- 4h ago
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.
- 3d ago
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.
