Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he will call elections if Russia agrees to a 60-day ceasefire. But the Kremlin has rejected the idea, saying one day is enough.
ConflictsA desperate push to lower gasoline prices ahead of the US midterm elections may be behind Donald Trump’s talk of a ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine. He has said many things about the war in Ukraine that have not been true, says US expert Dag Blanck.
ConflictsTwo Americans, Robert E. Hall and Michael Woodford, share this year’s Nobel Prize in Economics for developing new models to stabilize the economy during crises. “A huge honor,” Woodford says via a video link.
BusinessCollective confusion among Finnish MPs - or a foreign power trying to intimidate them? For security expert Jörgen Holmlund, the signs of the suspected intrusions in Finland are clear. They are likely part of a deliberate, systematic pattern, he says.
WorldThe EU is imposing its largest-ever expansion of sanctions, adding 1,600 names to lists related to Russia’s war in Ukraine. At the same time, it is preparing protective measures in response to US sanctions against the International Criminal Court (ICC).
World politicsExpectations are high for corporate earnings as the reporting season begins. Analysts are less certain that the results will actually lift share prices. “I’d say expectations are quite high, both in Sweden and internationally,” says Jon Arnell, an investment manager at von Euler & Partners.
BusinessSeven US senators are calling on the government to “immediately change course” on President Donald Trump’s plan to buy diesel from Russia.
World politicsBritish Prime Minister Andy Burnham condemns possible US plans to livestream an execution. “I find it completely abhorrent in many ways,” Burnham says on the podcast The Rest Is Politics.
WorldUS President Donald Trump claims that Russia and Ukraine have agreed to a ceasefire targeting energy facilities. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says the news came as a surprise and that Russia attacked energy infrastructure after Trump’s announcement.
ConflictsUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he will call elections if Russian President Vladimir Putin agrees to a 60-day ceasefire, he tells ABC News.
ConflictsMax Verstappen won the Singapore Grand Prix for the first time. The four-time world champion started from pole position and led throughout the city race, moving up the overall standings. However, championship leader Kimi Antonelli could clinch the title in two weeks.
SportsOptogenetics has been used to partially restore vision in blind people, and new results show that the Nobel Prize-winning technique works.
SwedenUS President Donald Trump wants Ukraine to stop attacking Russian oil refineries. Volodymyr Zelensky says that will not happen as long as Russia continues to attack Ukrainian energy facilities.
ConflictsThe US Department of Justice has announced an investigation into several television companies after they paused their shared coverage of the president last month, the department said, according to the BBC.
World politicsThe last time Rikard Grönborg coached Tre Kronor (Sweden’s men’s national ice hockey team), his daughter was seriously ill. It was a truly terrible nightmare. Now he is back as head coach, based in Utah to be close to his family.
Ice hockeyThe US military has attacked a cargo ship in the Gulf of Oman, the military command Centcom reported on X.
WorldRussian President Vladimir Putin wants to see a settlement in the war in Ukraine, at least according to Donald Trump. “Russia wants to make a deal, but for some reason Zelenskyy doesn’t want to,” Trump says of his Ukrainian counterpart.
ConflictsThe United States has authorized the release of up to four million barrels of crude oil from its reserves to address disruptions caused by Storm Isaias in the southeastern United States.
BusinessAt least 12 people were killed and 309 injured in an attack on an airport in Saudi Arabia on Saturday, the country’s aviation authority said. The Iran-backed Houthi movement warned people on Sunday against using Saudi airports, AFP reported.
WorldHe helped Sweden reach the World Cup, but tore his Achilles tendon and missed the tournament in the USA. Now Gais star Gustav Lundgren is on his way back, several media outlets report.
FootballUS President Donald Trump says Ukraine needs a new president.
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