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Arctic football team Bodø/Glimt secures Champions League playoff
The Arctic football team Bodø/Glimt won 3-2 against Union Saint-Gilloise on Tuesday evening in the second leg against the Belgian team. The aggregate score ended 6-5.
With the victory, playoff in the Champions League against awaits, and Glimt will meet the Dutch team NEC on August 19 in the Netherlands.
TV 2: Alleged Chinese spy to be released from custody
On May 15, a Chinese citizen was arrested in Norway, suspected of attempted illegal intelligence activities against state secrets.
The man is alleged to have stayed in a bunker near the military section of the airport in Bodø, Northern Norway.
The accused was remanded in custody for four weeks.
TV 2 reports on Friday that the accused Chinese citizen is now being released.
"PST is releasing the Chinese citizen who was arrested in May 2026 and charged with attempted illegal intelligence activities against state secrets. The arrest occurred in connection with the accused taking up residence in a bunker near Bodø air station," police prosecutor Kathrine Tonstad in Norway's Police Security Service (PST) tells TV 2.
"The basis for suspicion against the accused is considered weakened through the investigation that has been carried out so far. The investigation will be completed and then forwarded from PST to the National Authority for Prosecution of Organised and other Serious Crime for a prosecutorial decision, Tonstad adds.
Will be arrested again
According to Tonstad, the Nordland Police District will now arrest the accused of violating the Immigration Act and prepare a case for deportation or expulsion from Norway.
PST adds that there is no information indicating that there is any connection between this case and the woman who was arrested on Andøya, suspected of complicity in an attempted act of serious intelligence activity against state secrets a few weeks ago, writes TV 2.
NATO's Supreme Allied Commander Europe visited Bodø, Northern Norway
Norway's role in the High North was central when General Alexsus G. Grynkewich, NATO's Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR), visited Norway last week.
“Norway holds a unique geostrategic position and plays a central role as NATO’s eyes and ears in the Arctic. We could not do our job without Norwegian support,” said Grynkewich.
After meetings in Oslo with the Norwegian chief of defense, prime minister and minister of defense, the general travelled to Bodø, Northern Norway, to visit NATO's new combined air operations centre. There he received first-hand briefings on how Norwegian and allied air forces operate together in the High North.
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Innovation speech 2026 to Bodø
For the first time, Innovation Norway is organizing its largest annual event outside of Oslo, when the Innovation Speech will be held on May 12, 2026 in Bodø, Northern Norway.
The choice of Bodø is not accidental, reports Innovation Norway.
"In a time of increased geopolitical tension and a demanding security situation, Northern Norway is in a special position. Not only geographically, but also strategically," the press release states.
The Innovation Speech 2026 focuses on the geopolitical tension and how preparedness and business development are interconnected. Innovation Norway's Director Håkon Haugli says that security, preparedness, innovation and business development are closely linked.
Arctic football team Bodø/Glimt to meet Sporting in Round of 16
Bodø/Glimt is to meet the portuguese team Sporting in the Champions League Round of 16.
The first game in the Round of 16 will be played at Aspmyra Stadium in Bodø on the 11th of March. The second match is to be played in Lisboa on March 17th.