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Spy swap involves Norway, Lithuania and Russia

Russians Nikolai Filipchenko and Sergey Moiseyenko were pardoned by Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda.

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Kremlin: Decision soon on freeing Norwegian convicted for spying

Frode Berg is a retired border inspector.

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Homes are illuminated after the sunset in Tasiilaq, Greenland, late Friday, Aug. 16, 2019.

Danish PM: Trump’s idea of buying Greenland is ‘absurd’

Greenland is not for sale and U.S. President Donald Trump’s idea of buying the semi-autonomous Danish territory in the Arctic from Denmark is “an absurd discussion,” Denmark’s prime minister said.

Meet the world’s friendliest escaped Russian spy whale

Norwegians are petting the whale's nose!

So that’s why this ship nearly wrecked on Norway’s rocks

The daring rescue operation ended Sunday when the engines restarted, after 479 passengers had been airlifted to land.

Norway says Russia jammed GPS signal during NATO drill

The Norwegian Defense Ministry said Tuesday that Russian forces in the Arctic disturbed GPS location signals during a recent large NATO drill in Norway.

Here’s the latest on the Norwegian frigate that was rammed by an oil tanker

Eight people on the KNM Helge Instad were injured in the 4 a.m. collision in Sture, north of Bergen.

NATO, Russia expected to behave during dueling Nordic drills

NATO’s secretary general said Tuesday he is confident the Western military alliance and Russia “will act in a respectable way” as both hold training exercises in the same area off Norway’s coast.

NATO’s biggest peacetime drill kicks off, angering Moscow

NATO’s biggest military maneuvers since the Cold War kicked off Thursday in Norway in a hypothetical scenario that involves restoring the Scandinavian country’s sovereignty after an attack by a “fictitious aggressor.”

Ferry stranded in Baltic Sea reaches port

The ferry, operated by Copenhagen-based DFDS Seaways, was in international waters off Kaliningrad, a Russian coastal enclave between Poland and Lithuania, when the engine stopped working.

NATO allies defend military spending amid Trump criticism

NATO allies are pushing back against U.S. criticism that they are not spending enough on defense, as President Donald Trump ratchets up pressure ahead of a summit next week.

Norway suspends arms exports to UAE amid Yemen conflict

Foreign Minister Ine Eriksen Soreide said she has “no information” that any of Norway’s military exports have been used in Yemen, but that there’s “great concern” over the humanitarian crisis there.

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