controlled state legislature to draw new congressional districts.

Spain: Calls for 24 years in prison for Pedro Sánchez’s wife over economic crimes

Pedro Sánchez’s wife is under investigation for corruption, insider trading, embezzlement and misuse of public funds. There are calls for her to be sentenced to 24 years in prison, along with a travel ban and confiscation of her passport.

Labour minister snaps selfie with Sánchez, then dodges questions on mass amnesty

Pedro Sánchez declared that the “time of immigration critics is over” after introducing mass amnesty for at least 500,000 illegal immigrants. Norway’s Development Minister Åsmund Aukrust (Labour) described the summit as “inspiring”

Zelenskyy slams US for failing to visit Ukraine

It is disrespectful of Trump’s envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to travel to Moscow without visiting Kyiv, says Volodymyr Zelenskyy. The Ukrainian president suggests that the United States is accepting Russian demands for a peace solution and is in practice joining a European anti-Trump front.