Jonas Gahr Støre
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Witkoff heads to Oslo for Ukraine peace talks with Zelensky, then Moscow
US envoy Steve Witkoff is due in Oslo on Tuesday, 20 October, to discuss a peace proposal with Zelensky, European allies and NATO and EU officials. Witkoff is then expected to travel to Moscow to meet Vladimir Putin.
- Oct 12
Poland and Norway sign strategic partnership declaration in Warsaw
Prime Minister Donald Tusk and Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere signed a declaration on strategic partnership in Warsaw on Monday, 12 October 2026, during Norway's prime ministerial visit to Poland. Tusk said the two governments hold an identical view on the key matters of security and Ukraine.
- Sep 30
Ukraine reclaims 176 square kilometres in Donbas offensive Operation Vivaldi
Ukrainian forces retook 176 square kilometres in the Lyman sector during Operation Vivaldi, deploying robotic ground systems to breach Russian lines and capturing 250 soldiers.
- Sep 30
Norway opens parliamentary hearings into political and diplomatic ties to Jeffrey Epstein
The Storting opened public hearings on Wednesday with 11 current and former ministers to examine diplomatic links to Jeffrey Epstein and millions in foreign ministry grants.
- Aug 28
Norway's King Harald V dies at 89 as Crown Prince Haakon accedes to throne
King Harald V of Norway died at 89 at Oslo's Rikshospitalet following a bloodstream infection, making Crown Prince Haakon the country's new monarch as Haakon VIII and moving Princess Ingrid Alexandra to first in line to the throne.
- Jul 22
Two-time Olympic rowing champion Olaf Tufte dies at 50 after being found unconscious on his farm
The Norwegian, who won gold in the single sculls at Athens 2004 and Beijing 2008, was found unconscious on his farm and later died at Oslo's National Hospital. The cause of death remains unknown.
- Jul 19
Over 100 homes destroyed in Norway's largest residential fire since WWII
A fire that started in a townhouse in Drammen, Norway, on Friday afternoon spread rapidly through a residential neighborhood and into forests, destroying more than 100 homes and forcing over 400 people to evacuate. Firefighters brought the blaze under control by Saturday after a rainstorm, but the cause remains unknown.
- May 31
Norway stuns Canada in overtime to win historic first ice hockey world championship bronze
Norway secured its first-ever medal at the IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship with a sensational 3-2 overtime victory against record title-holder Canada in Zurich on Sunday.
- May 28
Norway Joins France's Nuclear Umbrella as Europe Rethinks Reliance on US Security Guarantees
Norway will open talks on joining France's nuclear deterrent, President Macron and Prime Minister Støre announced in Paris, marking a strategic shift for the staunchly Atlanticist Nordic nation bordering Russia.
