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            <title><![CDATA[IEA warns of global oil oversupply as Gulf exports surge]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The recent surge in oil supplies from countries around the Persian Gulf means the world market is about to see an oversupply for the first time since the Iran war broke out.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2026 09:35:16 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[13-year-old found guilty of wounding six in Gävle shooting, acquitted of attempted murder]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Six young people were injured when the 13-year-old boy opened fire, using a stolen police weapon. Gävle District Court has found him guilty of the shootings, but not attempted murder. The verdict is disappointing, says plaintiffs’ attorney Isidor Vistedt.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2026 10:11:36 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Saudi Oil Output Hits Wartime High of 10.56 Million Barrels a Day in October]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Saudi Arabia's crude oil production rose 26 percent in October to its highest level since the US and Israel launched the war against Iran in late February.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2026 13:21:33 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Obama Mocks Trump’s Gold-Laden White House, Compares Its Style to Saddam Hussein’s]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Former US President Barack Obama takes several swipes at incumbent President Donald Trump at a campaign rally in Ohio ahead of the November 3 midterm elections.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2026 06:19:13 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Children’s rights groups or the International Space Station? Possible Nobel Peace Prize candidates emerge as Trump looms over award]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[US President Donald Trump is once again casting a shadow over the Norwegian Nobel Committee’s choice of this year’s Peace Prize laureate. The result could be a neutral recipient - in space.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 03:45:19 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Children, courts or the International Space Station? Peace Prize contenders emerge as Trump casts a shadow over Nobel decision]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[US President Donald Trump is once again casting a shadow over the Norwegian Nobel Committee as it chooses this year’s Peace Prize laureate. The result could be a neutral recipient - in space.]]></description>
            <link>https://swedenherald.com/article/children-courts-or-the-international-space-station-peace-prize-contenders-emerge-as-trump-casts-a-shadow-over-nobel-decision</link>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 06:45:21 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Foxtrot Network Figure Poya Shafie’s Life Sentence Upheld on Appeal]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The life sentence for Poya Shafie, a senior figure in the Foxtrot network, has been upheld by the Svea Court of Appeal (regional appeals court).]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 09:03:30 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Left Party calls for immediate halt to teenage deportations]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The Left Party is calling for an immediate end to teenage expulsions. It hopes to gain support in the Riksdag from the new Red-Green majority.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 09:39:10 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[US withdraws last troops from Iraq, leaving Kurdish region vulnerable]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[After a couple of decades of chaotic war and fighting against jihadists, the US is bringing home the last remaining soldiers from Iraq. There are still many powerful Shia militias in the country with close ties to Iran. Kurds in the north fear they are being left vulnerable.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 08:46:17 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Explosion near airport in Iraq’s Erbil was controlled training exercise, Kurdish forces say]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[An explosion occurred near the airport in Erbil in Iraqi Kurdistan on Sunday. According to Kurdish anti-terror forces, it was a controlled explosion during a training exercise.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2026 14:33:06 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Palestine issue helps Left Party surge in Rosengård as turnout rises sharply]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[It gave Nooshi Dadgostar (V) headaches during the election campaign - but may have benefited the party in vulnerable areas. In Rosengård in Malmö, several voters say the Palestine issue was decisive when they cast their ballots: “They are waging war on our religion,” says one voter on election day.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2026 05:45:02 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Sources: Pentagon is underreporting military deaths tied to Iran war, report says]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[More American soldiers have been killed in connection with the Iran war than the Pentagon is publicly saying, six sources told The Washington Post.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2026 19:47:01 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[US shifts military aid from Europe and Middle East to Latin America]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The US is cutting back on military aid to Europe and the Middle East. Instead, South American countries with right-leaning and Trump-friendly governments are receiving more support.]]></description>
            <link>https://swedenherald.com/article/us-shifts-military-aid-from-europe-and-iraq-to-panama-ecuador-and-colombia</link>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2026 16:34:55 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Saudi Arabia and Egypt pledge forceful response to Red Sea and Gulf threats]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Egypt's president have met in Cairo to discuss the security situation around the Bab al-Mandab Strait and the Houthi advance.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2026 14:59:41 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Balsam Karam wins Per Olov Enquist Prize for Dark Matter]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Author Balsam Karam is awarded this year's Per Olov Enquist Prize for the novel "Dark Matter" in 2025, according to a press release.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2026 08:22:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Planned Strait of Hormuz talks postponed as Iran seeks Gulf thaw]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Iran aims to restore relations with Gulf states in the wake of the Middle East war, but a planned meeting on the future of the blocked Strait of Hormuz has been postponed.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 13 Sep 2026 13:50:11 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Saudi Arabia shuts major oil pipeline after drone attacks from Iraq]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Saudi authorities have temporarily closed one of the country's main oil pipelines after the country was attacked by drones launched from Iraq.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2026 20:39:06 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Iran to hold meeting with Gulf neighbors on Strait of Hormuz in Oman]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Iran's Foreign Ministry says a meeting with several Gulf states on the Strait of Hormuz is scheduled to be held in Oman on Monday.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2026 15:56:59 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[September 11, a Quarter-Century Later: Returning to a Lost World]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The September sky was clear, the morning light shone over New York. The horizon was endless. A sky that was soon darkened by a pillar of smoke. The World Trade Center collapsed. A quarter of a century later, the American horizon remains dark.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Over 1,000 people killed or injured by cluster munitions in 2025, most in Ukraine]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[At least 1,063 people were killed or injured by cluster munitions in 2025. 927 of them were recorded in Ukraine.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Iraq’s Oscar Submission Faces Rejection in Norway, Director Says]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Moderates believe that it should be a foreign policy priority to target serious criminals who control crime in Sweden from abroad. The party wants to see a new "crime strategy" for Swedish aid.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Iran launches counterattacks across Middle East as Strait of Hormuz tanker fire reported]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Iran has responded to US bombings with attacks on several countries in the Middle East. Donald Trump insists the US has almost total control of the Strait of Hormuz - but Iran says two ships are on fire after hitting mines there.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Iraq to investigate attack on Kurdish prime minister’s office, Baghdad says]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Iraq will investigate an attack on the Kurdish region's prime minister, the government in Baghdad announced.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 20:57:18 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[WSJ: Iran preparing to escalate war, not de-escalate]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[An escalation of the war, rather than a de-escalation as a result of peace negotiations with the United States. That is what Iran is preparing for, according to sources to The Wall Street Journal (WSJ).]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 08:55:26 GMT</pubDate>
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