https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Norway in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed The United States spied on top politicians in Europe, including German Chancellor Angela Merkel, from 2012 to 2014 with the help of Danish data cables, Danish and European media reported on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.no/20210531/us-used-danish-surveillance-system-to-spy-on-merkel-and-nordic-allies Mon, 31 May 2021 10:54:56 +0200 us-used-danish-surveillance-system-to-spy-on-merkel-and-nordic-allies The Russian foreign ministry on Friday said it had expelled a senior Norwegian diplomat in retaliation after Oslo expelled a Russian diplomat following the arrest of a suspected spy. https://www.thelocal.no/20200828/norwegian-diplomat-expelled-by-russia-over-spy-affair Fri, 28 Aug 2020 15:00:07 +0200 norwegian-diplomat-expelled-by-russia-over-spy-affair Norway said Wednesday it had expelled a Russian diplomat, just days after arresting a Norwegian man suspected of passing sensitive information to Moscow. https://www.thelocal.no/20200819/norway-expels-russian-diplomat-after-spying-arrest Wed, 19 Aug 2020 18:21:51 +0200 norway-expels-russian-diplomat-after-spying-arrest An Oslo court on Tuesday acquitted the Norwegian state, which had been sued by a concrete producer for financial losses due to the country's intelligence agencies' clumsy approach to recruiting informants. https://www.thelocal.no/20200218/norwegian-state-cleared-of-wrongdoing-in-russia-spy-case Tue, 18 Feb 2020 18:19:10 +0100 norwegian-state-cleared-of-wrongdoing-in-russia-spy-case A concrete producer took the Norwegian state to court on Monday claiming intelligence agencies' clumsy approach to recruiting informants had caused the company financial loss. https://www.thelocal.no/20200203/norwegian-company-sues-state-over-risky-spy-recruitment-in-russia Mon, 03 Feb 2020 18:19:28 +0100 norwegian-company-sues-state-over-risky-spy-recruitment-in-russia A Norwegian man freed by Moscow from an espionage jail term as part of a spy swap between Lithuania and Russia said on Tuesday he felt "deceived" by his country's intelligence service. https://www.thelocal.no/20191120/i-was-deceived-by-secret-services-norwegian-freed-in-moscow-spy-swap Wed, 20 Nov 2019 11:12:25 +0100 i-was-deceived-by-secret-services-norwegian-freed-in-moscow-spy-swap Russia on Friday returned a Norwegian and two Lithuanians convicted of espionage to Vilnius in a swap that also saw Lithuania free two Russians jailed for spying, in an exchange reminiscent of the Cold War. https://www.thelocal.no/20191115/norwegian-spy-returned-by-russia-in-border-swap Fri, 15 Nov 2019 17:35:58 +0100 norwegian-spy-returned-by-russia-in-border-swap Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Friday he expected Moscow to decide soon on a pardon requested by a retired Norwegian border guard jailed for spying. https://www.thelocal.no/20191025/russia-to-decide-soon-on-pardon-for-norwegian-spy Fri, 25 Oct 2019 16:55:21 +0200 russia-to-decide-soon-on-pardon-for-norwegian-spy Norway will release a Russian suspected of spying, the country's intelligence agency announced on Friday, adding that it had withdrawn its appeal against his release. https://www.thelocal.no/20181020/norway-to-free-russian-spy-suspect-intelligence-agency Sat, 20 Oct 2018 05:59:39 +0200 norway-to-free-russian-spy-suspect-intelligence-agency Russia said on Tuesday it had detained a Norwegian national on suspicion of espionage amid a spike in tensions between the two neighbours. https://www.thelocal.no/20171219/russia-detains-norwegian-suspected-of-espionage Tue, 19 Dec 2017 14:47:22 +0100 russia-detains-norwegian-suspected-of-espionage In its annual threat assessment, the Norwegian Intelligence Service (Etterretningstjenesten - NIS) said that both Russia and China present security challenges to Norway and that the latter has most likely stolen military intelligence from Norwegian companies. https://www.thelocal.no/20160229/china-stealing-military-information-from-norway Mon, 29 Feb 2016 15:36:47 +0100 china-stealing-military-information-from-norway In its annual threat assessment, PST said that Russian spies have major “damage potential” for Norwegian interests. https://www.thelocal.no/20160210/russia-spying-seen-as-major-threat-to-norway Wed, 10 Feb 2016 12:59:13 +0100 russia-spying-seen-as-major-threat-to-norway Norway's government is under pressure from MPs after revelations this weekend that suspicious mobile base stations sited around Oslo were used to spy on people’s mobile phone use. https://www.thelocal.no/20141215/norway-looks-for-answers-over-mobile-bugging Mon, 15 Dec 2014 18:49:00 +0100 norway-looks-for-answers-over-mobile-bugging Spy equipment that can be used to eavesdrop on the mobile phones of politicians and ordinary Norwegians has been discovered in several places in the Oslo area, including close to the country’s parliament, newspaper Aftenposten has revealed. https://www.thelocal.no/20141213/revealed-spy-equipment-oslo Sat, 13 Dec 2014 11:07:00 +0100 revealed-spy-equipment-oslo Norwegian secret services denied on Tuesday the US spy agency at the centre of an international row had monitored millions of phone calls in Norway, responding to accusations made in a local newspaper. https://www.thelocal.no/20131119/spy-agency-nsa-did-not-monitor-norway-calls Tue, 19 Nov 2013 19:15:49 +0100 spy-agency-nsa-did-not-monitor-norway-calls