Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has branded NATO’s decision to postpone his country’s membership bid “absurd”. Alliance leaders recently ruled that Ukraine may only join when it meets several conditions, prompting outcry from Mr Zelensky and his administration. In a speech from a
In a surprising change of tune Monday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has apparently agreed to advance Sweden’s bid for NATO membership announced NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg. According to a NATO press statement Erdogan agreed take the ratification process to Turkey’s Parliament
Swedish prosecutors have charged climate activist Greta Thunberg with disobedience to law enforcement in connection with a protest in Malmö last month. Local newspaper Sydsvenskan reported Wednesday that Thunberg was detained with other activists after they stopped traffic in the oil terminal
Thousands of followers of a firebrand Iraqi Shiite cleric rallied in major cities in Iraq on Friday, condemning the burning of a Quran during a protest in Sweden earlier this week. Some of the demonstrators called for expulsion of the Swedish ambassador
A roller coaster accident at the oldest amusement park in Sweden killed one person and injured nine others when the train partially derailed on Sunday. Several passengers riding the Jetline roller coaster at Gröna Lund park were sent plunging to the ground
Swedish government investigators on Monday launched a probe into a roller coaster accident that killed one person and injured nine at the country’s oldest amusement park. The Gröna Lund park has been closed, and will remain closed for at least one week
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Monday that he will call an urgent meeting in the coming days to try to overcome Turkish objections to Sweden joining the military organization. It’s a last-ditch effort to have the Nordic country standing alongside the allies
One person has been killed and several others are reported injured after a Swedish rollercoaster that goes up to 56mph “derailed”. The horrifying incident took place on the Jetline rollercoaster in Stockholm’s Grona Lund amusement park. Police said they were still investigating.
Sweden cannot rule out an “armed attack” by Russia and must redesign its security strategy to reflect the “long-term threat” posed by Vladimir Putin, including the possibility of nuclear war, the Nordic nation’s defence committee has found. Sweden is still struggling to
As many as 30,000 people in Sweden are involved in criminal networks, the country’s justice minister said Thursday, describing the figure as “breathtaking” and vowing to introduce new legislation to fight organized crime. “Lethal firearm violence has increased dramatically and Sweden is