Stockholm’s regional police chief Mats Löfving was found dead in his home Wednesday after weeks of scandal around a sexual relationship he had with a female senior officer and allegations of misconduct.
The UK will replenish stocks of any country that sends Russian or Soviet-era fighter jets to Ukraine, Defence Secretary Ben Wallace said.
Sweden’s Security Service warned the risk of a possible conflict with Russia is at the highest level since the Cold War.
Ten criminals waiting to take the place of every one arrested, an officer said who quit after realising his job has become pointless.
The European Union claims that it has warned Communist China that supplying arms to Russia would cross a “red line” and have “consequences”.
A Swedish court has reduced the sentence for an Afghan migrant found guilty of slashing the throat of a Russian prostitute in a hotel room.
The Public Health Agency of Sweden has announced it will be expanding its monkeypox vaccine programme to boys and transgender minors under 17 who engage in sexual relations with males.
Police in the Swedish city of Stockholm have imposed an indefinite ban on granting permission for protests involving the burnings of the Islamic Qur’an, supposedly due to concerns over threats to Swedish security.
MUNICH (AP) — Finland’s defence minister said Saturday that his country will join NATO without waiting for Sweden if its Nordic neighbour’s accession is held up by the Turkish government.
A group of hackers linked to Sudan took credit for denial of service (DDoS) attacks on the websites of Swedish rail companies in revenge for burnings of the Islamic Qur’an.
A suspected Islamic radical has been arrested in Sweden after allegedly carrying out at least five rapes while working in a care home.
Sweden has announced it will be studying the effect of criminality on politics as criminal pressure is becoming a growing problem.
The head of a mosque in the Swedish city of Gothenburg has called for a law to ban the destruction of holy books and texts in the aftermath of the burnings of the Islamic Qur’an.
The Finnish president said in an interview published Saturday that he trusts that Finland and Sweden will be admitted into NATO by July, and hinted that he wants the United States to put pressure on Turkey to approve their membership bids.
The nomadic Sami people of Scandinavia are the only EU’s only “indigenous” people, an account linked to the bloc has claimed.
Former Swedish Prime Minister Carl Bildt has criticised Swedish police in Stockholm for allowing Danish anti-Islam activist Rasmus Paludan to carry out the burning of the Qur’an. Bildt, who served as Swedish Prime Minister from 1991 to 1994 and later
The United States Swedish Embassy has issued a terrorism warning, noting a heightened risk of attacks following Qur’an burnings.
Sweden’s Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson slammed a Muslim-led disinformation campaign that has claimed Swedish social services are kidnapping children from Muslim parents.
Norwegian authorities cancelled a Qur’an burning protest that was set to take place on Friday after Turkish officials summoned the Norwegian ambassador in Ankara.
A Swedish Agency has warned Sweden is in the crosshairs of foreign actors claiming that the country is a legitimate target for terror.
Turkey for a second day on Friday railed against a group of Western countries that temporarily shut their consulates in Istanbul.
Turkish President Erdogan has stated that unless Sweden bans the burning of the Qur’an, he will not agree to the country’s NATO bid.
A group of people, said to speak little Swedish and linked to criminal gangs, ousted a local politician who had been tough on gang crime.
Imams who granted temporary marriages to Muslims hiring prostitutes have been sacked from their roles after being exposed.
Around 20 per cent of Swedes have claimed that they would feel safer in their country if they had the right to self-defence with a firearm.
Sweden and Turkey announced large discoveries of rare earth minerals this month. Sweden’s discovery in particular could be a major step toward breaking Chinese dominance in the rare earth industry.
The Russian government’s embassy in Denmark has condemned protests in the Scandinavian country that saw the Qur’an burned, declaring the “mockery” of Islam should not be covered by the freedom of expression.
The European Union is considering restricting visas to countries that do not accept deportations following a meeting in Sweden.
A Sweden Democrats MP commented on the burning of a copy of the Qur’an, stating the reaction from the Islamic world has been unreasonable.
An explosion took place in an area in the Stockholm region Thursday morning, marking the 13th explosion Sweden has seen in 26 days.
Turkey summoned the Danish ambassador over reports that an anti-Islam activist would be allowed to burn the Quran in Copenhagen.
Leaders in the Sunni branch of Islam have called for boycotts of Swedish goods following the burning of a copy of the Qur’an last weekend.
A teenager has been charged with the death of politician Frederik Andersson outside a gym in Stockholm last year during a gang shooting.
Sweden closed its embassy in Turkey after protests spread across Muslim countries in the wake of a Qur’an burning in Stockholm last weekend.
Swedish PM Ulf Kristersson has claimed that last weekend saw some of the worst gang violence seen in Sweden, comparing gangs to terrorists.
Finland’s top diplomat appeared to suggest that the country may have to consider joining NATO without Sweden after objections from Turkey.
Swedish PM Ulf Kristersson came under fire, including from a top ally, for critisising a Qur’an being burned outside the Turkish embassy.
A Swedish law enacted to halt the importation of hand grenades found just five in five years as the country has seen hundreds of bombings.
The Stockholm region, a formerly relatively peaceful area, saw five major violent incidents Thursday, including bombings and shootings.
Turkey responded with outrage after anti-Islamisation campaigner Rasmus Paludan went ahead with his planned Qur’an burning protest in Sweden.
