A Swedish Warship Sank in 1628. It Is Still Yielding Secrets.
Researchers are learning more about those who died after the Vasa sank, including a woman known as “G,” who was long believed by scientists to be a man.
Sweden
State actor still main suspect behind Nord Stream sabotage, says investigator
Swedish prosecutor casts doubt over theories that independent group was responsible for pipeline blastsThe Swedish prosecutor investigating the Nord Stream sabotage attack has said the “clear main scenario” was that a state-sponsored group had been inv…
Long NATO delay spells trouble for Sweden and alliance: experts
DefenceTalkWhile Finland Tuesday became a full NATO member, Sweden’s membership bid remains blocked, an “embarrassing” delay if short-lived but which could make Sweden more vulnerable and create problems within NATO if it drags on, ex…
Sweden ‘places on hold’ deportation of UK woman with Alzheimer’s
Exclusive: Charities have called Kathleen Poole’s removal order a ‘cruel’ misapplication of Brexit withdrawal agreementAn elderly British woman with Alzheimer’s threatened with deportation from Sweden has been given a stay following international conde…
Finland officially becomes 31st member of NATO alliance
The signed agreement may be bittersweet for Finnish prime minister Sanna Marin, who championed the NATO membership but on Sunday saw her party defeated in a general election that will cost her the prime minister’s chair.
Family of UK woman with Alzheimer’s vow to stop deportation from Sweden
Swedish police pressing ahead with removal of Kathleen Poole, 74, due to incomplete post-Brexit paperworkThe family of a woman with Alzheimer’s who is threatened with deportation from Sweden have vowed to do anything they can to stop her removal becaus…
Finland to join Nato on Tuesday as Russia sounds border warning
Moscow threatens to bolster border defences if western military alliance deploys troops inside FinlandRussia-Ukraine war – latest news updatesRussia has said it will bolster its defences near its 1,300km border with Finland after the Nato secretary gen…
Swedish police moving ahead with plan to deport UK woman with Alzheimer’s
Family of Kathleen Poole had hoped politicians would step in after media coverage of ‘deeply shocking’ caseThe Swedish police are pressing ahead with plans to deport an elderly British woman with Alzheimer’s who cannot walk or talk, in a Brexit-related…
Finland’s way into Nato clears as hold-out Turkey votes in favour
Parliament in Ankara passes bill allowing membership after second-to-last objector, Hungary, voted in favourTurkey’s parliament has approved a bill to allow Finland to join Nato, clearing the way for Helsinki to join the western defence alliance as war…
Welcome to NATO: Finland clears Turkish hurdle, will join military alliance in coming weeks
Sweden, meanwhile, remains on the outside looking in, as Turkey and Hungary have not moved to approve its membership.