The Dispatch

Internal 2018 Swedbank report shows billions in ‘suspicious’ Baltic transfers

Swedish state television SVT reported that in September, an internal Swedbank report showed that between 2007-2015 some $10 billion of transactions between suspicious customers of Swedbank and Danske Bank in…

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Finland’s Government resigns

Finland’s Prime Minister Juha Sipila will this morning be submitting the resignation of his Government to President Sauli Niinisto. Sipila decided to submit the resignation after the government's biggest project,…

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Five people injured in a shooting in Malmo – not terror related

Euronews: Five people were injured in a shooting in Sweden's third biggest city Malmo on Monday night, according to police, who said the incident was not terror related. Local police…

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Uzbek man sentenced to life imprisonment by Swedish Court after terrorist attack in Stockholm in 2017

A Swedish court sentenced Rakhmat Akilov, a failed Uzbek asylum seeker, to life in prison on Thursday for killing five people and injuring another 10 when he slammed a stolen…

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Denmark bans Burqa and Niqab

Denmark has joined Austria, France and Belgium in banning garments that cover the face, including Islamic veils such as the niqab and burqa. In a 75-30 vote with 74 absentees on Thursday,…

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Iceland first country having a petition to boycott next year’s Eurovision

More than 18,000 people have signed a petition calling for Iceland to boycott next year’s Eurovision Song Contest in Israel, citing human rights violations against Palestinian people, Euronews reports. The…

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Sweden, Finland, US sign security agreement

The defence ministers of Sweden, Finland, and the US met in Washington to sign a trilateral letter of intent to reinforce their security cooperation. Peter Hultqvist of Sweden, Jussi Niinistö…

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European fintech eyeing stock market listing

Europe’s biggest fintech IPO is looming after Swedish fintech start-up iZettle announced plans to join the Nasdaq Stockholm stock exchange later this year. The company is seeking to raise SEK2…

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Zelenskiy says Russia considering plan to attack NATO country from Belarus

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said that Russia was seeking to draw Belarus deeper into its war in Uk...

Trump leaves Beijing with few wins but warm words for Xi

U.S. President Donald Trump left China on Friday with no major breakthroughs on trade or tangible he...

US plans to indict Cuba’s Raul Castro

The United States plans to indict Cuba's Raul Castro, a U.S. Department of Justice official said la...

Updated – Malta News Briefing – Friday 15 May 2026

Updated 1230 Malta to Launch AI-Powered Traffic Control Centre Within Months: Transport Malta’s u...

Catherine praised by Italians as visit draws to a close

The Princess of Wales's trip to Italy has been a reminder of how much the royals need her star quali...

US scraps deployment of 4,000 troops to Poland

The Pentagon has canceled plans to temporarily deploy 4,000 U.S.-based troops to Poland, two U.S. o...

Russian parliament approves law allowing Putin to invade other countries

Russia's lawmakers have passed a law formally authorising the Kremlin to deploy troops abroad to "pr...

What to know about the corruption probe involving Zelenskyy’s ex-chief of staff

Ukraine’s anti-corruption authorities have named former presidential chief of staff Andrii Yermak as...

Nuclear energy set for comeback in Italy under new government framework

The Italian government is set to approve a framework for the resumption of nuclear power this summer...

Libya aims to restart Ras Lanuf oil refinery within a year, NOC says

Libya aims to restart its 220,000 barrel-per-day Ras Lanuf oil refinery within six to 12 months ‌to...