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21-year-old Ali Namdar, detained in Morocco at Sweden's request, is accused of persuading a 15-year-old teenager via Signal to throw a grenade at a sushi restaurant near Oslo. He is also suspected of organizing an attempt on the life of an Iranian dissident.
Aziz KarimovNorway's Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide said that military and economic support for Ukraine does not contradict efforts to achieve a peace agreement. His remarks were reported by European Pravda, as cited by Gazeta.Ru. The statement came against the backdrop of telephone talks between Vladimir Putin and Finnish President Alexander Stubb and Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre on October 27, linked to upcoming meetings in Abu Dhabi.
Aziz KarimovNorway's National Security Authority (NSM) has published its first-ever assessment: over six months, the number of successful cyberattacks on Norwegian organisations tripled. At risk are the defence industry, the space sector and critical infrastructure. The agency also warned of threats related to artificial intelligence.
Aziz KarimovThe Kremlin press service reported telephone conversations between Vladimir Putin and President of Finland Alexander Stubb and Prime Minister of Norway Jonas Gahr Støre. The Russian leader informed them of the start of a humanitarian operation in the Alyoshky area with US mediation and of the temporary 'silence regime' introduced on the Kherson direction.
Otabek YusupovMajor Norwegian publishers, including NRK, TV 2 and Schibsted, have turned to the Oslo District Court demanding a suspension of Meta's new commercial terms, which, in their view, allow the company to collect their content. The publishers fear the materials could be used to strengthen the platforms and call the terms a violation of competition law.
Otabek YusupovAt a campaign rally in Michigan, Donald Trump said he does not want immigrants from Norway because he did not receive the Nobel Peace Prize. This year's prize went to Navi Pillay of South Africa. Norway's Foreign Ministry reminded him of the Nobel Committee's independence.
Otabek YusupovNorway's sovereign fund, the world's largest with assets of about 2.1 trillion euros, reported an investment loss of 278 billion kroner (26.4 billion euros) for the third quarter. Bond returns were −3.5% amid a global market sell-off and rate hikes by the Fed and the ECB. The fund's overall return was −0.5%, and its value, adjusted for exchange rates and inflows, fell by 670 billion kroner.
Sevara AzamovaUS presidential envoy Steve Witkoff will travel to Russia on October 21 after consultations in Oslo involving Zelensky and European leaders. Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre described the talks as constructive.
Sevara AzamovaUS presidential envoy Steve Witkoff, after a meeting with Vladimir Putin on October 21 at Konstantinovsky Palace, will return to Norway, where he will report on the results of the talks. This was stated by Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre. Earlier, on October 20, the US, Ukraine and European countries agreed on a unified position on resolving the conflict in Oslo.
Javlon TursunovChancellor John Healey announced the creation of the Energy Wealth Fund with initial capital of £2 billion, allocated from the National Wealth Fund. According to internal Treasury calculations, if British North Sea revenues (about £200 billion) had been invested since the 1980s on the Norwegian model, the fund could be worth around a trillion pounds.
Sevara AzamovaThe Oslo District Court, according to Verdens Gang, has allowed the seizure of five Russian-owned real estate properties in the Norwegian capital in a lawsuit by Ukraine's Naftogaz, which is seeking 57 billion Norwegian kroner (about 500 billion rubles).
Sevara AzamovaThe Norwegian government announced it is finalizing a bill banning social media for children under 16. The restrictions will also cover potentially harmful online games and messengers, likely including TikTok, Snapchat and Roblox. The bill is to be submitted to parliament by the end of the year, with age verification responsibility placed on tech companies.
Aziz KarimovDuring exercises of the Norwegian Home Guard near Oslo Airport, soldiers discovered that rented Chinese Deepal (Changan) cars recorded video from cameras: who got into the vehicles, routes driven, and access codes to military facilities. It is unknown whether the recordings were transmitted to third parties. The army continued using the cars until the end of the exercises and preferred local restrictions to an outright ban.
Otabek Yusupov19-year-old Johannes Natland was sentenced at Woolwich Crown Court to 20 years' imprisonment for conspiracy to murder. He arrived in the UK in March 2025 on a mission for the Swedish criminal network Foxtrot Network, which US and British authorities link to the Iranian regime, and was arrested at a hotel in Huddersfield with two pistols and 19 rounds of ammunition. The identity of the intended victim was never established.
Aziz KarimovA Norwegian government commission led by Svein Stoltenberg... wait, led by Svein Gjedrem proposed softening the sovereign fund's ethical rules: allowing investments in nuclear weapons makers from NATO-allied states recognized under the NPT. The fund currently excludes 14 companies, including Airbus, BAE Systems, Boeing, Lockheed Martin and Safran. The report was handed to Finance Minister Jens Stoltenberg; consultations run until January 15.
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