S leader Magdalena Andersson has said that a number of people who ran for the Left Party in municipal and regional elections ahead of this autumn's elections have expressed support for groups labeled as terrorists. "I take it very seriously," Andersson told TT.
Swedish politicsThe Court of Appeal has increased the prison sentences for eight people who were involved in a large-scale cannabis cultivation outside Helsingborg.
SwedenAs of today, food-service establishments and private kitchens are no longer required to obtain a permit to serve alcohol. However, the permit process varies by municipality.
SwedenAlexander Stubb or Mario Draghi? Or even Angela Merkel? Pressure is mounting on EU talks with Russia about the war in Ukraine. But who will speak, and about what?
WorldThe United States has far-reaching plans to reduce its contributions to NATO in the event of a crisis, including by giving the alliance access to fewer fighter jets, warships, and drones than it does now, according to the German magazine Der Spiegel.
WorldThe army chief of mediating country Pakistan, Asim Munir, has arrived in Tehran for talks with Iranian leaders.
WorldThe situation is deadlocked over peace talks in Ukraine, according to US Secretary of State Marco Rubio. If conditions change, we are ready to try again, Rubio said at a press conference after the NATO foreign ministers' meeting in Helsingborg.
ConflictsThe Arctic countries, including Russia, have agreed to deepen cooperation.
WorldThe goal of the meeting between the U.S. and Sweden was to ensure that changes in U.S. troop deployments in Europe would take place in an orderly manner. "It's still difficult to navigate," Foreign Minister Maria Malmer Stenergard (M) said.
Swedish politicsSweden and the United States have signed a letter of intent for increased technology cooperation, including space technology, future mobile networks and AI. Sweden is the first EU country to do so.
TechnologyThe trip to Iran that Pakistan's army chief Asim Munir, of the mediating country, was reported to be planning has been canceled, or at least postponed, Al Arabiya and other media outlets in the region report.
WorldU.S. Senator Marco Rubio sees Sweden as an exemplary NATO ally. We have long cooperated, especially in technical solutions, he says, highlighting Ericsson as an important challenger to China's Huawei in 5G.
SwedenSweden is worried that others will reduce their own support for Ukraine now that the EU's €90 billion loan to Kyiv is complete.
SwedenPrime Minister Ulf Kristersson (M) emphasizes the importance of a "very orderly process" as Europe is expected to take on greater military responsibility within NATO. It is something he wants to raise with US Senator Marco Rubio in Helsingborg.
Swedish politicsU.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio says that Cuba has agreed to receive U.S. emergency aid.
WorldSweden estimates that NATO's goal of member states spending 5 percent of GDP on defense will be reached as early as 2030. That was Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson's (M) message to Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte at a press conference in Revinge.
Swedish politicsThe police warn that denial-of-service (DoS) attacks and disinformation campaigns by foreign powers may be carried out during the NATO meeting in Helsingborg.
CrimeSweden is hosting its first NATO meeting at the foreign minister level. The defense alliance faces a number of challenges, but the most important thing right now is to demonstrate political unity, experts say.
Swedish politicsSwedish Foreign Minister Maria Malmer Stenergard (M) is positive about U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio coming to the NATO foreign ministers' meeting in Helsingborg.
Swedish politicsUS Senator Marco Rubio will attend the NATO foreign ministers' meeting in Helsingborg on Friday, the US State Department confirms.
Swedish politicsUkraine "crushed" Sweden in an exercise in which Sweden was supposed to defend itself against a drone attack. An important lesson for Sweden, according to Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson (M).
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