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The Norwegian parliament unanimously agreed on plans to drastically increase its defence budget over the next 12 years, the government announced on Tuesday. The plan provides an additional 600 billion Norwegian kroner ($56.9 billion) over the next twelve years to strengthen the country’s military. The parties have also agreed to an increase of 11 billion kroner, bringing the total spending to 611 billion kroner. Norway’s Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre called the parliament’s changes to the defence plan “historic.” “This is an important signal to our allies and others that Norway is united in …

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