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Foreign Minister: Out of the question for Norway to take part militarily in Hormuz

Foreign Minister says it is not relevant for Norway to contribute militarily to guarding shipping through the Strait of Hormuz. Around 20 countries have signed a declaration to help, but most offers remain vague. Iran threatens to mine the strait if the US carries out a serious landing.

State benefits for asylum seekers have increased by over 72 per cent in five years

The Norwegian welfare system has, over the past five years, implemented a substantial upward adjustment of the financial benefits granted to persons residing in asylum reception centres. In 2021, a single adult in a standard asylum reception centre with self-catering received NOK 2,455 per month (approximately £180 / $230) to cover food and personal needs. In 2026, this rate has increased to NOK 4,241 (approximately £310 / $400).

One in three in Denmark regard Muslim immigrants as a threat

In Denmark, a poll shows that one third of those surveyed regard Muslim immigrants as a threat. Slightly more than half disagree that Islam is compatible with Danish values – and only just over one sixth agree.

Torture filmed and shared online: Immigrant girls humiliate 12-year-old

A 12-year-old girl was attacked by four older girls with immigrant backgrounds on her way home from school in Leipzig. They forced her to her knees, repeatedly punched her in the face, and filmed the torture.

Royals targeted — But where are the other Epstein figures?

The real scandal is not Mette-Marit, but power figures who protect one another until the truth comes too close and they find themselves compelled to sacrifice their own in order to save their own skin.

Iran missiles could now reach Europe after Chagos strike

Confirmed: Iran has launched ballistic missiles against the British-American military base on Diego Garcia in the Chagos Islands, Indian Ocean. The remote base lies some 3,800 km from Iranian territory.

The left can’t handle immigrants who think “wrongly”

When the leader of Sweden’s Liberal Party, Simona Mohamsson, announced that she would be open to accepting the Sweden Democrats in a future government, she marked a clear political shift. The statement broke with the party’s previous position of never participating in a government that included the Sweden Democrats.

With the apocalypse as an alibi: Swedish debate reduces the US to a religious caricature

When the United States acts militarily or in foreign policy, it rarely takes long before the same explanation appears in Swedish debate: it must be about religion—preferably in its most dramatic form. The media quickly fills with theories about the apocalypse, doomsday beliefs, and “Christian nationalism.” But what happens when an explanation becomes more appealing than it is true?

Police struggle to protect Israeli embassy in Oslo as politicians remain silent on causes

The police in Oslo are now in a situation described as critical, and the use of resources at the city’s embassies has reached a point where it is affecting the general safety of the population.

Oslo’s biggest gang: Almost entirely people with immigrant backgrounds

In a major investigative piece, Aftenposten has examined what is currently regarded as the biggest and most active criminal gang operating in Oslo. The mapping makes clear that virtually every person the police have pinpointed as belonging to this network has parents with immigrant backgrounds.