Both the left and the far right in Europe are keeping their fingers crossed ahead of the Swedish parliamentary election. Is Sweden following the EU trend with the far right in government - or going against the grain with a left turn?
WorldPole vaulter Armand Duplantis will compete in the Ultimate Championship on Friday in Budapest. He has responded well to treatment this week, Duplantis' agent Daniel Wessfeldt told TT.
SportsA thigh injury forced Armand Duplantis to withdraw from the Diamond League final in Brussels on Friday. Now the pole vault star is in doubt ahead of the new Ultimate Championship in Budapest.
SportsThe EU's foreign policy should become both tougher and faster. The only question is who will decide. The hot battle is causing a stir in Brussels.
WorldVanessa Kamga came to the Diamond League final with a severe ear infection and a ruptured eardrum. The European Championship bronze medallist in discus finished fifth with 62.53. “I am very proud of the performance,” she tells SVT.
SportsArmand Duplantis withdraws from the Diamond League final a few minutes before the start in Brussels. He has tightness in his left thigh. It's terrible, he tells SVT.
SportsArmand Duplantis hasn't been challenged like this in years. To beat Emmanouil Karalis in Friday's Diamond League final, "Mondo" believes it will take world-class jumping. This is a new experience for me.
SportsAlmost twice as many people as before in Germany died from this summer's heatwave. Thousands also died in Belgium.
WorldThe star is opting out of the athletics Diamond League final in Brussels. The reason: a financial dispute. "They have not been able to come up with an offer that is competitive," says Karsten Warholm.
SportsAn attack using military equipment, says EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen about Russia’s bomber drones in Germany this summer. The response from the EU will be ambassadors recalled, more sanctions in the pipeline and more air defense for Ukraine.
WorldThe United Kingdom and Belgium have both recorded their warmest summers since records began.
WorldThe European Commission gives the thumbs up to Sweden's final tranche of the large coronavirus support package. Just over 3.7 billion kronor is on its way soon.
BusinessToday, Icelanders go to the polls to say yes or no to reopening EU negotiations. But the issue is dividing the country, and it is expected to be a very close race. "It is the closest race I have seen in Icelandic politics," says political scientist Eiríkur Bergmann.
WorldThis weekend, Iceland will hold a referendum on whether to resume negotiations on EU membership. Polls show a narrow lead for the yes side. If Iceland joins the EU, the Nordic balance of power will be shaken - and pressure will increase on an increasingly isolated Norway, Norwegian politicians warn.
WorldHow many US soldiers will remain in Europe? On Thursday, NATO countries will receive information about US plans.
WorldThe European Commission opposes a planned collaboration between Finnish paper giant UPM-Kymmene and South African Sappi.
BusinessThe railway company European Sleeper wants to start a direct night train line from Brussels and Amsterdam to Copenhagen and Malmö.
BusinessGerman manufacturing activity rises to its strongest level in four years, new figures show.
BusinessGerman Audi is now the next major European automaker to lower its forecast for the current year.
BusinessChina has imposed export restrictions on 14 European companies, including German defense group Rheinmetall.
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