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Israel closes embassy in Ireland

Israel closes embassy in Ireland

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Israel is closing its embassy in Ireland's capital Dublin. According to Israel's Foreign Ministry, the reason is the country's "extremely Israel-hostile policy"

Russian Ambassador: Hard to see Sweden as a friend

Russian Ambassador: Hard to see Sweden as a friend

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Russia's new Sweden ambassador Sergej Beljajev says that he cannot call Sweden a friend. And he denies that Russia has committed war crimes in Ukraine

The Foreign Minister: Leave Syria

The Foreign Minister: Leave Syria

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Foreign Minister Maria Malmer Stenergard (M) notes that the Assad regime has fallen after nearly 14 years of civil war and "unimaginable brutality against its own population".

USA warns: Leave Syria now

USA warns: Leave Syria now

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The US Department of State is urging American citizens to leave Syria immediately. Jordan has issued a similar appeal to its citizens due to the jihadists' advance

Germany Rejects Report on Genocide

Germany Rejects Report on Genocide

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Germany rejects Amnesty International's accusations that Israel is committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza.

Got a high-level government job without security clearance

Got a high-level government job without security clearance

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A person who was hired for a mission with the national security adviser Henrik Landerholm got the job at the Government Offices without being security-checked, writes Dagens Nyheter.

Amnesty: Israel is committing genocide in Gaza

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Amnesty: Israel is committing genocide in Gaza

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Israel has committed and is committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza, claims Amnesty International in a new report. This by intentionally killing civilians, causing severe physical and psychological harm and forcing Palestinians to live under very difficult conditions, writes the organization

Rebels Surround Hama from Three Sides

Rebels Surround Hama from Three Sides

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Syrian rebels are reported to be surrounding the important city of Hama from three directions – despite the fact that regime forces have launched a counter-offensive against the jihadist group HTS, which has controlled Aleppo since last week. More than 700 people have been killed during the latest escalation

Swedish man goes missing from sailboat in the Atlantic

Swedish man goes missing from sailboat in the Atlantic

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Unclear if Kristersson's South Korea visit will take place

Unclear if Kristersson's South Korea visit will take place

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Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson is in Japan and had planned to visit South Korea together with three other ministers on Thursday. After a military state of emergency has been introduced in South Korea, it is unclear whether the visit can take place

Expels Chinese Diplomats After Cable Break

Expels Chinese Diplomats After Cable Break

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Lithuania has announced that three of China's diplomats must leave the country. China reacts angrily to what is described as "provocative" and groundless actions

Murder investigation on ice – suspect fled to Gaza

Murder investigation on ice – suspect fled to Gaza

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The police are putting the murder investigation into a suspected double murder in Nässjö last spring on ice. The man who is suspected of the murders is believed to have fled to Gaza, reports Sveriges Radio Ekot

Russia: Strikes back against rebels in Syria

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Russia: Strikes back against rebels in Syria

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The death toll is rising in Syria, where jihadists have seized the country's second-largest city. In three provinces in the northern parts of the country, Russia claims to be helping to push back against the rebels

Jihadists are said to have control over Aleppo

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Jihadists are said to have control over Aleppo

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In a lightning-fast offensive, jihadists and Turkey-backed militias with joint forces have captured Aleppo, Syria's second-largest city. Russia and Iran express concern over the development while Syria's dictator Bashar al-Assad promises to defeat the "terrorists"

Ukraine: Georgia wants to be on Russia's side

Ukraine: Georgia wants to be on Russia's side

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China: Ready to Cooperate on Cable Break

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China: Ready to Cooperate on Cable Break

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China says it is willing to cooperate with affected countries to investigate what happened when two data cables in the Baltic Sea were damaged. China and Sweden have close communication, says Mao Ning at the Chinese Foreign Ministry, according to the AFP news agency

Malmer Stenergard: No one injured in embassy attack

Malmer Stenergard: No one injured in embassy attack

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Sweden's embassy in Moscow has been vandalized, writes Dagens industri.

Three Uzbeks arrested for murder of rabbi

Three Uzbeks arrested for murder of rabbi

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Three Uzbeks have been arrested by police in the United Arab Emirates for the murder of the Israeli-Moldovan rabbi Zvi Kogan, who disappeared on Thursday and was later found dead, according to the country's interior ministry.

Tourist boat has sunk in the Red Sea – many missing

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Tourist boat has sunk in the Red Sea – many missing

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A diving boat with 45 people on board has sunk in the Red Sea off the Egyptian Marsa Alam. According to the authorities, 16 people are still missing – including a Finnish citizen

Norway: Will Arrest Netanyahu if He Comes Here

Norway: Will Arrest Netanyahu if He Comes Here

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Norway will arrest Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu if he sets foot in the country, the Foreign Ministry in Oslo tells Norwegian TV2.

Six young people dead from toxic alcohol – Laos apologizes

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Six young people dead from toxic alcohol – Laos apologizes

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The government of Laos is "deeply saddened" after several young tourists died after drinking alcohol in the tourist town of Vang Vieng.

Orbán defies ICC – invites Netanyahu

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Orbán defies ICC – invites Netanyahu

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Viktor Orbán, Prime Minister of the EU's presidency country Hungary, defies the ICC's arrest warrant against Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu by inviting him to Hungary.

Putin: Tested new medium-range missile

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Putin: Tested new medium-range missile

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Russia has tested a new medium-range missile in an attack on Ukraine, according to President Vladimir Putin, thereby confirming an American assessment. Kyiv has claimed that it was an intercontinental missile

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs warns Swedes after several deaths in Laos

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs warns Swedes after several deaths in Laos

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As backpacker tourists, they partied around in the tourist town of Vang Vieng in Laos. But the drinks seem to have contained deadly methanol