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Multiple Embassies Damaged in Kyiv

Six ambassadors have been injured in the latest wave of Russian robot attacks on Kyiv, according to Ukrainian authorities. The damage sparks outrage in capitals across Europe and the world.
Multiple Embassies Damaged in Kyiv

The Government Increases Gaza Aid – Rejects Refugee Agency

The government is doubling the targeted support to the humanitarian crisis in Gaza and the region to 800 million kronor. At the same time, the core support to the refugee organization Unrwa is being abolished.
The Government Increases Gaza Aid – Rejects Refugee Agency

Israel guilty of genocide

Human Rights Watch (HRW) accuses Israel of committing "genocide acts" by intentionally depriving Palestinians in Gaza of adequate access to water. Israel claims it is pure lies.
Israel guilty of genocide

EU returns to Syria: "Must be on the spot"

Syria's new leadership is working hard to win back the world. Several countries have resumed diplomatic relations with the country after the regime's fall.
EU returns to Syria: "Must be on the spot"

Israel closes embassy in Ireland

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".
Israel closes embassy in Ireland

Russian Ambassador: Hard to see Sweden as a friend

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.
Russian Ambassador: Hard to see Sweden as a friend

The Foreign Minister: Leave Syria

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". .
The Foreign Minister: Leave Syria

USA warns: Leave Syria now

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.
USA warns: Leave Syria now

Germany Rejects Report on Genocide

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

Got a high-level government job without security clearance

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. .
Got a high-level government job without security clearance

Amnesty: Israel is committing genocide in Gaza

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.
Amnesty: Israel is committing genocide in Gaza

Rebels Surround Hama from Three Sides

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.
Rebels Surround Hama from Three Sides

Swedish man goes missing from sailboat in the Atlantic

A Swedish man in his 30s has gone missing since he fell overboard from a sailboat during a competition in the Atlantic, writes [Aftonbladet](https://www. aftonbladet.
Swedish man goes missing from sailboat in the Atlantic

Unclear if Kristersson's South Korea visit will take place

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.
Unclear if Kristersson's South Korea visit will take place

Expels Chinese Diplomats After Cable Break

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.
Expels Chinese Diplomats After Cable Break

Murder investigation on ice – suspect fled to Gaza

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.
Murder investigation on ice – suspect fled to Gaza

Russia: Strikes back against rebels in Syria

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.
Russia: Strikes back against rebels in Syria

Jihadists are said to have control over Aleppo

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".
Jihadists are said to have control over Aleppo

Ukraine: Georgia wants to be on Russia's side

Georgia's government is doing what it can to please Russia, according to an accusation from Ukraine. The Foreign Ministry in Kyiv expresses disappointment over Georgia's government saying it will "freeze" negotiations on EU membership for four years ahead.
Ukraine: Georgia wants to be on Russia's side

China: Ready to Cooperate on Cable Break

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.
China: Ready to Cooperate on Cable Break

Malmer Stenergard: No one injured in embassy attack

Sweden's embassy in Moscow has been vandalized, writes Dagens industri. .
Malmer Stenergard: No one injured in embassy attack

Three Uzbeks arrested for murder of rabbi

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. .
Three Uzbeks arrested for murder of rabbi

Tourist boat has sunk in the Red Sea – many missing

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.
Tourist boat has sunk in the Red Sea – many missing

Norway: Will Arrest Netanyahu if He Comes Here

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