The Ministry for Foreign Affairs diplomat Niclas Kvarnström will become new national security advisor, confirms the Government Offices. He will be the third on the post in less than a year.
Swedish politicsThe Thai air force has attacked military targets in Cambodia in connection with the clashes in a disputed border area between the countries. At least eleven Thai civilians have been killed, including children, according to Thai authorities. A hundred Swedes may be in the border areas to Cambodia, but no one has sought consular support according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
WorldThe feud between Harvard University and the Trump administration continues.
WorldFrance, the United Kingdom and Germany will initiate new talks with Iran about the country's nuclear energy program on Friday. This confirms Teheran.
WorldAmerican embassies are no longer allowed to criticize elections in other countries – if the criticism is not in line with American interests. The new focus will instead be on congratulating the winner.
World politicsChina's president Xi Jinping promises strengthened support for Russia after the US's new tariff threats. Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemns Donald Trump's threats of giant tariffs against Moscow's trading partners.
WorldNorth Korea's leader Kim Jong-Un promises Russia its full support in the war of attack against Ukraine. This is announced after the dictator's meeting with the Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Saturday.
ConflictsUSA has resumed arms deliveries to Ukraine, says President Volodymyr Zelenskyj in a video clip on social media.
ConflictsThe Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Washington dismisses over 1,300 diplomats and other officials, reports the news agency AP.
World politicsAfter the Chernobyl disaster, Sweden and the Soviet Union signed an agreement to inform each other in the event of nuclear power accidents. Now Russia has terminated the agreement, reports TV4 News.
SwedenRussia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov is traveling to North Korea over the weekend, at the invitation of the North Korean Foreign Ministry, reports Russian state media.
WorldThe Ministry for Foreign Affairs is easing its travel advisory for parts of Israel and Palestine, due to changes in the security situation.
SwedenThe US Department of State has banned Bob Vylan from performing in the country. Other festivals have also cancelled the English punk rap group after the criticized performance at Glastonbury on Saturday, where the audience was led in the chant "death to IDF", according to NBC News.
EntertainmentUSA is stopping certain promised arms deliveries to Ukraine, in light of concerns that the country's own arsenal has decreased too much, according to the White House. Ukraine responds by summoning a high-ranking American diplomat in Kyiv. At the same time, the country is hoping for cooperation with EU countries regarding arms production.
ConflictsWorried about the extreme heat in Spain? But it's not possible to cancel or change the sun trip just because it's hot. It's also nothing the travelers are asking for, according to the charter companies. Most are aware that it usually is hot, says TUI's press officer Dian Martinez Valencia.
BusinessIn late May, the Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs summoned the Israeli ambassador due to the humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza. Has Israel taken the criticism to heart? We hear the criticism from Sweden, and we hear the criticism from the EU, but when Israel is fighting for its survival against radical forces that want to annihilate us, we expect our friends to understand our situation, says Ambassador Ziv Nevo Kulman to TT.
ConflictsA heat wave of at least four days is expected to hit Spain, with temperatures over 40 degrees as a result. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs now warns Swedish tourists about the heat.
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