BILLION PLAN: Jens Stoltenberg, on his way to meet the press at NATO headquarters in Brussels on Wednesday morning. Photo: OLIVIER HOSLET / EPA / NTB NATO wants to ensure that Ukraine receives financial support over several years. Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg announced this at a press conference in Brussels on Wednesday. reporting from Brussels on … Read more
The short version Special investigator Robert Hur interviewed President Joe Biden (81) in October 2023, in connection with the investigation of a case about classified documents. In the report he wrote afterward, Hur painted a picture of the president as an elderly man struggling with his memory. Biden has reacted strongly to this. The transcripts … Read more
On Wednesday night, Joe Biden secured enough delegates to represent the Democrats in the presidential election in November. Photo: Brynn Anderson / AP / NTB Wednesday 13 March at 00:51 It is reported by several American media, including CNNthe night before Wednesday. The same is expected to happen to former President Donald Trump later on … Read more
Presidential candidate Donald Trump. Photo: ERIK S. LESSER / EPA / NTB Donald Trump wants the Supreme Court to first decide whether he is immune. Monday 11 March at 18:18 The so-called “hush money” case is scheduled to begin on March 25. Now Trump is asking that this be put on hold, according to the … Read more
– Historic, according to both Stoltenberg and the Swedish Prime Minister, Ulf Kristersson. Crown Princess Victoria represents official Sweden together with Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson, at the flag ceremony. It is Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, who, on behalf of NATO, welcomes the Swedes and formally declares Sweden a member of the defense alliance. – Sweden … Read more
Yulia Navalnaya, Svetlana Tikhanovskaya and Olena Zelenska. Three women, three big movements. They stand up for freedom. The women’s struggle gives Vladimir Putin nightmares. Per Olav ØdegårdCommentator Info Commentator in VG. Former foreign journalist and correspondent for VG in the USA. Writes mostly about international affairs. Drawing: Roar Hagen Friday 8 March at 13:55 The … Read more
Hardly anyone believes that Viktor Orbán in Budapest or Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in Ankara will give up another slip to push forward negotiations on completely different things. Such is the essence of bazaar politics. On Tuesday, the Hungarian foreign minister said their support for Mark Rutte would be “bizarre”. In 2021, the then Prime Minister … Read more
When the police received a report of an armed man at the port terminal in Tromsø, they moved out. Finally they tracked down a policeman. EQUIPPED: Armed and equipped police moved to the port terminal in Tromsø on Monday. It all turned out to be a misunderstanding. Photo: Jørn Mikael Hagen, in Tromsø Monday 4 … Read more
It was an occasionally smiling Donald Trump who met the press on Monday. Photo: ALON SKUY / AFP Former President Donald Trump faces next legal challenge after winning Colorado. Monday 4 March at 22:32 – I have great respect for the Supreme Court. And I just want to thank them for working so quickly and … Read more
Iran’s ultra-conservative President Ebrahim Raisi casts his vote in the election for a new National Assembly and Assembly of Experts on Friday. Photo: Iran’s presidential office via AP / NTB A street musician plays for passers-by at the Grand Bazaar in Tehran the day after the election. Photo: Vahid Salemi / AP / NTB A … Read more