Turkey expects to ratify Sweden’s NATO accession ‘within weeks’
Turkey has told Sweden it expects to ratify its long-delayed accession to the NATO military alliance within weeks, Sweden’s foreign minister said on Wednesday. Sweden...
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Sweden will not expel man behind recent Koran burning demos despite deportation order
Sweden’s migration agency said on Thursday it had decided to deport an Iraqi man who burned copies of the Koran, the Muslim holy book, but...
Turkish parliament commission set to study Swedish Nato bid
The speaker of Turkey’s parliament Numan Kurtulmus will send a bill approving Sweden’s Nato membership bid to parliament’s foreign affairs commission on Wednesday, a source from the...
Estonia to probe Sweden cable damage as part of Baltic Sea incident investigation
Estonia said on Thursday it would probe the damage on a Baltic Sea telecoms cable connecting the country to Sweden as part of its ongoing...
Swedish PM summons army, police chiefs as gang violence rocks nation
Sweden’s prime minister summoned the head of the armed forces and the police commissioner in a bid to stem gang violence, he said on Thursday,...
Landslide causes large chunk of Swedish motorway to collapse
A large chunk of a motorway in southwest Sweden collapsed overnight, causing three people to be taken to hospital with light injuries, police said on...
Two dead in Sweden restaurant shooting, police see possible gang links
Two people were killed and two injured in a shooting at a restaurant in eastern Sweden late on Thursday that police said appeared to be...
Hungary politician flags possible delay for Sweden’s NATO bid
Hungary is not sure it needs to approve Sweden’s bid to join NATO, the parliament speaker told local television late on Sunday, potentially signalling further...
Swedish government to cut taxes on diesel, petrol in budget
Sweden’s government said on Thursday it would cut the tax on petrol and diesel in the upcoming budget to support ailing households. The tax will...
Clinical Sweden beat Australia to clinch third place at World Cup
Sweden picked up their fourth Women’s World Cup bronze medal on Saturday after beating co-hosts Australia 2-0 in the third-place playoff match at Lang Park in...
