# anand supports gukesh ahead of norway chess showdown with carlsen ## indian chess legend backing young star viswanathan anand, the indian chess icon and five-time world champion, has expressed his support for d gukesh as the young chess prodigy prepares to face magnus carlsen in the upcoming norway chess tournament

**bilateral dialogue in focus as iran, norway deputy foreign ministers hold talks** *tehran times – april 12, 2025* in a significant diplomatic engagement, iranian deputy foreign minister saeed khatibzadeh met with norwegian deputy foreign minister andreas kravik on the sidelines of the fourth antalya diplomacy forum

# denmark to support việt nam in green transition efforts **hà nội, april 14, 2025** – denmark is stepping up its commitment to assist việt nam in its efforts towards a green transition

**mykolas alekna sets new men’s discus world record** *ramona, oklahoma – april 14, 2025* lithuanian athlete mykolas alekna made history on sunday, becoming the first person to throw the discus over 75 meters, surpassing his own previous world record

**how sweden’s multicultural dream went fatally wrong** *by colin freeman | april 13, 2025* in recent years, sweden has witnessed a troubling surge in gang violence, raising pressing questions about the effectiveness of its longstanding multicultural policies

**new passport rules set by eight european countries to enhance travel experience** **april 12, 2025** – in a collaborative effort to improve travel efficiency, spain, france, italy, portugal, greece, norway, switzerland, and iceland have announced new passport regulations aimed at ensuring seamless travel across the schengen area and beyond

# latvian war museum launches exhibit honoring u

**high level of trust in finnish local elections, says congress delegation** *strasbourg, france – april 14, 2025* a 19-member election observation delegation from the congress of local and regional authorities concluded its mission observing the municipal and county elections in finland, held on sunday, april 13, 2025

### estonia detains tanker for flying false flag **muuga bay, estonia** – on friday, april 14, 2025, the estonian government detained a tanker identified as the **kiwala** for operating under a false flag

**indian artists' collective nearly wins design for norway's national memorial for terror attack victims** *by faizal khan* *new delhi, april 12, 2025* the raqs media collective, a delhi-based artists' group, came close to achieving a remarkable milestone by reaching the finals in the competition to design a national memorial in norway honoring the victims of the 2011 terror attacks

**norway to implement tourist tax to combat overtourism** *friday, april 11, 2025* in a significant move to address the challenges of overtourism, norway is introducing a new tourist tax that will allow municipalities to charge a 3% levy on paid overnight stays

## norway's wealth fund maintains long-term strategy despite $100 billion loss **oslo, april 10, 2025** – norway's $1

# norway proposes visitor tax to address overtourism concerns **date: april 11, 2025** norway is set to introduce a visitor tax aimed at managing the growing challenges associated with overtourism as the country experiences a significant increase in tourist arrivals

**denmark moves forward with u

# three us soldiers found dead in lithuania marshes **lithuania, april 1, 2025 -** three american soldiers who were reported missing during training exercises in lithuania have been found dead after their recovery vehicle was retrieved from a marsh