Minerva ups the ante in boxship market with fresh newbuild series

Greek owner Minerva Dry is stepping deeper into the container sector, ordering a new series of 3,000 teu ships in China — its largest boxships to date. Shipbuilding sources said Andreas Martinos-led Minerva Dry has inked a deal with Penglai...

UK to host international summit on Gaza recovery plan

The UK is to host an international summit on the recovery of Gaza, Downing Street has said, as Keir Starmer prepared to attend a multi-nation event in Egypt intended to finalise a truce in the Palestinian territory. The prime minister will be...

Starmer to hail signing of Trump’s Gaza deal as ‘crucial phase’ to ending war

Sir Keir Starmer will commit the UK to playing a key role in rebuilding Gaza as he attends a summit to mark the ceasefire and Israeli hostage return agreement brokered by Donald Trump. The Prime Minister will be at the “signing ceremony” and hail...

Security concerns overshadow Israel's World Cup qualifiers in Norway and Italy

Israel's World Cup qualifiers in Norway and Italy are being overshadowed by security concerns, with the mayor of the northern Italian city of Udine warning about the situation ahead of the match scheduled to be played there next week. Israel visit...

Hybrid warfare: how Russia’s Baltic Fleet is turning the region into a potential frontline

Airspace incursions The Kremlin’s aggressive actions, aimed at ramping up tensions, remain a central factor in global security, particularly across the Baltic Sea region. After the high-profile September 10 incursion into Polish and Estonian...

Opinion – The Best Attribute of the Nobel Peace Prize Is Its Power to Provoke

I am anxious for the people of Venezuela because one of their political icons, María Corina Machado, got the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize. My disquiet is not around her admirable struggle for democracy and justice, but from apprehension that the plaudit...

Princess Martha Louise of Norway hits back at claims that her marriage to a controversial bisexual shaman is a sham

Princess Martha Louise of Norway and her bisexual American Shaman husband have responded to claims they're in a 'lavender marriage'. Durek Verrett, 50, and Martha Louise, 54, who tied the knot last year, posted a joint Instagram video on Monday to...

Nobel Peace Prize to Venezuelan Opposition Leader María Corina Machado Ignites Global Firestorm Over Israel Ties and Intervention Calls

Oslo, Norway – October 12, 2025 – In a ceremony that blended triumph with turmoil, Venezuelan opposition firebrand María Corina Machado was awarded the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday, October 10, for her unyielding campaign against President...

Herbert Macaulay’s pardon, Oseni and Umahi, By Festus Adedayo

Words are sacred sovereign objects. This sacredness makes them very essential to democratic freedom. In his poem, The Word Is An Egg, great Nigerian poet and dramatist, Niyi Osundare demonstrated the primacy of the word, whether written or spoken....

Norway’s Aggressive Push for Electric Planes

Norway is looking to launch a domestic electric plane service to replace the dozens of daily fossil-fuelled flights to its many islands. If successful, this could encourage other countries to launch similar domestic services. This follows...

Norwegian luxury stores cash in on Britain's tourist tax: Shoppers shunning London to buy on the Continent

By EMILY HAWKINS Updated: 16:51 EDT, 4 October 2025 Norway has become the latest European nation to cash in on the UK tourist tax blunder as more visitors opt to splash their cash on the Continent. Steen & Strom, which claims to be the oldest...

Gretchen Ho says family was denied service at forex counter at Oslo airport

Gretchen Ho. Image: Instagram/@gretchenho Gretchen Ho said a foreign exchange counter personnel at Oslo Gardermoen Airport in Norway allegedly refused to exchange her family member’s money, and cited “corruption and money laundering in the...

Machado receives the Nobel Peace Prize as Trump’s attempts to secure award fall short

Once again, five otherwise obscure individuals on the Nobel Committee in Oslo, chosen by the Norwegian parliament, made controversial news in giving out their Peace Prize, the world’s most sought-after award. They did so for the best of reasons,...

‘Not an isolated case’: Pinoys share forex snubs after Gretchen Ho’s family member’s Norway story

“Sad but true.” Broadcaster Gretchen Ho‘s story of a family member’s unpleasant experience at a money exchange counter in Norway prompted others to share similar incidents. On Monday, October 6, the TV personality shared that one of her family...

Norway Oversees New Drone Base For Ukraine Established In Poland 

Polish Defense Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz has newly announced the opening of a Norwegian-led training center for Ukrainian soldiers in southeastern Poland. The newly constructed Camp Jomsborg is a project overseen by Norway’s Brigade Nord...

China’s Mega Holiday: Record Travel but Tighter Wallets

China’s 8-day National Day and Mid-Autumn holiday (Sep 29-Oct 6, 2025) saw record-breaking travel activity, with 2.43 billion cross-region trips (avg. 304M daily), per transport ministry data. Domestic tourism hit 888M trips , generating $111.4B...

Gretchen Ho laments Norway forex snub tied to ‘Philippine corruption’

October 7, 2025 | 10:44am MANILA, Philippines — Broadcaster-host Gretchen Ho expressed her disappointment at a family member being denied to exchange money at the Oslo Airport, Gardermoen in Norway. In a Facebook post last October 6, Grechen...

AMLC: Philippine remains off global dirty money list

Keisha Ta-Asan - The Philippine Star October 13, 2025 | 12:00am MANILA, Philippines — The Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) confirmed that the Philippines remains off the Financial Action Task Force (FATF)’s gray list following its removal in...

Norwegian Cinema Steals The Show At Asunción FICC 2025 Festival

The traditional International Festival of Contemporary Cinema of Asunción (FICC) will be held from 7 to 12 October 2025. The FICC is taking place in several cinemas all around the city, with a free entrance to all whom wish to attend. The festival...

Volodymyr Zelenskyy Hails Donald Trump's Gaza Ceasefire as 'Hope' for Russia-Ukraine Peace, Pushes for Sanctions and Arms

KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy expressed optimism on Sunday, October 12, 2025, that U.S. President Donald Trump's recent success in brokering a ceasefire in Gaza could pave the way for a similar diplomatic breakthrough to...