Norway

World News

Trump calls Norway a ‘shithouse country’ over Nobel Peace Prize snub

US President Donald Trump has launched a fresh verbal attack on Norway, branding the Nordic nation a “shithouse country”.

27 October 2026

United Kingdom

UN warns El Nino could be strongest on record

The UN's aid chief says the humanitarian system cannot cope alone, as $50 million is released for 11 frontline countries including Chad and Somalia.

21 October 2026

Europe Today

Arctic gas and oil should 'stay in the ground', says Síkela

European Commissioner for International Partnerships Jozef Síkela insists the EU will maintain its opposition to drilling for natural resources, including oil and gas, in the Arctic, despite the US and Norway taking a different approach.

21 October 2026

Europe News

Zelenskyy calls for trilateral talks with Putin and Trump

Speaking after a meeting with special envoy Steve Witkoff, Zelenskyy added that he was "thankful" that US early warning intelligence "works now."

20 October 2026

Europe News

Video shows Norwegian teenager arrested over UK contract killing plot

A Norwegian teenager who travelled to the UK to carry out a gangland killing has been sentenced to 20 years in detention.

17 October 2026

Europe News

Norwegian teenager sentenced to 20 years in prison over UK murder plot

UK Counter Terrorism Policing said Natland had been operating under orders from someone in the Foxtrot Network, an international criminal gang based in Sweden.

16 October 2026

Business

Norway may open €2 trillion wealth fund to nuclear weapons makers

Norway's sovereign wealth fund, the world's largest with assets of more than €2 trillion, may once again be allowed to invest in firms that make nuclear weapons under a proposal published on Thursday.

15 October 2026

Europe News

Norwegian ministers grilled in parliament over ties to Epstein

Parliament has also set up an independent inquiry tasked with a much broader examination of the case, which is due to submit its final report by 31 January 2028.

30 September 2026

Economy

Why Norwegians are buying more Chinese EVs despite growing scepticism

Electric cars account for more than 95% of new car registrations in Norway, the highest share in the world. About one in four new EVs registered there are from fully or partly Chinese-owned brands.

27 September 2026

Tech News

Norway says Europe's 'largest' rare-earth mine plan set for 2028

The project has been delayed by environmental concerns, particularly over plans to locate mineral-processing facilities in an area of forest.

23 September 2026

Europe News

Norwegian diplomat behind Oslo Accords to apologise for Epstein ties

The Epstein affair has implicated several other prominent Norwegian personalities, including Queen Mette-Marit and former prime minister Thorbjørn Jagland.

23 September 2026

Europe News

Brussels to keep ban on Arctic oil and gas drilling

Euronews has learned that the European Commission will maintain its ban on new oil and gas drilling in the Arctic, ahead of the 20 October announcement of its revamped Northern Neighbourhood strategy.

21 September 2026

Europe News

A ticking 'mercury bomb'? Ancient Nazi U-boat lies off Norway

Off the Norwegian island of Fedje lies a German WWII submarine believed to contain a huge load of mercury. Underwater footage shows the state of the wreck today and why salvaging it has become a race against time.

19 September 2026

The Cube

'Wind turbines cause animal malformations': True or false?

The claims feed into a bigger conspiracy theory alleging that wind turbines cause health problems, including in humans. These allegations are very much debated but, so far, unproven.

14 September 2026

Destinations

Roughing it to Arctic luxury: Two sisters, three countries, two weeks

Greenland, Iceland and Norway offer some of the most cinematic landscapes on Earth. But travelling through them reveals three very different relationships with tourism – one thrust into the geopolitical spotlight, to tourism-savvy Iceland and the breathtaking beauty of Norway.

12 September 2026

Europe News

Norway's Princess Astrid dies two days after King Harald's funeral

Norway’s King has announced that the flag will be flown at half-mast from the Palace balcony on Friday and on the day of her funeral.

11 September 2026