Norwegian soccer’s profits from hosting Israel in a men’s 2026 World Cup qualifying game will be donated to humanitarian work in Gaza.

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”.

Alec Luhn, a 38-year-old journalist who has worked for The Guardian, The New York Times and The Atlantic, is speaking out for the first time since his dramatic rescue in Norway. "I was grateful to be alive, grateful that I was, you know, still in one piece," Luhn told "Good Morning America."

Norway’s football federation said it will donate profits from its Oct. 11 World Cup qualifier against Israel to humanitarian aid for Gaza, declaring

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

Journalist Alec Luhn was reported missing on Aug. 4 after failing to board a scheduled flight from Norway to England.

As heat and wildfires plague many parts of Europe, the desire for cooler climes is driving tourists to Nordic countries, prompting as much concern as celebration.

In his first public interview since being rescued from a remote Norwegian mountain, Alec Luhn said his family gave him the hope and will to survive.