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Erling Haaland claims he was threatened by Swedish opponent who dubbed him a "w****"

The incoming Manchester City striker was on international duty for Norway when the incident occurred as his national team took on Sweden in Stockholm for the UEFA Nations League

Daily Mirror

NATO holds Baltic Sea naval exercises with Finland, Sweden

NATO has kicked off nearly a two-week U.S.-led naval exercise on the Baltic Sea with more than 7,000 sailors, airmen and marines

The Independent UK

Empty promises won't fix climate

Today marks the 50th year of the founding of World Environment Day (WED). An international meeting called Stockholm+50 is being organised by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) to commemorate WED.

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Sweden, Finland Joining NATO Would Be Tough for Russia, Top US General Says

Finland and Sweden joining NATO would put Russia in a difficult military position in the Baltic Sea, top US General Mark Milley said on Saturday during a visit to Stockholm ahead of a military exercise. The two Nordic neighbors, which both have long borders on the Baltic Sea, applied last…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Sweden, Finland joining NATO would be tough for Russia, top U.S. general says

Finland and Sweden joining NATO would put Russia in a difficult military position in the Baltic Sea, top U.S. General Mark Milley said on Saturday during a visit to Stockholm ahead of a military exercise.

Reuters

TV series show: Disney+ mini series 'Oussekine' looks at France's real-life George Floyd

Our TV critic Dheepthika Laurent looks at a new series from Disney+ that brings police brutality and racism in 1980s France to the small screen. Also, we look at Netflix's weird, controversial but entertaining docu-fiction about notorious Swedish gangster Clark Olofsson, who gave rise to the term "Stockholm syndrome". Apple…

France 24

50 years on from Stockholm Summit, sustainability can no longer be human-centric

We continue to create a deep, dangerous and widening chasm between the damage we inflict on the Earth, and the actions we take towards achieving true human sustainability.

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Environment Minister seeks a relook at IP regime

Bhupender Yadav asks developed nations to commit expertise and money to curb industrial pollution

The Hindu

Stockholm+50: Sweden hosts major UN environment conference, yet is losing its own green credentials

You can almost feel the expectations in the air of the city of Stockholm, Sweden. The United Nations has organised a meeting of governments and the international sustainability community on June 2 and 3 to commemorate 50 years after the historic 1972 United Nations Conference on the Human Environment that…

The Conversation

Tories in denial and suffering ‘Stockholm syndrome’ with Boris Johnson, says senior MP

‘We will lose the next election on current trajectory’, warns Tobias Ellwood

The Independent UK

The Observer view on the summits that forecast global environmental dangers

Fifty years after our first warning, and humankind is still failing to protect the Earth

The Guardian - UK

Beekeepers and communists: how environmentalists started a global conversation

The world’s longest serving environment correspondent explains the origins of a slow and continuing journey

The Guardian - UK

Wife of Swedish Man Detained in Iran Fears her Husband Will be Executed Soon

The wife of Swedish-Iranian academic Ahmedreza Djalali, convicted of espionage in Iran and sentenced to death, said she fears her husband will be soon executed, pleading for stronger action from the European Union. Vida Mehrannia told AFP in an interview from Stockholm that she fears that unless the EU were…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Delegations from Sweden, Finland Hold NATO Talks in Turkey

Senior officials from Sweden and Finland held some five hours of talks with Turkish counterparts in Ankara on Wednesday in an effort to overcome Turkey’s strong objections to the Nordic nations' bids to join NATO. Sweden and Finland submitted their written applications to join NATO last week.

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Turkey to discuss NATO bids with Finland, Sweden on Wednesday

Turkish officials will meet with Swedish and Finnish delegations in Ankara on Wednesday to discuss Stockholm and Helsinki's applications to become members of NATO, the Turkish foreign ministry said on Tuesday.

The Guardian - UK

Carsten Höller: ‘I don’t want flowers on my food, ever. It disturbs me’

The artist’s new project is a restaurant in Stockholm, with strict, brutalist rules. Just don’t ask for ketchup

Asharq Al-Awsat

After String of Adventures, Ancient Gold Ring Back in Greece

A more than 3,000-year-old gold signet ring that was stolen from an Aegean island in World War II, crossed the Atlantic, was bought by a Nobel Prize-winning Hungarian scientist and ended up in a Swedish museum has found its way back to Greece. It was the latest in a series…

The Independent UK

After string of adventures, ancient gold ring back in Greece

A more than 3,000-year-old gold signet ring is back in Greece after a string of adventures

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The Independent UK

How Russian disinformation could derail NATO entry plans for Finland and Sweden

In addition to Turkey’s objections, Russian influence across Europe could prove a barrier to Nordic expansion, says Borzou Daragahi

The Guardian - UK

Turkey blocks early vote on Sweden and Finland joining Nato

Move comes hours after the Nordic nations officially launched their bids to join the alliance

The Independent UK

Finland and Sweden ‘optimistic’ Turkey will agree Nato application bid

Sauli Niinisto, Finnish president, says Helsinki will have ‘contructive discussions’ with Ankara

Al Jazeera

Moscow’s ‘defeat’ as Finland, Sweden move to join NATO

If both countries join the 30-member security bloc, NATO forces may be right next to the Finnish-Russian border.

WEKU

McConnell says the Senate will pass the largest Ukraine aid package yet on Wednesday

The GOP leader spoke from Stockholm following a trip to Kyiv. He backed Sweden and Finland joining NATO and pushed back on more isolationist voices in his party.

Reuters

Exclusive-Turkey 'not closing door' to Sweden, Finland NATO entry, Erdogan advisor says

Turkey has not shut the door to Sweden and Finland joining NATO but wants negotiations with the Nordic countries and a clampdown on what it sees as terrorist activities especially in Stockholm, President Tayyip Erdogan's spokesman said on Saturday.

France 24

Britain signs security deal vowing to defend Sweden in case of attack

Britain pledged to defend Sweden if the country came under attack, with Prime Ministers Boris Johnson and Magdalena Andersson signing a security assurance deal outside Stockholm on Wednesday.

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