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China wants to broker peace in Ukraine – without Zelensky

China wants to broker peace in Ukraine – without Zelensky

Thu 13 Feb 2025 09:58 CET

China does not want to be left out of the impending peace negotiations between Russia and Ukraine, reports The Wall Street Journal.

Drone strike over Moldova – ambassador summoned

Drone strike over Moldova – ambassador summoned

Thu 13 Feb 2025 09:14 CET

Moldova has summoned Russia's ambassador due to Russian drones violating the country's airspace and exploding. President Maia Sandu accuses Moscow of spreading terror

Egypt launches diplomatic offensive on Gaza

Egypt launches diplomatic offensive on Gaza

Sun 9 Feb 2025 10:10 CET

Egypt's Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty is on his way to Washington and the country is calling for an Arab summit. On the agenda is "regional development", and the US's latest move on the Gaza Strip is in focus

The five Thais back home – held hostage in Gaza

The five Thais back home – held hostage in Gaza

Sun 9 Feb 2025 03:28 CET

The five Thais who were released last week after being kidnapped and held hostage by Hamas in Gaza have landed in Bangkok. We are all very grateful and very happy to return to our homeland, says Pongsak Thaenna, 36

So Trump's aid stop hits the most vulnerable

So Trump's aid stop hits the most vulnerable

Sat 8 Feb 2025 06:57 CET

Soup kitchens that assist hundreds of thousands of starving people are being shut down. HIV-positive people around the world are potentially left without medicine

Punishes Iranian oil: "Cannot negotiate"

Punishes Iranian oil: "Cannot negotiate"

Fri 7 Feb 2025 10:04 CET

The USA is targeting new sanctions against Iran's vital oil exports. President Trump wants to negotiate a new "peace agreement"

Global protest against Trump's sanctions

Global protest against Trump's sanctions

Fri 7 Feb 2025 09:57 CET

The International Criminal Court (ICC) condemns the USA's decision to impose sanctions on the court and promises to continue providing "justice and hope" around the world. The sanctions are condemned by 79 of ICC's member countries, including Sweden

Rubio to the Middle East after Trump's Gaza Gambit

Rubio to the Middle East after Trump's Gaza Gambit

Fri 7 Feb 2025 05:59 CET

Judge pauses blow to USA's aid agency

Judge pauses blow to USA's aid agency

Fri 7 Feb 2025 05:38 CET

The Trump administration has presented its plan to dismantle the USA's aid agency USAID, the world's largest aid donor. The staff of 8,000 is to be reduced to barely 300, according to media reports

The President: Panama Withdraws from Chinese Investment

The President: Panama Withdraws from Chinese Investment

Thu 6 Feb 2025 03:16 CET

Panama is leaving China's global infrastructure project "One Belt, One Road", also known as the new Silk Road. The decision follows pressure from the USA to, among other things, reduce Beijing's influence over the Panama Canal

Saudi Arabia Gives Israel the Cold Shoulder

Saudi Arabia Gives Israel the Cold Shoulder

Wed 5 Feb 2025 04:20 CET

Donald Trump's statement about the USA "taking over" Gaza and the Palestinians leaving the area is dismissed by several countries. A normalization between Saudi Arabia and Israel is not current unless the Palestinians get their own state, announces the Saudi foreign ministry

Iran's Foreign Ministry summons Sweden's ambassador over imam

Iran's Foreign Ministry summons Sweden's ambassador over imam

Mon 3 Feb 2025 15:11 CET

Sweden's ambassador in Tehran has been summoned to Iran's Foreign Ministry since an imam has been detained in Sweden, reports the British-based news site Iran International.

Danish citizen among the dead in Washington

Danish citizen among the dead in Washington

Fri 31 Jan 2025 21:30 CET

Wanted Swedish man arrested on the Canary Islands

Wanted Swedish man arrested on the Canary Islands

Fri 31 Jan 2025 19:48 CET

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs expands travel advisory

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs expands travel advisory

Thu 30 Jan 2025 17:25 CET

The Swedish Foreign Ministry is expanding the travel advisory due to the escalated conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

USA presses Rwanda for immediate ceasefire

USA presses Rwanda for immediate ceasefire

Wed 29 Jan 2025 06:18 CET

The USA's Foreign Minister Marco Rubio is pressing Rwanda's President Paul Kagame for an immediate ceasefire in the Congo-Kinshasa.

Criticism of Landerholm's organization: "Colossus"

Criticism of Landerholm's organization: "Colossus"

Wed 29 Jan 2025 06:10 CET

The Prime Minister's prestige project receives criticism after his security adviser has resigned. There are 70 people sitting there and a lot of documents are being produced, but what is happening is very unknown, says Peter Hultqvist, the Social Democratic Party's defense policy spokesperson

Ministry for Foreign Affairs advises against travel to northwestern Rwanda

Ministry for Foreign Affairs advises against travel to northwestern Rwanda

Tue 28 Jan 2025 14:10 CET

Chaos in Congo - Embassies Attacked in Kinshasa

Chaos in Congo - Embassies Attacked in Kinshasa

Tue 28 Jan 2025 11:24 CET

Ambassadors in Congo's capital Kinshasa are attacked by large crowds of dissatisfied demonstrators, in protest against Rwanda-backed guerrilla capturing the million-city Goma. The UN warns of food shortages in the Goma area, where dead bodies are reported to be lying on the streets and the M23 rebels are said to have taken control of the airport

Man arrested – tried to drive into Russian embassy

Man arrested – tried to drive into Russian embassy

Tue 28 Jan 2025 07:32 CET

Nordic leaders meet to discuss the security situation

Nordic leaders meet to discuss the security situation

Sun 26 Jan 2025 07:17 CET

Donald Trump says he believes the USA will gain control over Greenland. But he receives opposition from Denmark's Mette Frederiksen, who on Sunday evening discussed the issue with the Nordic prime ministers

Ministry of Foreign Affairs advises against travel to Congo-Kinshasa

Ministry of Foreign Affairs advises against travel to Congo-Kinshasa

Fri 24 Jan 2025 19:41 CET

China sends warning to USA about Taiwan

China sends warning to USA about Taiwan

Fri 24 Jan 2025 19:02 CET

China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi urges the new colleague in the USA, Marco Rubio, to approach the issue of Taiwan "with caution". The indirect warning from Beijing took place in the first phone call between the two foreign ministers

Foreign Minister Rubio Pledges Support to Israel

Foreign Minister Rubio Pledges Support to Israel

Thu 23 Jan 2025 08:34 CET

The USA's new Foreign Minister Marco Rubio promises "unwavering support" to Israel. The message comes a few days into the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas