The Ministry of Foreign Affairs urges Swedes to leave Mali
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs urges all Swedes in Mali to leave the country with immediate effect due to the security situation.
Sweden
Erdogan calls for new peace talks in Istanbul
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has met with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in the Turkish capital Ankara. Afterwards, Erdogan says he wants Ukraine and Russia to return to the negotiating table in Istanbul.
World
10,000 soldiers to protect Poland's infrastructure
The Polish government is enlisting the help of the armed forces to protect critical infrastructure after this weekend's suspected railway bombing. Poland is also closing Russia's last remaining consulate in the country.
World
USAID chief's fear: Can we help in the future?
Donald Trump had not been president for many days when the email came: “You are on leave.” A few weeks later, Dean Karlan, chief economist at the development agency USAID, resigned. It was destroyed, he says of his old workplace. Now the economics professor is working on a model for the future of US aid.
World
Green light for more weapons to Taiwan
The United States has agreed to sell weapons and military equipment to Taiwan, according to a statement from the Taiwanese Foreign Ministry. This is the first time this has happened since Donald Trump took office as president.
World
Ministry of Foreign Affairs eases travel advice to Israel and Palestine
Due to the "changed security situation", the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has decided to ease the advice against travel to Israel.
Sweden
USAID chief's fear: Can we help in the future?
Donald Trump had not been president for many days when the email came: “You are on leave.” A few weeks later, Dean Karlan, chief economist at the development agency USAID, resigned. It was destroyed, he says of his old workplace. Now the economics professor is working on a model for future American aid.
World
DN launches harsh attack on the Government Offices
Peter Wolodarski, editor-in-chief of Dagens Nyheter, is strongly criticizing the Government Offices. He accuses the agency of having delayed and procrastinated the review of former national security advisor Henrik Landerholm.
Swedish politics
Tourist bus in accident in Thailand – many injured
At least twelve tourists have been injured when a bus overturned in northern Thailand.
World
Trump lets Orbán buy Russian oil with impunity
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has received a promise from US President Donald Trump that he will be exempted from US energy sanctions against Russia, the Hungarian Foreign Ministry said after the leaders' meeting at the White House.
World politics
More Sudan aid – "the worst place on earth"
The government is earmarking an additional 100 million kronor for humanitarian efforts in war-torn Sudan. This will make a big difference for the most vulnerable people on the planet right now, says Minister of International Development Cooperation and Foreign Trade Benjamin Dousa (M) to TT.
Swedish politics
Putin considers nuclear weapons test
Russian President Vladimir Putin orders Russian authorities to submit proposals on how nuclear weapons tests could be initiated.
World
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs advises against all travel to Mali
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs advises against all travel to Mali, including Bamako, due to the security situation in the country. The decision was made on Tuesday and the advice is in effect until further notice.
Sweden
Caribbean summit postponed
The planned Summit of the Americas has been postponed due to tensions in the Caribbean, the Dominican Republic, which was to host this year's meeting, announced.
World politics
Trump stands by nuclear tests
US President Donald Trump stands by his statement that China and Russia are testing nuclear weapons. You just don't know about it, he says in the interview program "60 Minutes."
World politics
UK: Further support for Sudan
Britain is providing an additional 5 million pounds, approximately 62 million kronor, to Sudan following this week's reports of brutal violence during the paramilitary RSF's capture of the city of al-Fashir.
World
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs advises against travel to Tanzania
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs advises against non-essential travel to Tanzania due to the security situation in the country. Travel companies are now canceling trips to Zanzibar.
Sweden
Embassy staff leave besieged capital
Britain and the United States are now sending embassy staff home from Mali, where the capital Bamako is under siege by jihadists. The Swedish Foreign Ministry writes in an update that the extremists are trying to "put pressure on the military junta that rules the country."
World
Paint attack on the Swedish embassy in Moscow
The Swedish embassy in Moscow has been subjected to a paint attack, reports SVT.
Sweden
Criticism of Trump's nuclear weapons tests
Iran's foreign minister says that the US resuming nuclear weapons tests would be "regressive and irresponsible."
World politicsTop news
Trump: US to conduct nuclear weapons tests
The United States will “immediately” conduct nuclear weapons tests on par with China and Russia, President Donald Trump says. Russia points out that recent Russian weapons tests have not included nuclear weapons.
World politics
WHO: Nearly 500 civilians killed in hospitals
Nearly 500 civilians who were in a hospital were killed by the paramilitary force RSF when it took the city of al-Fashir, according to information provided to the World Health Organization WHO. "Dismayed and deeply shocked by the reports," writes WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on X.
World
Dousa Maintains Confidence in Sida Amid Hamas Funding Allegations
Sida's managing director Jakob Granit was summoned to the Ministry for Foreign Affairs on Monday, after reports that Swedish aid funds may have gone to an organization with links to the terrorist-designated Hamas. I have continued confidence in Sida, says Minister for Development Cooperation Benjamin Dousa after the meeting.
Swedish politics
Sida Investigates Allegations of Aid Funds Linked to Hamas
Sida's Director-General Jakob Granit is now commenting on the Minister for Development Cooperation Benjamin Dousa (The Moderate Party) information that Swedish aid funds have gone to an organization with ties to Hamas.
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