Greta Thunberg charged with disobeying police during climate protest: report
Photos of a fossil fuel protest in Sweden posted online showed Greta Thunberg, 20, being hauled away by police with her feet unable to touch the ground.
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Biden and the Swedish prime minister meet to discuss Sweden’s NATO bid.
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Sweden Orders Four Companies to Stop Using Google Tool
Sweden has ordered four companies to stop using a Google tool that measures and analyses web traffic as doing so transfers personal data to the United States, fining one company the equivalent of more than $1.1 million.
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Australian Army orders more Carl-Gustaf M4 recoilless rifles
Swedish aerospace and defense firm Saab has announced that it has received an order from the Australian Department of Defence to supply additional Carl-Gustaf M4 recoilless rifles. “The order value is SEK 400 million [$37 million] with deliveries…
‘Quran Burning Doesn’t Reflect Views of Swedish Government’
Stockholm: The Swedish government condemned the burning of the holy Quran outside the Stockholm Central Mosque on Sunday and called it an "Islamophobic act", according to Khaama Press.The statement said, "We condemn the Quran burning in Stockholm in the strongest terms, and this hateful act does not represent the views of the Swedish government."Burning Quran or any other holy scripture is an
Qur’an burning in Sweden sparks protest outside embassy in Baghdad
Some of the protesters burned a rainbow-coloured flag representing the LGBTQ2 community outside the Swedish embassy in Baghdad and chanted “yes, yes to the Qur’an.”
Iraq protesters breach Sweden’s embassy over Qur’an burning
Followers of Shiite cleric Moqtada Sadr enter mission’s compound to denounce incident outside Stockholm mosque Iraqi protesters have breached Sweden’s embassy in Baghdad, angered by a Qur’an burning outside a Stockholm mosque that sparked condemnation…
Sweden wants to join NATO by next month, PM says
Sweden has set its sights on joining at the alliance’s July 11-12 summit, but both Turkey and Hungary have so far held back from ratification.
Sweden-supplied fighting vehicles spotted on battlefield in Ukraine
Swedish-made CV90 infantry fighting vehicles have been spotted on the battlefield in the Donetsk region. Photos have surfaced online reportedly showing Sweden-supplied CV90 series infantry fighting vehicles near the besieged city of Bakhmut. Sweden ple…
Sweden’s NATO bid set to be discussed as Trudeau meets Nordic leaders
Trudeau is scheduled to meet privately with Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson on the sidelines of the annual Nordic leaders’ summit.