A previously employed man in his 60s at a school is being prosecuted for serious sexual offenses against girls in elementary school age at a school in Uppsala, announces the Prosecution Authority.
CrimeThe gang leader Ismail Abdo is suspected of several new narcotics offenses in Sweden, including smuggling to Norway, reports Aftonbladet.
SwedenAfter several years of debate – on Tuesday, historian Lars Trägårdh will submit a Swedish cultural canon to Minister of Culture Parisa Liljestrand (The Moderate Party).
EntertainmentEight Norwegian football players have tested positive for doping after ingesting the doping-classified substance DMBA through the artificial turf. The same type of artificial turf is common also in Sweden. "We view seriously what has emerged in Norway. It should be further investigated as soon as possible", writes the Players' Association.
FootballHammarby was overrun by Sirius, who won with 3–1. Now Mjällby has the chance to take an eight-point lead in the top of the football Allsvenskan.
FootballWhile the world looks the other way, the civilian population in the civil war-torn Sudan is exposed to war crime after war crime. The oasis town of al-Fashir is the last town in the war-torn region of Darfur that has not yet fallen to the rebel group RSF. But the paramilitary force surrounding the stronghold refuses to let in aid deliveries – and kills those who try to flee.
WorldPeople with connections to the gang leader Isamil Abdo, "Jordgubben", run a pharmacy in Uppsala. One of them is convicted of several crimes, reports TV4's Kalla Fakta. It is incredibly serious, says Annika Babra, unit manager at the Medical Products Agency.
CrimeSeveral heavy-duty referral bodies are critical of the government's proposed grant reform. According to SKR, the proposals may instead have the opposite effect. We see a risk of both increased child poverty and crime, says Erik Pelling (S).
Swedish politicsWashington's bishop Mariann Edgar Budde aroused the anger of US President Donald Trump during a sermon. Now her performance in Stockholm before the opening of the parliament is cancelled. The reason? The interest was too great.
Swedish politicsWhile the world looks the other way, the civilian population in the civil war-torn Sudan is exposed to war crime after war crime. The oasis town of al-Fashir is the last town in the war-torn region of Darfur that has not yet fallen to the rebel group RSF. But the paramilitary force that surrounds the stronghold of resistance refuses to let in relief supplies – and kills those who try to escape.
WorldAfter the rookie success in NBA, Pelle Larsson is back in Sweden and loading up for the European Championship in basketball. Here, the Miami Heat star talks about the breakthrough, life in the USA, and the pressure before the championship.
SportsFrom a tent camp in Gaza, the Palestinian author Nima Hasan has published poems since October 2023. Now the poems are being released for the first time in book form – in Swedish.
EntertainmentIn several municipalities, the drinking water still contains high levels of PFAS chemicals. Despite the polluter according to law should pay for the purification, the costs can instead be borne by the residents.
BusinessUSA continues to threaten with high pharmaceutical tariffs. But few Swedish pill manufacturers plan to move to USA. The establishment time for a new factory is longer than an American presidential term, says Jessica Martinsson, CEO of the industry organization Sweden Bio.
BusinessFor the first time, the Gripen has been used in attacks against live targets. In the border conflict with Cambodia, Thailand carried out several operations with the Swedish-made fighter aircraft. You fly in, identify a target and drop a bomb. For an aircraft like the Gripen, it is not particularly complicated, according to Stefan Wilson at the National Defence College.
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