
The monarch remains in hospital for a blood infection while Crown Prince Haakon continues to serve as regent.
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King Harald V has faced multiple health challenges recently, including a pacemaker implantation in 2024 and treatment for haemolytic anaemia. The Norwegian royal family has also dealt with several controversies and medical issues throughout 2026.
King Harald V of Norway's health has worsened, the palace has said, as he remains in hospital receiving antibiotics for a bacterial infection in his bloodstream.
The monarch has responded to treatment despite the deterioration in his condition, according to the palace, but he will remain at Oslo University Hospital, Rikshospitalet, and on leave from royal duties until further notice.
The 89-year-old, who has been on the throne since 1991, was admitted to hospital and put on sick leave a week ago.
His son, Crown Prince Haakon, 53, has been serving as regent while his father is on leave.
King Harald has been treated in recent weeks with cortisone for a rare blood condition, haemolytic anaemia. It causes the number of red blood cells in the body to be reduced, and leads to fatigue and shortness of breath.
In April 2024, Norway's royal household said that King Harald would make a "permanent reduction" to his public engagements "out of consideration for his age". That year, the king had been fitted with a pacemaker after falling ill on holiday in Malaysia.
The Norwegian royal family has already faced a challenging year in 2026.
Crown Prince Haakon's wife, Crown Princess Mette-Marit, received a lung transplant in June after she had been diagnosed with a rare form of pulmonary fibrosis in 2018.
The transplant came two days after Mette-Marit's son Marius Borg Høiby was sentenced to four years in prison after being convicted of two counts of rape. He had denied the most serious charges and his lawyers said he would appeal the sentence.
Høiby, 29, was four when his mother married Crown Prince Haakon and is not himself a royal figure.
Also earlier in the year, documents were released revealing Mette-Marit's frequent contact with the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
She later apologised to Norway's king and queen for her three-year friendship with Epstein and admitted to "poor judgement", adding in a national TV interview that she wished she had never met him.

يكشف تحقيق عن استدراج شباب من مصر وتونس والعراق للقتال في الحرب الروسية الأوكرانية، حيث يتم استقطابهم عبر وعود وهمية بالعمل والدراسة أو الضغط عليهم داخل السجون الروسية للانضمام للجيش مقابل المال أو الجنسية.

A group of 21 former international cricket captains, including Sunil Gavaskar and Alastair Cook, has petitioned Pakistan's government to ensure proper medical care and family access for imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan, citing concerns over his health.

تتزايد التقارير حول مشاركة جنود كوريين شماليين في الحرب الروسية ضد أوكرانيا، لا سيما في منطقة كورسك، إلى جانب استخدام صواريخ باليستية كورية شمالية. يحلل الخبراء أبعاد هذا التعاون وتأثيره على مسار العمليات العسكرية في ظل استمرار النزاع.

Coordinated overnight attacks involving arson and small bombs struck three southern Thai provinces, causing property damage and rail disruptions. No group claimed responsibility, though the BRN is suspected of using the violence as leverage in peace negotiations.

В Краснодаре в результате ночной атаки БПЛА поврежден пятиэтажный многоквартирный дом в Карасунском округе. Мэр города Евгений Наумов сообщил о развертывании оперативного штаба для помощи жителям. Ранее сообщалось о жертвах среди подростков в регионе.

حذرت هيئة إدارة مضيق هرمز الإيرانية من أن السفن التي تنتهك قواعد العبور قد تواجه عقوبات تشمل الغرامات أو الاحتجاز أو المصادرة، وذلك في ظل تصاعد التوترات الاقتصادية مع الولايات المتحدة وتهديدات واشنطن بفرض عقوبات جديدة على طهران.