Inside a park in Sham Shui Po, a district home to some of Hong Kong’s poorest, a team of eight men have been gathering for twice-weekly football practices for the past five months. But they are no amateurs.

Israel has hit back at Norway’s pledge to hand over World Cup qualifier profits to Gaza by warning against raising cash for “terrorist organisations”. In a spiky response, the Middle East nation also took aim at the Scandinavian nation’s record on whale hunting despite a global commercial ban.

Norwegian director Daniel Fahre on historical drama and Haugesund opener ‘Battle of Oslo,’ star Bjørn Sundquist and the events of World War II.

Norway’s election remains too close to call. The star power of Jens Stoltenberg, the former head of Nato who is now finance minister, appears to have given the centre-left an edge. He has called for a review of all Norwegian taxes, including wealth, after the September 8 vote. Many of the richest people across Europe will be paying attention.

The 28-year-old son of Norway’s crown princess has been charged with raping four women and several acts of violence, and risks up to 10 years in prison,

Carl Fredrik Stenstrøm of the Norway Industry Association for Online Gaming has raised concerns over the response to failings at Norsk Tipping.

Norway’s soccer federation says it “cannot remain indifferent” to humanitarian suffering in Gaza and will donate any profits from an upcoming World Cup qualifying game against Israel to aid work there.

OSLO: Some 200 climate activists including Greta Thunberg of Sweden blocked Norway’s largest oil refinery on Monday in a protest demanding an end to the country’s oil industry, organisers and police said.