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With multiple northern nations experiencing a surge in wildfires in recent years, Norway has introduced a Wildland Fires Initiative as part of its Arctic Council chairship.

The war president that is ready to spend one third of his state budget on national security tells Chinese President Xi Jinping that Russia is developing grand infrastructure connections towards the East.

Slashed investments and a spike in construction costs will lead to a significant delay for Russia's expanded fleet of nuclear powered icebreakers.

The US Coast Guard vessel sailed in formation with Norway’s KV Svalbard from the ice-covered waters near Russia’s Franz Josef Land en route to conduct joint exercises in the Barents Sea.

Vladimir Putin attended the naming ceremony of icebreaking gas carrier "Aleksei Kosygin," soon to start shuttling on the Northern Sea Route.

Norway remains committed to restarting the work of the Arctic Council, with a focus on reactivating its expert teams, according to the forum’s Senior Arctic Officials chair.

In thick Arctic sea-ice, 150 meter long icebreaking cruise vessel Le Commandant Charcot makes acquaintance with Russia's 50 Let Pobedy.

"The bishop is sending a message to the home audience that Russian settlements on Svalbard are “holy lands” and belong to the Russian cultural and spiritual sphere," says Kari Aga Myklebost, Professor in History at UiT The Arctic University of Norway.

Divers found damages to the hull of the research ship, and Arctic expedition was aborted.

Research vessel Mikhail Somov got stuck in shallow waters as it was sailing to a nearby meteorological station. On board are 91 people.

Hottest day ever recorded on Planet Earth was July 4. And no surprise, the Arctic feels the heat.

The icebreaking multifunctional research ship is expected to be delivered in 2025 and will sail both Arctic and Antarctica