Norway

Norway poised to pioneer controversial deep-sea mining amid environmental concerns

Having secured cross-party backing in late 2023, the proposal is anticipated to pass smoothly, as the Norwegian government assures a cautious approach, committing to issuing licenses only after further environmental studies

Why India’s first Arctic winter expedition is significant

India’s first winter expedition in the Arctic commences and now its research base Himadri in Norway’s Svalbard will be manned around the year. But what is India exploring in the frigid region, where temperatures fall to minus 14 degrees Celsius and polar nights last longer than 24 hours?

Norway parliament agrees to open Arctic Ocean to seabed mining

As a significant oil and gas producer, Norway aims to explore the ocean floor for minerals crucial for renewable energy technologies, a controversial practice due to its potential impact on marine ecosystems

Norway asks Israel for ‘proportionate’ response to Hamas, calls situation in Gaza ‘catastrophic’

Hamas terrorists stormed across the Gaza border on 7 October, killing 1,400 Israelis, mostly civilians, and kidnapping 230 others. Retaliatory Israeli bombardment has killed more than 8,000 people in Gaza

Ex-Wagner commander arrested in Norway for attempting return to Russia

Wagner founder Yevgeny Prigozhin was killed on August 23 when a private jet he used crashed in unexplained circumstances, just two months after he briefly sent his mercenaries advancing on Moscow in a direct challenge to the Russian establishment

Norway to fine Meta nearly $100,000 a day from 14 August over privacy breaches

The regulator, Datatilsynet, had said on 17 July that the company would be fined if it did not address privacy breaches the regulator had identified

Russia adds Norway to list of countries that committed 'unfriendly' acts against its diplomats

Norway expelled 15 Russian diplomats for alleged spying in April, and Russia responded by ordering out 10 Norwegian diplomats

Scientists discover underwater volcano in Barents sea near Norway

It has been named The Borealis Mud Volcano. The remarkable discovery was made by utilising the piloted submersible vehicle ROV Aurora

In Taiwan, same-sex couples now have right to adoption: Which other countries allow it?

Taiwan on Tuesday passed an amendment that permits same-sex couples to adopt children they are not biologically related to. The other countries where such adoptions are legal are Israel, France, Germany, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Australia, New Zealand among others

A delicate handover of chairmanship in Arctic Council after sideling Russia

After two years of Russian leadership, Norway takes over the intergovernmental forum, which was considered exemplary until the invasion of Ukraine led seven of the eight members -- the United States, Canada and the five Nordic countries -- to suspend their meetings with Moscow