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Imam ‘married off’ girl (14) to man in his 30s – Mother ‘helped arrange it’

A man in his 30s and the girl’s own mother have been charged after a 14-year-old girl was allegedly married off in a religious ceremony outside Bergen. An imam is said to have conducted the wedding.

EU forces were prepared for combat with the USA in Greenland

Denmark’s war chest is nearly depleted, having already spent more than 500 billion on rearmament, with no sign of slowing. The Danes wish to retain control over Greenland and were prepared to stand up to the USA, while at the same time adopting an aggressively oriented stance towards Russia.

Støre hails Habermas as if his thinking still fit reality

Jonas Gahr Støre praises Jürgen Habermas because he built his philosophy on conversation, interaction, and dialogue. The opposite of the use of power. But Støre is not consistent. He is waging war in Ukraine. There is not much dialogue towards Russia. Here, an entirely different philosophy comes into play, yet Støre sees no contradiction. He […]

Warnings went unheeded on national preparedness

2026 is the year of total preparedness, yet it seems strange that Norway holds no more than 20 days’ worth of aviation fuel and diesel in reserve. Sweden and Finland have 90 days. That no action was taken following the invasion of Ukraine is, in the view of SEB’s chief commodities analyst, Bjarne Schieldrop, remarkable.

Iran vows to drag the world into the abyss

Iran has resorted to its ultimate threat: bombing Gulf oil facilities. Such a move could send oil prices rocketing out of control, though that moment has not yet arrived. The USS Tripoli carrier strike group, carrying 5,000 battle-ready US Marines, is now heading for the region – prepared to seize and hold the Iranian coastline along the Strait of Hormuz if necessary to keep the world’s most critical shipping lane open.

Iran’s intelligence chief Esmaeil Khatib eliminated

Israel has taken out Iran’s intelligence chief, Esmaeil Khatib, the third member of the senior leadership to be eliminated. The IDF has been authorised to take them out one by one. The regime will be left without leaders. This affects its ability to issue command. The lines are broken.

Iran seeks chaos

Iran’s Foreign Minister makes no secret of the fact that Iran’s strategy is chaos, intended to force the world to halt the war. He points out that an increasing number of Western officials want the war to end. The same applies to the media. But in large parts of the world, the regime is not wanted. It has run its course, and it would be madness to allow it to remain in place after the effort to remove it.

Norwegian far-left party considers split from youth wing over radical politics

A member of the central leadership of the Norwegian political party Rødt, Joachim Espe, believes it is time for an honest discussion about whether the party should sever ties with its own youth wing.

Demands Epstein answers from defence minister: How involved was Norway’s military intelligence?

Norway’s Storting control committee has demanded a full explanation from the Defence Minister regarding Camilla Reksten-Monsen’s role and contacts with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and veteran diplomat Terje Rød-Larsen.

Trump: We must reconsider our relationship with our allies

Trump does not conceal his disappointment with allies who are not coming to assistance in the Strait of Hormuz. He says this will have consequences for relations. He is particularly disappointed with Keir Starmer, because of the special relationship that has existed between the United Kingdom and the United States. Everything was fine until Starmer […]