Erdoğan says Turkey not supportive of Finland, Sweden joining NATO politics sweden finland Article 91 words 6 votes
Iran has ruled out a potential prison swap involving an Iranian-Swedish academic who has been sentenced to death for spying sweden crime politics iran Article 301 words 4 votes
Sweden has unveiled plans to combat gang violence by reducing sentences for those who cooperate with the police sweden law politics crime.organized Article 254 words 6 votes
Sweden, which is holding a general election in September, has joined France in creating an agency to combat disinformation sweden politics france Article 233 words 10 votes
Magdalena Andersson voted in as Sweden's first female prime minister – parliamentary vote putting her in the top job was very tight sweden politics Article 429 words, published Nov 7 2017 12 votes
Stefan Löfven steps down as Sweden's prime minister after seven years – finance minister Magdalena Andersson widely tipped to be his successor as leader of Socialdemokraterna sweden politics Article 344 words 8 votes
Sweden charges Iranian with the murder of over 100 political prisoners – since many of the killings occurred during the Iran-Iraq war, they are being considered as war crimes sweden iran iraq crime.war Article 420 words, published Nov 7 2017 7 votes
Nine people have died onboard an airplane carrying skydivers that crashed as the plane was taking-off in Örebro, Sweden sweden.orebro Article 38 words 5 votes
Sweden's parliament has passed a vote of no confidence in Prime Minister Stefan Löfven – Socialdemokraterna leader has a week to resign or call a snap election sweden politics Article 60 words 7 votes
Sweden's Vänsterpartiet said it would seek to oust PM Stefan Löfven if the government didn't drop or change plans for the abolition of rent controls on new-build properties sweden politics Article 305 words 7 votes
French subsidiary of the Swedish retailer IKEA will go on trial over allegations that they snooped on employees and customers using private detectives and police officers sweden crime france Article 45 words 5 votes
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 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
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 politics 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 politics 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
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 france mali Article 196 words 4 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
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
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 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
Iraq's defence minister Najah al-Shammari 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 – thirty blasts in the past two months and 100 so far this year sweden crime.organized 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
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 crime Article 635 words 6 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
Iranian journalist Amir Tohid Fazel flees foreign minister's press pool to claim asylum in Sweden sweden journalism iran Article 4 votes
Pensioner has been savaged by a crocodile that once belonged to Cuban leader Fidel Castro at a Swedish aquarium sweden.stockholm Article 395 words 5 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
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 crime Article 1498 words 15 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
Donald Trump says he called Sweden's prime minister Stefan Löfven to personally vouch for A$AP Rocky sweden.stockholm politics usa Article 520 words 6 votes
It's time to repaint the Öresund Bridge and it will take thirteen years sweden.malmo denmark.copenhagen Article 442 words, published Jul 13 2019 5 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