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UK must ensure Nato integration for Sweden and Finland ‘as swiftly as possible’

The UK must ensure Sweden and Finland are integrated into Nato “as swiftly as possible”, a Foreign Office minister has told MPs. Making a statement in the Commons on Sweden and Finland’s accession to Nato, Vicky Ford said it was a “mark of the ...

06 Jul 2022 at 15:36

World

Nato allies sign accession protocols for Sweden and Finland

The 30 Nato allies have signed off on the accession protocols for Sweden and Finland, sending the membership bids of the two nations to the alliance capitals for legislative approvals. The move further increases Russia’s strategic isolation ...

05 Jul 2022 at 11:43

Double disappointment for Swedish football fans stranded by rail strike

Two football fans from Sweden faced double disappointment after getting caught up in the rail strikes following their team’s Euro 2022 semi-final defeat to England. Rebecka Ronnegard, 26, and Felix Nystrom, 27, have been in the UK for two ...

27 Jul 2022 at 13:47

World

Kremlin warns of retaliation after Finland seeks to join Nato

The Kremlin has warned of retaliatory “military-technical” steps after Finland’s leaders came out in favour of applying to join Nato. Sweden is expected to follow its Nordic neighbour within days as part of a historic realignment ...

13 May 2022 at 09:25

Liz Truss tells G7 to keep sanctions until all Russian troops have left Ukraine

The Foreign Secretary has urged a meeting of G7 foreign ministers to maintain sanctions against Russia until it has fully withdrawn from Ukraine. The BBC reported Liz Truss used the meeting in Germany to urge for rolling ...

13 May 2022 at 05:55

Goods checks needed on just two roads after independence, says Sturgeon

Checks on goods moving between England and Scotland would happen on two major trunk roads between the countries after independence, a Scottish Government document has said. The issue of the border has been a cause for ...

17 Oct 2022 at 18:04

World

New Swedish PM presents three-party centre-right government

Incoming Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson has vowed to set the country on a new course on immigration, criminal justice and energy policy as he presented a centre-right coalition government led by his ...

18 Oct 2022 at 16:34

World

Sweden says Baltic Sea pipeline leaks probe ‘strengthens sabotage suspicion’

Sweden’s domestic security agency has said its preliminary investigation of leaks from two Russian gas pipelines in the Baltic Sea “has strengthened the suspicions of serious sabotage” as the cause. The ...

06 Oct 2022 at 14:14

World

Right-wing bloc wins narrow majority in Swedish parliament

A right-wing bloc that includes a nationalist anti-immigration party has won a narrow majority in Sweden’s parliament. Centre-left Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson conceded defeat with 99.9% of the ...

14 Sept 2022 at 21:08

Music

Loreen: History-making Swedish pop superstar

Swedish pop superstar Loreen has made history after becoming the first woman to win the Eurovision Song Contest twice. The 39-year-old from Stockholm was a contestant on Swedish Idol in 2004, coming ...

14 May 2023 at 01:00

Football

Celtic defender Carl Starfelt secures Sweden recall

Celtic defender Carl Starfelt has earned a recall to the Sweden squad for their World Cup play-off semi-final against Czech Republic. The 26-year-old won the last of his four caps for the national ...

16 Mar 2022 at 18:25

World

Man gored to death by antelope in Swedish animal park

An employee of an animal park in south-western Sweden was gored to death by a large antelope, the attraction’s owner has said. Richard Berglund told reporters that he witnessed the incident ...

29 Aug 2022 at 14:52

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