Norway Expels Russian Diplomat Over Spy Case

Head of Norway's security police (PST) Hans Sverre Sjovold speaks at a news conference in Oslo on Aug. 12, 2019. Nerijus Adomaitis/Reuters

OSLO/MOSCOW—Norway said on Wednesday it had expelled a Russian diplomat on suspicion of espionage, drawing a rebuke from Russia’s embassy, which said the accusation was groundless.