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Israeli settler attacks in West Bank surge to record levels

Honolulu Star-Advertiser - Hawaii · August 14, 2025

BURQA, West Bank >> It was well past midnight when the masked arsonists sneaked into the hilltop Palestinian village of Burqa in the West Bank. Arriving from the direction of a nearby Israeli settlement, they crept inside a junkyard on the edge of...

The West Bank settlements at the heart of the Middle East conflict

The Straits Times · August 14, 2025

Israeli settlement building, a point of contention at the heart of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, has come back into focus after Israel's far-right finance minister revived a plan that would divide the West Bank and cut it off from East...

Trump inquires with Norwegian minister about the Nobel Prize

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Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images When U.S. President Donald Trump called Norway's finance minister last month to discuss trade tariffs, he also inquired about the Nobel Peace Prize, according to a report by Norwegian business daily...

Norway's strengthened krone causes sovereign wealth fund to shrink

The Local - Norway · August 12, 2025

Norway's sovereign wealth fund, the largest in the world, reported on Tuesday a 5.7 percent return on investments in the first half of 2025, but currency swings caused its overall value to shrink. Fuelled by revenue from the oil-rich country's...

Tesla boosted by Norway as SpaceX’s BTC stash tops $1B

Cryptopolitan · August 14, 2025

Tesla continues to successfully fend off the growing threats to its dominance in Norway, overcoming the widespread disenchantment with Musk’s political antics. Tesla has enjoyed dominance in Norway for many years now, but that run is now under...

Trump asked Norwegian minister about Nobel Prize

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When US President Donald Trump called Norway's finance minister last month to discuss trade tariffs, he also asked about the Nobel Peace Prize, Norwegian business daily Dagens Naeringsliv reported on Thursday. Several countries including Israel,...

Israel’s West Bank settlement plan could ‘bury’ the prospect of a Palestinian state. Here’s why

Apple Valley News Now (KAPP) - Washington State ·

Jerusalem (CNN) — Israel said Thursday it was moving forward with controversial plans to build thousands of new housing units in the occupied West Bank, a development far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said would “permanently bury the...

79-Year-Old Norwegian Cruise Line Passenger Reportedly Went Overboard Near Canada Triggering 'Code Oscar' By Colson Thayer

People - New York ·

NEED TO KNOW A 79-year-old Norwegian Cruise Line passenger reportedly went overboard on Aug. 12 The incident occurred while the Norwegian Star was sailing in the waters off Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada on its way to Greenland According to the...

Media: Trump Called Norway's Finance Minister To Discuss Nobel Peace Prize

Charter 97 ·

13 Each year, the Norwegian Nobel Committee selects the laureates from hundreds of nominees. Last month, U.S. President Donald Trump unexpectedly called Norwegian Finance Minister Jens Stoltenberg to discuss trade tariffs as well as his pursuit of...

‘He wanted the Nobel’: Trump cold-calls Norwegian minister about peace prize

The Age · August 14, 2025

British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer hosted Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday, London time, to highlight the European solidarity, ensuring media coverage of their meeting at 10 Downing Street. Loading Starmer and Zelensky did...

Israeli Finance Minister Smotrich Unveils Settlement Plan Aimed At Undermining Palestinian Statehood

StratNews Global · August 14, 2025

Home west asia Gaza Israeli Finance Minister Smotrich Unveils Settlement Plan Aimed At Undermining Palestinian Statehood Smotrich, a settler himself, said Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S. President Donald Trump had agreed to the revival...

Israel appears set to approve illegal 3,400-home West Bank settlement

The Guardian · August 14, 2025

Israel appears set to give formal planning approval to a highly controversial and illegal project for more than 3,400 new homes that has been frozen for decades and which critics say would split the occupied West Bank in half. Strongly opposed by...

79-year-old Norwegian Cruise Line passenger reportedly went overboard near Canada

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Getty The Norwegian Star cruise shipNEED TO KNOW A 79-year-old Norwegian Cruise Line passenger reportedly went overboard on Aug. 12 The incident occurred while the Norwegian Star was sailing in the waters off Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada on...

Norway's Crown Prince couple make top secret visit to Sydney to see their daughter as she settles into university

Nine · August 12, 2025

Norway's Crown Prince couple have quietly flown into Australia to help their daughter settle into university. Crown Prince Haakon, 52, who is first in line to the Scandinavian country's throne, was pictured in Sydney with his wife Crown Princess...

Norway’s sovereign wealth fund boosts Bitcoin exposure by 192% in 2025

CryptoSlate · August 12, 2025

Norway’s sovereign wealth fund, Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM), has significantly increased its indirect exposure to Bitcoin this year. On Aug. 12, Vetle Lunde, a senior analyst at K33 Research, reported that the firm’s indirect Bitcoin...

India ‘fully engaged’ with U.S. on trade deal, says Commerce Secretary

The Hindu · August 14, 2025

Commerce Secretary Sunil Barthwal. File | Photo Credit: PTI India continues to be “fully engaged” with the U.S. on a Bilateral Trade Agreement, Commerce Secretary Sunil Barthwal said on Thursday, however adding that the date for the next round of...

Norway’s sovereign wealth fund sells its shares in 11 Israeli firms

Euronews · August 12, 2025

By&nbspAP with Eleanor Butler Published on 12/08/2025 - 11:44 GMT+2 Norway’s sovereign wealth fund has sold its shares in 11 Israeli companies, its managers said on Monday, a move they said reduces its holdings in the country against the backdrop...

Norway Cuts Ties with “Israeli” Companies Amid Gaza Genocide

Al-Thawra · August 12, 2025

Norway’s sovereign wealth fund, the world’s largest has divested from several “Israeli” companies in response to “Israel’s” ongoing genocidal war in Gaza and its crimes in the West Bank. The $1.9 trillion fund, officially known as Norges Bank...

Norway's $1.9 trn fund divests from Israeli firms amid backlash over Gaza crisis

Mint · August 12, 2025

Norway’s $1.9 trillion sovereign wealth fund, officially known as Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM), has divested from 11 Israeli companies and is terminating all contracts with external managers in the country, due to immense public...

What to know about the new West Bank settlements announced by Israel’s finance minister

The Globe and Mail · August 14, 2025

Open this photo in gallery:Israeli policemen stand guard near the settlement of Maale Adummim outside Jerusalem in the occupied West Bank. Numerous UN Security Council resolutions have called on Israel to halt all settlement activity.MENAHEM...