Elections, governments and diplomacy around the world, and what they mean for Sweden.
The United States is introducing new economic sanctions against Iran, which President Trump says is “completely collapsing.” The stated goal is to completely isolate Iran’s economy from the rest of the world.
World politicsSyria's foreign minister met with the head of the Israeli intelligence service Mossad in Jordan on Sunday, two sources with knowledge of the matter told AFP news agency.
World politicsWith eight months to go until the French presidential election, Russia is stepping up efforts to influence France. Several presidential candidates have been targeted in smear campaigns linked to Russian intelligence, according to French authorities. The aim is to divide and polarize, says an expert.
World politicsDonald Trump's spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt recently announced that she is stepping down as White House press secretary. It is now clear that she will move on to a fundraising organization in support of the MAGA movement.
World politicsSupreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts announced on Friday that US President Donald Trump can continue building his White House ballroom for the time being.
World politicsShe credits Donald Trump with her cancer victory - and is so close to the president that she once slept in a tailgate to be by his side. 35-year-old assistant Natalie Harp seems to be Trump's biggest fan and absolute favorite. But who is she?
World politicsUS President Donald Trump threatens Iran with "economic warfare" and promises to punish any country that helps it.
World politicsUS President Donald Trump says he will meet North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un later this year. At the same time, the North Korean leadership says Trump's announcement earlier this week that the US military exercise with South Korea is being shortened is "not worth commenting on."
World politicsTrump loyalist Byron Donalds won the Republican primary in Florida and hopes to replace Ron DeSantis in the fall gubernatorial election. On the Democratic side, left-wing candidate Angie Nixon won the primary for the Senate.
World politicsSouth Korea and the United States' joint military exercise is being shortened after US President Donald Trump said he wants it scaled back.
World politicsThe United States imposes sanctions on International Criminal Court (ICC) President Tomoko Akane of Japan and Judge Abdoulaye Seye of Senegal.
World politicsZambian President Hakainde Hichilema has been re-elected with 60 percent of the vote, according to the country's electoral commission.
World politicsThe US-Iran memorandum of understanding has expired, but the countries are not negotiating a future peace treaty. “No talks are taking place,” Donald Trump writes, claiming that the Strait of Hormuz is open. Iran’s chief negotiator, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, for his part, says the strait remains closed.
World politicsIraq will investigate an attack on the Kurdish region's prime minister, the government in Baghdad announced.
World politicsBritain's new Prime Minister Andy Burnham exchanged messages with what he thought was the White House chief of staff. But it was an impostor.
World politicsThe US Supreme Court again rejects President Donald Trump’s request to avoid paying the equivalent of SEK 54 million in damages to author E. Jean Carroll, money he has already paid.
World politicsWith eight months to go before the French presidential election, Russia is stepping up its attempts to influence France. Several presidential candidates have been targeted by smear campaigns linked to Russian intelligence, according to French authorities. The aim is to divide and polarize, says an expert.
World politicsNew US Attorney General Todd Blanche does not want to promise that he will act independently from the White House.
World politicsNorth Korea has been acting "non-threateningly and respectfully," says Donald Trump. The American president now wants to scale back joint military exercises with South Korea.
World politicsDonald Trump has threatened to make the Strait of Hormuz “American territory” once the conflict with Iran is over. But after a backlash from Iran, the White House says Trump was joking.
World politicsDonald Trump said he will “soon” declare the Strait of Hormuz American territory in a speech on Friday.
World politicsRight-wing populist Nigel Farage has been declared the winner of the by-election in Clacton, UK. It is a convincing and crushing victory, says Farage.
World politicsA case against six Nevada Republicans accused of filing a forged certificate that falsely declared Donald Trump the state’s winner of the 2020 presidential election has been dismissed, according to a judge.
World politicsPresident Donald Trump's administration sued Harvard University for anti-Semitism this spring. Now a federal court has dismissed the lawsuit.
World politicsWhen right-wing populist Nigel Farage resigned as MP for the British constituency of Clacton, it triggered an absurd process. In today's by-election, he is standing again - but faces unexpectedly stiff opposition from pure joke candidates.
World politicsWhite House press secretary and President Donald Trump's top spokeswoman, Karoline Leavitt, is stepping down. She will leave at the end of the month to "spend more time with her beautiful young children and family," Trump wrote on Truth Social.
World politicsVisitors are flocking to Iceland and Spain for the total solar eclipse. Apart from Reagan and Gorbachev, this is the biggest, says hotelier Steindór Jónsson in Reykjavik.
World politicsA federal judge has temporarily blocked the US Postal Service from implementing part of a presidential order from Donald Trump, which aimed to restrict mail-in voting ahead of the November midterm elections.
World politicsUS President Donald Trump confirms he left the NATO summit in July on a different plane than Air Force One for security reasons. "They wanted me to be on a different flight, on a different plane," Trump said, according to AP.
World politicsUS President Donald Trump is removing gender-affirming care for minors from Medicaid.
World politicsReports that Donald Trump was taken off Air Force One in a catering van this summer after an Iranian threat raise questions. It seems unlikely that Iran would dare to assassinate a sitting American president, says Middle East analyst Aron Lund.
World politicsFour human rights groups are suing President Donald Trump’s administration over the sanctions the US has imposed on the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague.
World politicsHe was removed from his post as chief justice of the Supreme Court by Hungary's then prime minister, Viktor Orbán. Now parliament has appointed András Baka as president.
World politicsSpectacular new details have emerged about Donald Trump's return from the NATO summit in Ankara in July. The president was allegedly smuggled onto another plane in a catering van after reports that Iran was plotting to assassinate him, according to media reports.
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An explosion has occurred outside the entrance to an apartment building in Rosengård, Malmö, police say.
CrimePolice are investigating a suspected murder in Ludvika municipality. A woman is dead, and a man has been arrested.
CrimeA ten-year-old boy has been injured in an accident at a motocross track outside Kalmar. He has been admitted to the intensive care unit, Barometern reports.
SwedenThe Left Party will not back down from its demand to join a red-green government, the party’s vice-chair Ida Gabrielsson says on X. The parties’ red lines must be softened if a government is to be formed, Social Democrat Anders Ygeman says.
Swedish politicsAfter decades of deforestation, drought and fires, the Amazon rainforest is now emitting more carbon dioxide than it absorbs, a new study shows.
SwedenThe scent of grazing crustaceans can be used in a warning system for toxic algal blooms. The method could provide up to seven weeks’ advance warning of outbreaks.
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Ukraine will stop attacking Russian oil refineries if the United States supplies Kyiv with Patriot missiles, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told Fox News.
ConflictsThe Ukrainian Air Force is warning citizens that an air-raid alert app has been hacked. “There is no radiation threat! Stay calm!” the air force wrote in a message.
ConflictsDemocrat Haley Stevens lost the Democratic primary for the Michigan Senate seat to Abdul El-Sayed. She is now endorsing the state’s Republican candidate, Mike Rogers.
World politicsBulgaria’s incumbent president, Iliana Jotova, will remain in office. “Bulgaria chose the future over the past. They chose a clear path,” Jotova said in her victory speech.
ConflictsThe rival political sides in Israel must accept the election results and do what they can to avoid a snap election, President Isaac Herzog says.
World politicsThe flare-up in fighting between Saudi Arabia and the Iran-backed Houthi movement has forced more than 300,000 people to flee their homes in Yemen, according to the UN.
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The stock market has turned downwards after several AI-linked companies failed to meet expectations. Tech giants have invested trillions in a short time, and investors now want to know whether it is worth it. “The big cloud of concern is the enormous investments American companies are currently making in data centers and AI,” says Maria Landeborn, a savings economist at Danske Bank.
TechnologyHandelsbanken's currency forecast suggests the euro and US dollar could weaken against the Swedish krona by summer 2027, potentially making holidays abroad somewhat cheaper for people spending kronor. The forecast is conditional, not a promise.
BusinessThe number of bankruptcies fell by 15 percent in October compared with the same month last year, according to statistics from credit reporting company Syna.
BusinessThe decision will be made on Tuesday. Donald Trump could then lose the midterm elections. A setback for the Republican president could lead to new threats of tariffs, analysts say. But it’s not certain that a Democratic victory in Congress would calm things down, says SEB chief economist Jens Magnusson.
BusinessThe European Commission, the Council president, the European Parliament and scores of member states are pushing for new EU revenue to secure agreement on a new long-term budget. Sweden is firmly resisting - but for how long?
BusinessBinance announces that withdrawals from the crypto exchange will gradually resume on Sunday. At the same time, the FBI says North Korean hackers are behind the multi-billion-dollar heist targeting the crypto platform.
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Super talent Kimi Antonelli is the youngest world champion in Formula 1 history. His third-place finish at the Mexican Grand Prix also makes the 20-year-old Italy’s first world champion in 73 years. “It’s a day I’ll remember forever,” says Antonelli.
SportsVictory in the New York Marathon brings nearly one million kronor in prize money. But the big money is likely still to come for Andreas Almgren after his success. “All doors will open,” says his manager, Daniel Wessfeldt.
SportsReigning champions Arsenal beat Liverpool 1-0 away in the Premier League. Afterwards, Liverpool coach Andoni Iraola said that striker Alexander Isak needs to start going to ground.
FootballAndreas Almgren has won the New York Marathon in his marathon debut. “It’s actually impossible,” running icon Anders Gärderud tells Radiosporten.
SportsBoth police officers and spectators were injured when unrest broke out in the stands during the Allsvenskan derby between Häcken and IFK Göteborg. A total of 15 people have been arrested.
FootballVäxjö are 12th in the SHL standings after 14 games. The Småland club is now taking action: coach Björn Hellkvist has been fired.
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Radio personality David Druid is taking a break from hosting “Morgonpasset i P3” after video clips of him were shared on social media.
EntertainmentAmerican film director Michael Mann has accidentally shot himself in the leg, according to TMZ.
TV & filmThe year's best book for nine- to twelve-year-olds has been chosen. “Smoke” by Linda Johansson has won the Children's Radio Book Prize.
EntertainmentHeidi Klum is known for her spectacular Halloween costumes, and this year was no exception. The supermodel was unrecognizable at her annual party, where she appeared as a giant severed hand.
EntertainmentThere has been quite a storm surrounding “Married at First Sight XL”. This week, two of the show’s experts announced that they would not return for the next season. Now the couple Max Turpeinen and Belinda Hillman are being asked to leave the SVT production mid-season.
TV & filmAfter two weeks of duels, “Idol” has now started its “real” Saturday finals.
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Sweden's All Saints' Day (Alla helgons dag) is a public holiday and falls on Saturday, October 31, the same day as Halloween. The Church of Sweden observes All Souls' Day (Alla själars dag) the following day, Sunday, November 1.
Living in SwedenIn Sweden, All Saints' Day is a time to remember those who are no longer with us and place a candle at their graves.
Living in SwedenSweden has been named the country with the world's strongest passport in the Global Passport Report 2026
SwedenThere are a few things that Swedes don't really want to compromise on when it comes to their Midsummer table. Pickled herring, new potatoes, sour cream, chives, and of course strawberries.
SwedenSwedish Pick and mix candy has gone from being an integral part of Saturday treats to becoming an international sensation. On TikTok, feeds are filled with colorful bags, foam skulls, sour bottles, and Americans discovering that candy doesn't have to taste like it was designed in a laboratory with neon lights.
Living in SwedenSweden is entering the 2026 World Cup with a strong offense that will likely keep many defenders up at night. Alexander Isak and Viktor Gyökeres are the big stars in the squad, Victor Nilsson Lindelöf is the team captain with extensive experience, and Graham Potter has assembled a team with maximum Premier League weight.
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