Oslo: Norway, the owner of the world’s largest ‘sovereign fund’ (investment fund) and Europe’s top economy, has been harmed by zero per cent growth. In the second quarter of 2023, Norway’s economy registered zero per cent growth due to the decline. Norway’s economy recorded a growth rate of 0.2 per cent in the year’s first […]
Moscow/ Kyiv: Due to the increasing defence cooperation from the United States and NATO to Ukraine, Russia has started to increase the deployment of its nuclear forces near the European border. It was revealed that Russia has deployed as many as 11 ‘Strategic Nuclear Bombers’ and ‘KH-101’ missiles at the ‘Olenya Airbase’, which borders Finland […]
London: – The Undersea fibreoptic cable connecting Norway with the Svalbard Islands in the Arctic has suffered damages under mysterious circumstances. The Internet services in the Svalbard Islands, a part of Norway, have been disrupted and a possibility of hampering the functioning of a critical satellite station has surfaced. The reason for the snag could […]
Oslo/ London: NATO has taken an assertive stance against Russia, which amassed its troops in large numbers at the Ukrainian border and made aggressive moves. Two weeks ago, NATO member-nations had performed the ‘Defender Europe 21’ war exercise. Following that, now the ‘Formidable Shield’ war exercise has started in Norway and Scotland. Moreover, the ten-member […]
Moscow/Oslo: Norwegian Defence Minister Frank Bakke Jensen, expressed serious concerns over the comprehensive war exercises scheduled by Russia. He said, ‘Russian aggression is increasing by the day, and there is no need for them to hold such massive war exercises near the Norwegian border. It is a cause for concern for Norway, and we will […]
United Nations: Saudi Arabia, UAE and Norway have accused Iran to be responsible behind the attack on their oil tanker. The first report that claims one nation to be behind these attacks has been presented before the UN Security Council. However, Iran has dismissed these accusations. Instead, Iranian Foreign Minister accused that Israeli intelligence agency […]
Stockholm/Washington – Sweden may become a NATO member before the summit in July if Turkey withdraws its objections to Sweden’s admission to NATO, US State Secretary Antony Blinken has said. US State Secretary, Blinken is currently on a tour of Europe and is scheduled to attend the NATO Foreign Ministers’ meeting in Norway on Wednesday. […]
London: The rise in internet transactions and the push for digital payments from big brands will soon reduce the use of cash, claimed a senior Bank of England official. Sir Jon Cunliffe, Deputy Governor of the Bank of England, pointed out that more than 85 per cent of the daily transactions in the United Kingdom […]
Moscow – A senior State Department official claimed that Russia may seek compensation for the Nord Stream oil pipeline explosions last year. At the same time, Dmitry Birichevsky warned that even if Western countries oppose, Russia will continuously raise the issue of independent and impartial investigation in this case at the international level. A few […]
Copenhagen/ Oslo: Europe’s ‘Nordic’ countries have decided to come together to respond to Russia’s growing aggression in the wake of the conflict in Ukraine. Accordingly, a single fleet of fighter planes from Sweden, Finland, Norway and Denmark will be created. Danish officials said this fleet will have nearly 2500 fighter planes from four countries. In […]