With six months left until the World Ski Championships, interest in broadcasting the event has cooled. Neither in Norway nor Sweden has anyone bought the broadcasting rights. "I have never been in a situation where there are six months left until the World Cup and the rights still haven't been sold," says Terje Lund, event manager at the Norwegian Ski Association.
SportsThe US and Iran have signed the agreement that will lead to peace. Donald Trump is praising the agreement - but what does the US get out of it all? And what was the real goal of the war? Was it a more democratic Iran? We don't seem to have achieved that, notes Middle East analyst Aron Lund.
WorldThe US and Iran are said to have agreed to end the war on all fronts - including in Lebanon. The question is whether Israel plans to play along. It is difficult to have a ceasefire when Israel is in the middle of Lebanon, says Middle East expert Aron Lund.
World politicsIsrael is advancing step by step into Lebanon, razing communities to the ground - complicating the highly sensitive negotiations over the broader war in the Middle East. A sharp escalation in Lebanon is not easy to reconcile with an agreement between the US and Iran, says expert Aron Lund.
World politicsAfter the failed peace talks with Iran, the United States faces a strategic dilemma: All options are bad, according to Middle East expert Fredrik Meiton. Tehran has the means to prolong the war and dramatically deepen the economic crisis, he says.
WorldIsrael carried out a major attack on Lebanon on Wednesday - not many hours after the US and Iran announced a ceasefire. The attack may reflect Israeli belief that the war against Hezbollah will have to end, according to Israel expert Isabell Schierenbeck.
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