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A total of 12 Norwegian police officers have been killed on the job since World War II. The latest casualty occurred over weekend, and has renewed debate over whether Norway's usually unarmed police should be armed at all times. Police... Oslo's Airport Express Train, better known as Flytoget, has ...
Police officer’s death revives calls for permanent arming
6 days ago · A total of 12 Norwegian police officers have been killed on the job since World War II. The latest casualty occurred over weekend, and has renewed debate over whether Norway’s usually unarmed police should be armed at all times. Police were in mourning nationwide after news broke Saturday that one of their young colleagues had […]
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Dec 12, 2024 · A total of 12 Norwegian police officers have been killed on the job since World War II. The latest casualty occurred over weekend, and has renewed debate over whether Norway's usually unarmed police should be armed at all times.
Norwegians urged to prepare for crisis
Nov 3, 2024 · Just as more extreme weather swept over Norway’s west coast last week, a new brochure was landing in Norwegians’ mailboxes. It’s part of further efforts to boost individual preparedness for various disasters, and thereby improve civil defense. The brochures arrived just before another large allied naval force sailed into the Norwegian capital. It illustrated how […]
Norway restores aid to Ukraine - Norway's News in English — …
Nov 26, 2024 · After pressure from the opposition in Parliament and within his own Labour Party, Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre finally both restored and boosted aid to Ukraine on Tuesday. The new amount doubles what his government had offered in its proposed state budget for 2025. Støre and Finance Minister Trygve Slagsvold Vedum of the Center […]
Security heightened nationwide - Norway's News in English — …
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Heavy rain causes more trouble - Norway's News in English — …
Sep 10, 2024 · Roads were closed, train service disrupted and homes flooded after more heavy rain swept through much of central Norway this week. A landslide Tuesday spread mud, rocks and floodwaters over the main E6 highway near Ringebu, closing it in both directions. The Dovrebanen train line between Oslo and Trondheim was also halted, after the state […]
Threat levels highest in decades - Norway's News in English
Feb 12, 2024 · Norway’s national security- and intelligence agencies released their evaluations of threats against Norway on Monday, and they’re the highest and most serious in decades. China and Norway’s neighbouring Russia still pose the biggest threats, they claim, while the threat of terrorist attacks is “moderate.” The evaluations come from Norway’s foreign- and military intelligence agency ...
Norway boosts crisis preparedness - Norway's News in English — …
May 29, 2024 · War in Europe, digital threats and climate change have prompted Norwegian officials to expand their crisis preparedness guidelines and even cooperate more closely with the EU. Everyone in the country should now be able to get along without water, electricity, digital communications and electronic payment systems for at least seven days. That’s up …
Norway waking up to security needs - Norway's News in English
May 27, 2023 · NEWS ANALYSIS/UPDATED: New security controls at Oslo’s City Hall, armed police on the 17th of May, planned installation of upgraded radar defense and the world’s largest warship anchored off Oslo just before NATO gathers its foreign ministers in Oslo: It all shows how Norway, often accused of being naive, is waking up after decades of post-Cold War peace and prosperity to the threats it ...