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More than 100,000 fans greeted Norway’s World Cup squad in Oslo with a water cannon salute, a Royal Palace audience, and an open-top bus parade after a 2-1 extra-time loss to England in the quarterfinals; Erling Haaland missed the final celebration due to travel delays, but the team was celebrated as national heroes with a Viking row led by Crown Prince Haakon.
Seventeen-year-old American Cooper Lutkenhaus stunned Olympic 800m champion Emmanuel Wanyonyi in Oslo's Bislett Stadion, clocking 1:42.08—the year’s fastest time and a 0.01-second victory after a late surge. Wanyonyi cited personal milestones and aiming for a peak season. Australian Gout Gout finished sixth in his senior Diamond League debut, with British sprinter Amy Hunt and Julien Alfred delivering notable performances in the night’s events.
American 17-year-old Cooper Lutkenhaus stunned Olympic champion Emmanuel Wanyonyi in Oslo's Diamond League 800m, clocking a personal best of 1:42.08 to edge the Kenyan by 0.01s; Lutkenhaus has dominated the year with World Indoor Championships gold and becoming the Diamond League’s youngest winner. Wanyonyi delivered a season-best in defeat and praised Lutkenhaus’s form. In other highlights, Amy Hunt was runner-up in the women’s 100m as Julien Alfred won, and Karsten Warholm finished second to Alison dos Santos in the men’s 400m hurdles.
Reuters reports that Donald Trump is among likely nominees for the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize, with nominations kept confidential and no public shortlist released until an official announcement.
Jo Nesbø is both writer and showrunner for Netflix’s nine-episode Detective Hole, adapting his Harry Hole novels into an Oslo-set series with new material rather than a strict book remake. Tobias Santelmann won the role after a test that reimagined Hole, and Nesbø emphasizes his own take while continuing other projects (Wolf Hour, Blood on Snow screenplay) and planning a 14th Hole novel.
Netflix releases Detective Hole, a nine-episode Nordic noir series adapting Jo Nesbø’s The Devil’s Star, starring Tobias Santelmann as the troubled Oslo detective Harry Hole opposite rival Tom Waaler. The crime drama centers on a brutal serial killer and Hole’s darker demons as the case unfolds, with early reviews noting strong atmosphere and solid performances despite some narrative complexity; all episodes are now streaming.
Netflix’s Detective Hole adapts Jo Nesbo’s Harry Hole in a nine-episode Oslo-set noir that excels in mood, performances, and scoring but is hampered by a convoluted, overstuffed plot.
Police in Oslo are examining an explosion outside the U.S. Embassy, with no injuries reported; authorities say an incendiary device detonated near the entrance and are pursuing multiple leads, including a possible targeted attack, while seeking witnesses and suspects.
An explosion outside the U.S. embassy in Oslo is being treated as a possible terrorist act with no suspects or motive identified yet. Police say the blast caused minor damage and no injuries, while lawmakers and officials note heightened security after recent attacks on American diplomatic sites; the investigation is ongoing.
An explosion at the U.S. Embassy in Oslo caused minor damage but no injuries were reported; authorities have not determined a cause, no arrests have been listed, and police deployed extensive resources around the embassy as the investigation continues.
An explosion struck the U.S. embassy in Oslo early this morning, prompting a large police response. Authorities say there are no injuries and the embassy sustained minor damage; investigators say there is no information yet on what happened or who was involved.
A blast struck the U.S. embassy in Oslo early Sunday, causing minor damage with no injuries, according to Oslo police. A search for the perpetrators was underway, with authorities reporting no additional devices found and saying there was no confirmed link to broader regional tensions at this time.
An explosion near the U.S. Embassy in Oslo caused minor damage but no injuries, with police saying they’re in contact with the embassy and continuing an investigation into the blast’s cause and perpetrators.
In Oslo, a fourth woman testified in the rape case against Marius Borg Hoiby, the son of Crown Princess Mette-Marit, who faces 38 charges including rapes while the women were asleep; he denies the rapes and faces up to 16 years in prison. The testimony describes a night of drinking, alleged cocaine use, and filmed acts, with the investigation uncovering multiple videos and other alleged offenses; the case has deeply embarrassed the royal family, though Hoiby is not a member of the Royal House.
Venezuelan opposition leader and Nobel Peace Prize winner María Corina Machado has left Oslo after attending the Nobel ceremony, having been rescued from Venezuela in a covert operation due to safety concerns, and is now recovering from a vertebra fracture in Norway.