Sweden

February 04, 2025

Europe

'Several dead': At least five shot at school

Police in Sweden have said a “suspected serious crime of violence,” is underway at an education institute in the centre of the country.

December 12, 2024

Sports

Swedish prosecutor closes rape inquiry against France's Mbappe as evidence 'not sufficient'

A Swedish prosecutor on Thursday closed an an investigation into alleged rape and sexual assault by French footballer Kylian Mbappe due to insufficient evidence. Lead prosecutor Marina Chirakova said in a statement that "the evidence is not sufficient to proceed and the investigation is therefore closed".

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Kylian Mbappé s’est longuement confié au micro de Canal+. AFP / OLI SCARFF

March 07, 2024

World

Sweden officially joins NATO

Stockholm has formally become a member of the US-led military bloc

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FILE PHOTO. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg (R) and Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson. © Jonathan NACKSTRAND / AFP

February 26, 2024

World

Hungary approves Sweden joining Nato after months of delays

Hungary approves Sweden joining Nato after months of delays Yes vote comes nearly two years after historically neutral country applied to join military alliance

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The Swedish prime minister, Ulf Kristersson (left), with the Hungarian prime minister, Viktor Orbán, in Budapest last week. Photograph: János Kummer/Getty Images

January 23, 2024

World

Turkish lawmakers approve Sweden’s bid to join NATO, leaving Hungary as last holdout

Turkey's parliament on Tuesday voted to ratify Sweden's membership of NATO after more than a year of delays that frayed ties with Western allies.

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Ratification by Turkish lawmakers would leave Hungary as the last holdout in an accession process that Sweden and Finland began in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine nearly two years ago. © Adem Altan, AFP file photo

December 19, 2023

World

NATO's expansion explained: Sweden's wait, Canada's role and Russia's response

Turkey ties Sweden's NATO membership to lifting of Canadian arms embargo

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg displays documents as Sweden and Finland apply for membership in Brussels, Belgium, on May 18, 2022. Finland has since joined, while Sweden is still waiting. (Johanna Geron/The Associated Press)

October 24, 2023

World

Sweden closer to NATO membership after Erdogan sends accession protocol to Turkish parliament

Erdogan’s proposal must make its way out of a parliamentary commission.

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Dimitris Papamitsos/AP Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan had stood in the path of Sweden joining NATO for more than a year over a multitude of concerns.

July 20, 2023

Middle East

Iraq orders expulsion of Swedish ambassador over Quran controversy

Thursday’s early-morning attack on the Swedish Embassy came after news broke that Stockholm had granted a permit for another demonstration by Momika, this time outside the country’s Iraqi Embassy, and with the stated intent of once again publicly damaging a Quran.

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Protesters scale a wall at the Swedish Embassy in Baghdad on Thursday. (Ali Jabar/AP)

July 10, 2023

World

Turkey backs Sweden's Nato membership - Stoltenberg

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has agreed to support Sweden's bid to join Nato, the military alliance's chief Jens Stoltenberg says.

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EPA / Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson shake hands with Nato chief Jens Stoltenberg looking on

January 10, 2023

World

Sweden, Turkey not expected to back down in NATO accession tug of war

Sweden said on Sunday that Turkey is asking for too much in exchange for allowing it to join NATO, as Ankara effectively demands the impossible – that Stockholm override a decision by its own Supreme Court. But analysts say Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is unlikely to retract its condition, at least not before the all-important presidential elections scheduled in June.

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November 25, 2022

Russia-Ukraine War

Hungary faces pressure to ratify NATO expansion

PM Viktor Orban has promised a vote on the issue early next year

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Prime Ministers Viktor Orban of Hungary, Petr Fiala of the Czech Republic, Eduard Heger of Slovakia and Mateusz Morawiecki of Poland, November 24, 2022 © Frantisek Ivan / TASR via AP

April 14, 2022

World

Former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev threatens to move nuclear weapons towards Finland and Sweden if they join NATO

Former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev has warned that Russia would deploy nuclear weapons in a new location if a red line is crossed.

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Former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev threatens to move nuclear weapons towards Finland and Sweden if they join NATO