Norway has unveiled its first national security strategy, emphasizing stronger ties with European allies and Nordic neighbors while reaffirming its NATO commitments amid changing global dynamics.
Norway's PM Jonas Gahr Stoere and Finance Minister Jens Stoltenberg will meet U.S. President Trump on Thursday to discuss NATO, Ukraine, global security, and trade, amid recently imposed U.S. tariffs on imports of Norway, now lowered temporarily.
"Ukraine needs a steady supply of artillery shells in order to maintain its fight for freedom against the Russian invading forces," - said Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre. Norway will provide around $460 million in funding this year to supply Ukraine with artillery ammunition.
The Norwegian Government has decided to provide a total of NOK 3 billion in humanitarian support to Ukraine and to the refugee response in Ukraine’s neighbouring countries in 2025.
The tripling of Norway’s defense support approved by the parliament will be immediately transformed into artillery, ammunition, drones, and investments in Ukraine’s domestic production base, the Norwegian Prime Minister stated following to the meeting with Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
A suspected act of sabotage caused an oil spill near Oslo, with 50-60 tons leaking from a disused transformer station, Norwegian media reported. Authorities have contained much of the spill, but some oil has reached the Sandvikselva River, prompting ongoing cleanup efforts.
Norway’s government has affirmed that it will continue to supply fuel for U.S. Navy vessels, dismissing recent calls from a private marine fuel supplier to halt deliveries amid tensions linked to U.S.-Ukrainian relations.
A "doomsday" vault storing food crop seeds from around the world in man-made caves on a remote Norwegian Arctic island will receive more than 14,000 new samples on Tuesday, a custodian of the facility said.
Jens Stoltenberg, the former NATO Secretary General, has been appointed as the country’s new finance minister.
Norway leads the EV revolution: 9 out of 10 cars sold in 2024 were electric, driving the nation closer to its goal of fully electric new car sales by 2025.
A passenger plane skidded off the runway during an emergency landing in Norway. All 182 onboard were unharmed. This marks the third aviation incident in 24 hours.
The world’s largest sovereign wealth fund, valued at $1.8 trillion, is criticized for not meeting its climate goals, voting against 17 of 21 key climate resolutions this year, despite aiming for net-zero emissions by 2050 in line with the Paris Agreement.
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