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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.

New concession to Islam: Children told not to draw Jesus to avoid offending Muslims

British schools are now being advised to avoid art, music and dance that could offend Islamic norms. In Labour-run councils, warnings include drawing Jesus and other prophets.

Støre at the head of Nordic anti-US front

Norway’s PM Jonas Gahr Støre appears eager to impress as host to Denmark’s Mette Frederiksen, Sweden’s Ulf Kristersson, Finland’s Petteri Orpo, Iceland’s Kristrún Frostadóttir and Canada’s Mark Carney by striking some of the most aggressive rhetorical tones against the United States. Støre distances himself from the war against Iran, yet at the same time wants “NATO” involved in a strategy for the High North. But NATO without the United States is next to nothing.

NRK: “Far-right feminists” say immigration is making women unsafe

A correspondent for Norway’s public broadcaster NRK warns against what he calls “France’s far-right feminists”, a group that argues that much of the violence against European women is committed by immigrants.

Gang of eight posed as bank staff to defraud elderly women — bought Rolex watches with the proceeds

Over the course of three months last year, they carried out at least twelve systematic fraud operations targeting elderly women in Oslo and Lillestrøm.