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Haakon VIII and Mette-Marit to receive church blessing in Trondheim on 22 August 2027
The blessing will take place in Nidaros Cathedral, followed by a gala dinner in Trondheim, a voyage to Bergen and a two-year tour of Norway.
- 6d ago
Microplastics may be shifting the color of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch waters
Satellite data from 2002 to 2022 shows waters in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch growing bluer and greener than the surrounding ocean. University of Bergen researchers say microplastics may be the cause, but they have not yet proven it.
- Oct 14
Five arrested in Norway as Eurojust-backed probe targets fraud on NATO ship services
Norwegian authorities detained five suspects in the Bergen area on Wednesday, 14 October 2026, while searches ran in Romania and Germany. Eurojust estimates losses to NATO member states at more than one million euros.
- Oct 1
Germany to form first Bundeswehr drone regiment with 600 troops by 2027
Defence Minister Boris Pistorius announced the unit during tests at the Bergen training grounds, confirming plans for up to 600 personnel and 500-kilometre operating ranges.
- Oct 1
Pentagon forms selective NATO group with six allies, excluding UK and France
The US Department of Defense invited six European nations to a working group in Poland while omitting London, Paris, and the Baltic states, drawing concern over potential divisions in the alliance.
- Aug 23
Norway closes Oslo Gardermoen airport as controller strike cancels 150 flights
A five-hour shutdown at Oslo Gardermoen grounded nationwide traffic on Sunday, forcing at least 150 cancellations after controllers rejected an annual pay offer of 62,000 kroner.
- Aug 13
Lech Poznań reaches Faroe Islands after 24-hour fog ordeal, Europa League match moved to 21:45
Dense fog at Vágar airport forced Lech Poznań's plane to divert to Bergen, delaying their Europa League qualifier against KI Klaksvik by over 24 hours and pushing kick-off to 21:45 Polish time.
