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Sweden’s top court clears way for transfer of seized ship to Ukraine

Sweden's top court said on Thursday it has upheld a ruling that a cargo vessel seized in the Baltic Sea this ‌year can be handed over to Ukraine, where it…

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Sweden adopts tougher immigration law linking residency to ‘good behaviour’

Sweden's parliament passed a law on Monday allowing authorities to revoke immigrants' residency permits based on bad behaviour, such as having unpaid debts, doing undeclared work or ‌links to extremist…

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Sweden announces new spy agency in rethink prompted by war in Ukraine

Sweden has announced plans to establish a new foreign intelligence agency as part of a broader security overhaul driven by Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Foreign Minister Maria Malmer Stenergard…

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Sweden warns of potential jet fuel shortage

Sweden is ‌issuing an early warning of a potential shortage of jet fuel stemming from the war ⁠in the Middle East, Energy Minister Ebba Busch said on Tuesday. "This is…

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SIPRI: Europe now world’s biggest arms importer

Europe became the world's biggest arms importer over the last five years as governments reacted to Russia's threat and waning confidence in U.S. security commitments, data from the Stockholm International…

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International crackdown dismantles sprawling drug network spanning Europe, Asia and Australia

An international law-enforcement operation has dismantled key parts of a sprawling drug trafficking and money-laundering network operating across Europe, Asia and Australia, after investigators unlocked crucial data from two mobile…

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Swedish fighter jets patrol Iceland in show of force over Arctic

For the first time, Swedish fighter jets are patrolling Iceland’s airspace as part of NATO’s “Arctic Sentry” mission, signalling the alliance’s commitment to protecting the Arctic amid rising tensions with…

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Sweden to send fighter jets to patrol around Greenland as part of NATO’s Arctic Sentry

Sweden will patrol around Iceland and Greenland with Gripen fighter jets as part of NATO's Arctic Sentry mission, it said on Thursday. NATO said on Wednesday it had launched the…

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Sweden aims to lower age of criminal responsibility to 13

Sweden is moving forward with plans to lower the age of criminal responsibility from 15 to 13 in serious cases as it grapples with a growing number of children recruited…

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Sweden wants to strip organised crime leaders of citizenship

The Swedish government on Friday proposed changes to the constitution that would allow revoking the citizenship of some criminal gang leaders, as part of its work to combat widespread organised…

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Sweden to cut development aid to five countries, divert money to Ukraine

Sweden will phase out development aid to five countries in coming years and use the money to increase support for Ukraine, the government said on Friday. The Nordic country plans…

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Sweden wants long-range weapon systems able to strike inside Russia

Sweden's military wants long-range cruise missiles able to strike targets deep inside other countries, a deterrent which the defence minister said on Tuesday was needed to match Russia's own long-range…

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Trio win 2025 Nobel economics prize for work on innovation and ‘creative destruction’

Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion and Peter Howitt won the 2025 Nobel economics prize for their work on how innovation and the forces of "creative destruction" can drive economic growth, the…

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Sweden to boost anti-drone defences amid growing threats

Sweden will invest 3.5 billion Swedish crowns ($367.11 million) in more anti-drone systems, its defence minister said on Friday, citing a growing threat posed by aerial violations. A wave of…

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Three scientists win Nobel Prize in chemistry for work on metal-organic frameworks

Three scientists won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for the development of metal-organic frameworks. The winners are Susumu Kitagawa from Kyoto University in Japan, Richard Robson from the University of…

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Nobel Prize in physics goes to trio of US-based scientists

A trio of US-based scientists, John Clarke, Michel Devoret and John Martinis have won the Nobel Prize in physics for their work in the field of quantum mechanics tunnelling, the Royal Swedish…

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Brunkow, Ramsdell and Sakaguchi win Nobel medicine prize for immune discoveries

American scientists Mary Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell and Shimon Sakaguchi from Japan won the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine on Monday for their discoveries in peripheral immune tolerance, creating…

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Two Drones Enter Restricted Swedish Airspace Adjacent to Naval Headquarters

Two unidentified drones were observed overnight from September 25 to 26 over the Karlskrona archipelago in Sweden, SVT reported, citing police representative Mattias Lundgren. The archipelago houses Sweden’s main naval…

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Sweden to lower age of criminal responsibility

Sweden will lower the age of criminal responsibility from the current 15, Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said, following an increase in cases of crime gangs recruiting children via social media…

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Sweden eyes extending military officers’ conscription age to 70

Sweden should raise former officers' upper conscription age limit to 70 from 47, a government-appointed review suggested, as part of the country's moves to strengthen its defence in the face…

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US urges Americans in Sweden to remain vigilant, citing threat of attack

The U.S. embassy in Sweden said Americans in the country are "advised to exercise increased caution" due to local media reports on Iran potentially pressuring local criminal gangs to attack…

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Sweden to hire prison cells in Estonia for up to 600 inmates

Sweden will send up to 600 criminals to serve their sentences in an Estonian prison under an agreement announced by the government aimed at reducing pressure on the country's overcrowded…

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Swedish Boycott Supermarkets in Protest Against Surging Food Prices

Thousands of people across Sweden decided to vote with their feet, boycotting the country’s biggest supermarkets for seven days from last Monday, after the biggest rise in food prices for…

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Sweden to tighten gun control laws, limit access to semi-automatic weapons

The Swedish government has just announced its intention to pursue a gun control law reform in the aftermath of the Örebro attack, in which 11 people died, including the attacker.…

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Swedish police say ‘around 10’ people killed in school campus shooting

Police say about 10 people, including the suspected gunman, have been killed in a shooting at an education centre in central Sweden. The attack occurred on Tuesday afternoon at Risbergska…

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Five people shot in school shooting in Örebro, Sweden

Swedish police said on Tuesday five people were shot in an attack at a school in the city of Orebro some 200 km (125 miles) west of Stockholm, triggering a…

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Man who burned Quran ‘shot dead in Sweden’

A man who sparked violent protests after burning the Quran has been shot dead in Sweden, according to local media reports. Salwan Momika, 38, is reported to have been killed…

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Swedish police arrest man trying to force his way into Russian embassy in Stockholm

Swedish police said they had arrested a man who tried to force his way through the gates of the Russian embassy in Stockholm in a car early on Tuesday morning.…

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Sweden seizes ship after suspected Baltic Sea cable sabotage

Swedish authorities have seized a ship suspected of damaging a data cable running under the Baltic Sea to Latvia. Prosecutors said an initial investigation pointed to sabotage, and an inquiry…

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Sweden plans to remove citizenship from people seen as threat to state

Sweden's political parties have agreed that dual citizens who commit crimes that threaten national security should lose their citizenship. A cross-party committee recommended that the change could be applied to…

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Sweden neither at war nor at peace, says PM

The Swedish prime minister has said that his country is neither at war nor at peace as he announced that Sweden would be sending armed forces into the Baltic Sea…

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Sweden to purchase 44 German Leopard tanks

In a significant move to bolster its security, Sweden, the newest NATO member, is set to invest over €1.9 billion into acquiring new tanks and refurbishing its existing fleet. Sweden…

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Sweden is a nearly cashless society – here’s how it affects people who are left out

By Moa Petersén, Associate Professor in Digital Cultures, Lund University and Lena Halldenius, Professor of Human Rights Studies, Lund University Around the world, cards and apps are the default way…

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NATO jets intercept Russian bombers over Baltic

NATO aircraft have intercepteed Russian warplanes as they neared neared the Swedish island of Gotland. The bombers, accompanied by two Russian fighter jets, were identified in a coordinated response involving…

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Three men charged in Sweden with preparation of IS-linked terrorist crime

Swedish prosecutors on Monday charged three men with preparation of terrorist crime in Sweden in the name of Islamic State (IS), saying the suspects also had links to domestic organised…

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Nordic neighbours release new advice on surviving war

On Monday, millions of Swedes will start receiving copies of a pamphlet advising the population how to prepare and cope in the event of war or other unexpected crises. “If…

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Sweden scraps plans for 13 offshore windfarms over Russia security fears

Sweden has vetoed plans for 13 offshore windfarms in the Baltic Sea, citing unacceptable security risks. The country’s defence minister, Pål Jonson, said on Monday that the government had rejected…

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Nobel economics prize goes to researchers of prosperity

U.S.-based academics Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson and James Robinson won the 2024 Nobel economics prize "for studies of how institutions are formed and affect prosperity", the Royal Swedish Academy of…

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Nobel Prize in chemistry awarded to David Baker, Demis Hassabis and John Jumper for work on proteins

The Nobel Prize in chemistry was awarded Wednesday to scientists David Baker, Demis Hassabis and John Jumper for their work with proteins. Baker works at the University of Washington in…

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Nobel prize for medicine: US duo Ambros and Ruvkun win for work on microRNA

U.S. scientists Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun won the 2024 Nobel Prize in Medicine for the discovery of microRNA and its crucial role in how multicellular organisms grow and live,…

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Swedish children to start school a year earlier

Children in Sweden are to start school at six years old from 2028, a year earlier than at present, in an overhaul of the country’s education system that signals a…

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Sweden accuses Iran of hacking messaging service

Swedish authorities said on Tuesday that Iran hacked into a text messaging service last year and sent thousands of messages urging Swedes to take revenge against Koran burners. In 2023,…

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Global index for free and fair elections suffers biggest decline on record in 2023, democracy watchdog says

Lower voter turnout and increasingly contested results globally are threatening the credibility of elections, an intergovernmental watchdog warned on Tuesday, as its sub-index for free and fair elections suffered its…

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Sweden appoints new foreign minister

Sweden appointed Maria Malmer Stenergard as foreign minister, choosing the former migration chief to lead policy on Ukraine just six months after her predecessor helped secure traditionally non-aligned Sweden's accession…

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Sweden detains person suspected of terrorism offence

Swedish police on Wednesday detained a person suspected of a terrorism related crime, a national prosecutor said on Friday. "We are now working unconditionally and intensively on the investigation," senior…

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Swedish foreign minister Billstrom steps down

Swedish Foreign Minister Tobias Billstrom said he will step down next week after almost two years in office, during which his traditionally non-aligned country joined NATO. "It is with a…

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Denmark and Sweden Pledge to Hunt Down Gang Leaders Who Recruit Child Assassins from Abroad

The Danish and Swedish justice ministers vowed to go after organized crime leaders abroad, whom they say have been hiring teenagers in Sweden to carry out deadly shootings in Denmark.…

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WHO confirms first case of new mpox strain outside Africa

Global health officials confirmed an infection with a new strain of the mpox virus in Sweden and linked it to a growing outbreak in Africa, the first sign of its…

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Sweden nominates EU minister as its next European commissioner

Sweden wants Jessika Roswall to be the country’s next European commissioner, Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson announced Monday. Roswall, from Sweden’s governing Moderate Party, is no stranger to Brussels, having served…

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Sweden gives radar surveillance planes to Ukraine air force

Sweden will donate two radar surveillance and command aircraft to Ukraine to boost its defences in the war with Russia, the Swedish government said on Wednesday, its largest aid package…

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Suspected gunshots near Israeli embassy in Stockholm, synagogue arson averted in Rouen, France

Swedish police have detained several people and cordoned off an area in Stockholm after a patrol heard suspected gunshots, they said on Friday, with the Israeli embassy located in the…

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Israel issues Sweden Eurovision travel warning amid planned protests

By Jacob Gronholt-pedersen Planned protests against Israel taking part in this year's Eurovision Song Contest have made members of the Jewish community in Swedish host city Malmo anxious and prompted…

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Global defence budget jumps to record high of $2440bn

Global military expenditure has reached a record high of $2440bn (£1970bn) after the largest annual rise in government spending on arms in over a decade, according to a report. The…

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Sweden expels Chinese journalist over national security fears, lawyer says

Swedish authorities have ordered the expulsion of a Chinese journalist, saying she could pose a serious threat to national security, a lawyer representing the woman said. The 57-year-old Chinese woman…

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Sweden joins NATO as war in Ukraine prompts security rethink

WASHINGTON/STOCKHOLM, (Reuters) - Sweden joined NATO in Washington on Thursday, two years after Russia's invasion of Ukraine forced it to rethink its national security policy and conclude that support for…

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Sweden police arrest suspected Islamists believed to prepare attack

STOCKHOLM, (Reuters) - Swedish police on Thursday apprehended four people on suspicion of preparing a terrorist crime tied to violent Islamist extremism, the Sapo security service and prosecution agency said.…

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Sweden clears final hurdle to join NATO as Hungary approves accession

Hungary's parliament approved Sweden's NATO accession on Monday, clearing the last hurdle before the historic step by the Nordic country whose neutrality lasted through two world wars and the simmering…

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