Swedish embassy in Minsk harbours two Belarusians for five months – they sought refuge after protests but are becoming a diplomatic issue for Sweden sweden belarus.minsk Article 392 words 5 votes
Sweden looks to change law so 1994 ferry disaster can be re-examined – new documentary questions findings of original investigation sweden law estonia Article 636 words 5 votes
Sweden will increase military spending by around 40% in the next five years and double the number of people conscripted into the army amid growing tensions with Russia sweden politics russia Article 307 words 16 votes
Sweden, Finland and Estonia to look at new evidence on MS Estonia sinking in 1994 – ferry sank with the loss of 852 lives, in one of Europe's worst peacetime maritime disasters sweden estonia finland Article 276 words 7 votes
Violence erupts in Malmö after anti-Muslim activity – right-wing extremists had burned a copy of the Quran and a Danish politician was barred from entering the country sweden.malmo denmark Article 236 words, published Aug 10 2020 9 votes
Sweden is beefing up its military presence in the Baltic Sea amid concerns over increased Russian activity in the region and heightened tensions in Belarus sweden politics russia belarus Article 319 words 13 votes
Swedish ex-ambassador Anna Lindstedt acquitted – had been accused of going beyond her remit to have talks with a foreign power sweden china Article 511 words 4 votes
For the first time in modern Swedish history, an ex-ambassador has gone on trial and faces a possible jail term sweden china Article 487 words 6 votes
Pakistani journalist living in exile in Sweden who had been missing since March has been found dead, police have said sweden.uppsala journalism pakistan Article 231 words 7 votes
Sweden could soon be within easy reach of London by overnight sleeper train under proposals drawn up by the country's rail planners sweden united kingdom.london Article 12 votes
A prominent Pakistani journalist who fled the country after receiving death threats has gone missing in Sweden where he had been granted political asylum sweden journalism pakistan Article 590 words 4 votes
Sweden's government said it had decided to send troops to Mali to join French-led special forces that are fighting militants linked to al Qaeda and Islamic State sweden mali Article 196 words 4 votes
Two nurses denied jobs as midwives in Sweden because of their refusal to perform abortions have lost their legal action against Sweden at the ECHR sweden Article 448 words 10 votes
Sweden's external military intelligence service said Friday the security policy situation in the Baltic Sea region 'has deteriorated over time' sweden russia Article 226 words 4 votes
Inside the Kiev fraud factory stealing senior citizens’ savings ukraine.kiev crime sweden Article 2103 words 6 votes
“Damage to the publishing industry in Hong Kong is complete” after China jails Gui Minhai china sweden hong kong Article 795 words 7 votes
Hong Kong bookseller Gui Minhai jailed for ten years in China – Swedish citizen who went missing in 2015 sentenced for providing intelligence abroad sweden hong kong china Article 512 words 8 votes
Sweden could soon be changing its laws which allow suspects to be detained without charge indefinitely sweden law Link 7 votes
Sweden has summoned China's ambassador after he threatened the Swedish media for its coverage of the dissident bookseller Gui Minhai and other sensitive topics sweden journalism china Link 12 votes
Sweden could revive its night trains to Europe, agency finds – Malmö to Cologne is proposed as the first route for sleeper trains sweden.malmo germany.cologne Link 7 votes
Drug gang violence in Sweden linked to 60% increase in bomb blasts – last year 257 bomb attacks were reported to police, up from 162 in 2018 sweden crime Article 473 words 4 votes
Sweden's PM wants swift and complete probe into Iran plane crash sweden politics iran ukraine Article 8 votes
Sweden's former ambassador to China faces an unprecedented trial over allegations she overstepped her authority during a meeting to secure the release of Gui Minhai sweden china Article 481 words 6 votes
Najah al-Shammari – Iraq's defence minister accused of benefit fraud in Sweden sweden crime iraq Article 223 words 3 votes
IKEA staff in Uppsala, Sweden turned up at work to find a fugitive sleeping in the store's bed department sweden.uppsala crime Article 245 words 6 votes
Prosecutors in Sweden have dropped an investigation into a rape allegation made against Wikileaks co-founder Julian Assange in 2010 sweden Article 145 words 8 votes
Sweden's state prosecutors have charged an Iraqi Swede with spying on the Ahwazi community and passing the information to Iranian authorities sweden iran iraq Article 286 words 4 votes
Sweden bomb attacks reach unprecedented level as gangs feud – 30 blasts in the past two months and 100 so far this year sweden crime Article 657 words 6 votes
Denmark to conduct checks at border with Sweden to counter cross-border crime denmark crime sweden Link 4 votes
Swedish King Carl Gustaf removes grandchildren from royal house – observers say move reflects a wider view that there is no need to pay so many members of the royal family sweden Article 587 words 7 votes
A Stockholm court has acquitted police officers who fired twenty-five shots at a man with Down's syndrome while he played with a toy gun sweden.stockholm Article 635 words 6 votes
Chinese company wins million-kronor bid to help expand Stockholm metro – the biggest investment in the Swedish capital's public transport in more than four decades sweden.stockholm china Article 325 words 5 votes
Sweden's navy HQ is returning to a vast underground cold war fortress designed to withstand a nuclear attack – seen as a defensive move against a resurgent Russia sweden.musko politics russia Article 661 words 8 votes
PayPal co-founder Ken Howery confirmed as US ambassador to Sweden sweden politics usa Article 388 words 6 votes
Amir Tohid Fazel – Iranian journalist flees foreign minister's press pool to claim asylum in Sweden sweden journalism iran Article 4 votes
Stena Impero – Sweden receives indications Iran is ready to release British tanker sweden politics iran united kingdom Article 4 votes
Denmark mulls tighter border checks with Sweden after Copenhagen bombing – Swedish man arrested over the bombing of a government agency denmark.copenhagen crime sweden Article 246 words, published Jul 8 2019 5 votes
Gothenburg port in Sweden has installed the country’s first automated sobriety check to prevent drivers over the alcohol limit from venturing on to its road network sweden.gothenburg Article 406 words 4 votes
Police are turning to commercial genealogy databases to track down murderer – hoping to solve the double murders of a boy and fifty-six year old woman sweden.linkoping crime Link 10 votes
In the last eight years, at least sixteen high-profile attacks have been motivated by white nationalist conspiracy theories, killing 175 people worldwide usa united kingdom canada new zealand greece norway sweden Article 1498 words 15 votes
Washington DC – Woman arrested for threatening to blow up Swedish embassy over A$AP Rocky case sweden crime usa.dc Article 277 words 8 votes
Stena Impero – Sweden makes first contact with ship captured in Iran sweden politics iran united kingdom Link 5 votes
Extraordinary story of how the man who said he was the victim of a VIP paedophile ring ended up on the run in Sweden sweden crime united kingdom Article 864 words 4 votes
Swedish Committee for Afghanistan – Afghan clinics reopening days after Taliban forced closure sweden afghanistan Article 362 words, published Jul 19 2019 4 votes
Trump says he called Sweden's prime minister to personally vouch for A$AP Rocky sweden.stockholm politics usa Article 520 words 6 votes
Nine people have died in Sweden after a plane taking them up on a parachute jump crashed close to Umeå sweden.umea Link 7 votes
Sweden says it won't sign UN nuclear ban treaty – the treaty in its current form is not ready sweden politics Article 152 words 4 votes