The USA's Vice President JD Vance accuses Germany of having "built a new Berlin Wall" – after the country's intelligence agency classified the high nationalist party Alternative for Germany (AFD) as right-wing extremist. "This is democracy", responds the German Foreign Ministry on X.
WorldThe US government has formally notified Congress that it is ready to approve a sale of weapons for "50 million dollars or more" to Ukraine.
ConflictsThe trial against the Swedish journalist Joakim Medin begins in Ankara this afternoon. Swedish embassy staff are present. An important marker, says Turkey expert Paul Levin.
CrimeAmnesty accuses Israel of committing a "live broadcast genocide" by intentionally creating a humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza. Israel rejects the accusations.
ConflictsIt is 100 days that will likely stand out in history books. The US President Donald Trump's tumultuous first period has been marked by trade conflicts, deportations, annexation threats, and attempts to handle the wars in Gaza and Ukraine.
ConflictsA third round of talks between Iran and the USA about the Iranian nuclear energy program has been concluded in Oman. New talks are planned for next week.
WorldA high-ranking Russian general has been killed by a car bomb in the city of Balashikha, just east of Moscow. Russia accuses Ukraine of being behind the attack.
WorldChina continues to deny that tariff talks are being held with the USA, even though the USA insists on it. President Trump says that his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping contacted him, according to an interview with Time Magazine on April 22.
BusinessShortly after Pope Francis' death, the Israeli Foreign Ministry published a brief message on X: "Rest in peace, Pope Francis. May his memory be a blessing." A few hours later, the post was deleted – without explanation.
WorldIndia orders Pakistanis to leave the country and Islamabad expels diplomats and stops trade links. Nervousness increases at the border between the two nuclear powers after last week's fatal shootings in Indian Kashmir.
WorldWhile the Swedish journalist Joakim Medin is imprisoned in Turkey, a constant countdown is underway for his wife Sofie Axelsson, who is pregnant with the couple's first child. There are many emotions, both anxious and cautiously hopeful, she says after the news that he has now been charged.
SwedenThe tensions between India and Pakistan are increasing after 26 people were killed by armed men in a tourist resort in Indian Kashmir. India has reduced its diplomatic ties with the neighboring country and is closing an important border crossing.
WorldRussia's president Vladimir Putin has offered the USA to freeze the current frontline in Ukraine, according to several sources to Financial Times.
ConflictsThe Trump administration plans to drastically cut diplomatic relations with mainly African countries – and shut down operations related to democracy and human rights issues.
World politicsRussia's president Vladimir Putin has not given an order for an extension of the ceasefire in Ukraine. This says his spokesperson Dmitrij Peskov according to the state-controlled news agency Tass.
ConflictsThe USA is prepared to recognize the Ukrainian region of Crimea as Russian, as part of a broader peace agreement between Moscow and Kyiv, sources tell Bloomberg.
WorldTalks in Paris about Ukraine's future resulted in a decision on a new meeting in London next week. After the meeting, the Russian Foreign Ministry announced that the USA had informed them about the content of the talks – which was confirmed by the American Foreign Ministry.
ConflictsGermany's incoming Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz has opened up to sending the German-Swedish long-distance robot Taurus to Ukraine. An attack with such a weapon would draw Germany into the war, warns Moscow.
ConflictsAbout 20 Swedes have been evacuated from Gaza on Wednesday, confirms Foreign Minister Maria Malmer Stenergard (M) to SR Ekot.
Swedish politicsA 15-year-old Swedish boy was arrested in Australia on Tuesday night. The arrest was made at the request of Danish police, in close cooperation with Swedish and Australian police. Now the Australian police are taking over the case.
CrimeThe Russian ambassador has been summoned by the Foreign Ministry on Tuesday, the government reports on its website.
Swedish politicsMany closed embassies, withdrawn funds to both the UN and Nato, and mass layoffs of diplomats. These cutbacks are included in an "aggressive" budget proposal for the US Department of State. The draft is, however, described as too far-reaching to be passed.
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