Russian President Vladimir Putin spent most of a conversation with his Nordic counterparts lecturing them on Russian history, the Financial Times reported, citing sources. Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre denied the report and is demanding that the newspaper correct it.
WorldA drone has struck a train platform in the Ukrainian city of Dnipro, killing at least 14 people. Elsewhere in the country, two teenage girls were killed by a missile.
WorldThe President of Finland and the Prime Minister of Norway chose to speak by phone with Vladimir Putin about the war in Ukraine this week. Finland’s Foreign Minister will now follow up with a meeting with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
WorldThe Pakistani government is reversing course and lifting a recent ban on Taiwanese airlines flying through Pakistani airspace, Bloomberg reports, citing a source and new government documents.
BusinessDonald Trump claims a meeting between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Russian President Vladimir Putin will be arranged soon.
WorldRussia has fired more than 100 ballistic missiles at Kyiv in the past two weeks, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.
WorldUS President Donald Trump is considering lifting sanctions against Russia’s top sovereign wealth fund, people familiar with the negotiations told The New York Times.
WorldThe “frank” talks between the two Nordic leaders and Russian President Vladimir Putin about the war in Ukraine could mark the start of a serious diplomatic process, says Kjell Engelbrekt, a professor of political science at the Swedish National Defence University. The talks suggest that the leaders are no longer just skirting the issues, but have begun to address real problems.
WorldThe Finnish-Norwegian talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin are raising questions among Nordic colleagues. Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen is dissatisfied, while Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson (M) does not think these talks are the ones most likely to influence Putin right now.
WorldNorwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre and Finnish President Alexander Stubb have spoken by phone with Russian President Vladimir Putin. “Before the call, we informed important allies, including all the Nordic countries, and afterwards we briefed them on the content of the call,” Stubb said in a speech to the Nordic Council.
WorldRussia's bombing campaign continues to hit civilian targets in Kyiv. Residential areas and a university campus have been attacked, killing at least one person. One of the major bridges across the Dnieper River in the capital has been bombed again.
WorldThe US Department of Justice has indicted former FBI Director James Comey for the third time.
WorldA panel of UN experts accuses Russia of committing crimes against humanity through its repeated attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure.
WorldRussian skiers at Holmenkollen next year? No, says Oslo Mayor Anne Lindboe, who wants the Norwegian government to put its foot down.
SportsChina, the Netherlands and Switzerland are the teams Sweden’s women’s national team will face in the group stage of next year’s Volleyball World Championship in the USA and Canada.
SportsThe Swedish Olympic Committee (SOC) condemns the decision to award the World Weightlifting Championships to Russia. However, a boycott is not an option. “We will support him in every way we can,” says Fredrik Joulamo, acting secretary general of the SOC.
SportsUkraine's Sports Minister Matviy Bidny is furious about the announcement that Russia will host the 2030 World Weightlifting Championships. In a social media statement, Bidny said Ukraine would appeal “the shameful decision.”
SportsIce hockey star Fredrik Claesson has finished playing in Russia’s KHL. He is leaving after four years in Moscow, where he moved in a controversial transfer after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
SportsThe war will continue as before, even though Russia and Ukraine are expected to meet for new negotiations soon, Russian President Vladimir Putin's spokesman says. But he is open to more short ceasefires.
WorldUkraine attacked Russia with a large number of drones overnight into Monday, according to Russian authorities. After the strikes in the city of Voronezh, there were reports of deaths and injuries.
WorldWeightlifting is opening its doors to Russia in earnest - becoming the first Olympic sport to do so. The 2030 World Championships will be held in Moscow. “I’m shocked,” says Helene Johage, chair of the Swedish Weightlifting Association, to TT.
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