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Sweden plans largest military buildup since the Cold War amid Russia threat and uncertain US-EU ties

Sweden’s prime minister says his government wants to ramp up defense spending to a target of 3.5% of the Nordic country’sgross domestic product, marking its largest military buildup since the Cold War

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Sweden To Boost Defence Spending $30 Bn Over A Decade

Sweden will increase defence spending by about 300 billion kronor ($30 billion) over the next decade, the prime minister said Wednesday, calling it the nation's biggest rearmament push since the Cold War.

International Business Times

Sweden Investigating New Baltic Sea Cable Damage

Swedish authorities said Friday they were investigating suspected damage to an underwater cable in the Baltic Sea, following a string of incidents experts believe are acts of sabotage orchestrated by Russia.

International Business Times

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Most victims in Swedish mass shooting had immigrant background, say police

Prime minister addresses nation to pay tribute to those ‘who wanted to contribute to a better society’

The Guardian - UK

Sweden's Police Struggle To Find Motive For Mass Shooting

Swedish police said Sunday they were still struggling to establish the motive of the man behind the Scandinavian country's worst mass shooting, five days after the tragedy.

International Business Times

It's a girl! Swedish royals announce birth of daughter

It’s a girl

The Independent UK

Sweden plans to tighten gun laws in wake of Örebro mass shooting

‘We have to ensure that only the right people have guns in Sweden,’ says the prime minister, Ulf Kristersson

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Sweden school shooting: What we know about the victims and attacker

Swedish police warn that the death toll from the shooting in Risbergska School in Orebro city may rise.

Al Jazeera

Shooter at Örebro school had taken classes there, reports Swedish media

Police say suspect, who is among the dead, acted alone as they continue the work of identifying victims

The Guardian - UK

Swedish Police Say School Killing Spree Gunman Likely Shot Himself

Swedish police indicated Wednesday that a gunman who slaughtered 10 people at an adult education centre shot himself as the country mourned its worst mass killing.

International Business Times

Sweden Reels From Worst Mass Shooting In Its History

Sweden on Wednesday was recovering from the deadliest mass shooting in its history after 10 people -- as well as the suspected gunman -- were killed at an education centre in the city of Orebro, with many questions still unanswered.

International Business Times

Man convicted of hate crimes over Quran burnings in Sweden

Court hands suspended sentence to Salwan Najem, whose fellow anti-Muslim campaigner Salwan Momika was killed last week.

Al Jazeera

Man who participated in Qur’an burnings convicted of incitement in Sweden

Stockholm court gives Salwan Najem, whose co-defendant was shot dead last week, suspended sentence and fine

The Guardian - UK

Latvia investigating ‘significant’ damage to undersea fibre optic cable with Sweden

Nato said it was investigating ‘external’ damage to undersea fibre optic cable and would take action ‘if necessary’

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The Guardian - UK

Sweden neither at war nor at peace, says PM, as warships sent to Baltic Sea

Ulf Kristersson says ‘hostile intent cannot be ruled out’ as increased surveillance follows suspected cable sabotage

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Swedish PM Postpones South Korea Visit Amid Political Chaos

Swedish Prime Minister postpones visit to South Korea amid political turmoil. President Yoon declared martial law, swiftly reversed.

The Guardian - UK

Sweden seeks clarity from China about suspected sabotage of undersea cables

PM says Beijing has been asked to cooperate after Yi Peng 3 vessel was seen in area where cables were severed

The Independent UK

Sweden asks for China's cooperation over Baltic Sea cables cut while a Chinese ship was nearby

Sweden's prime minister says his government has formally asked China to cooperate in explaining the recent rupture of data cables on the Baltic Sea bed in an area where a China-flagged vessel was sighted

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The Guardian - UK

Swedish PM says Baltic sea now ‘high risk’ after suspected cable sabotage

Regional leaders meet after undersea telecoms cables severed, while Chinese ship remains at anchor nearby

Al Jazeera

Al Jazeera 360 pushes back against Swedish claims film is ‘dangerous’

Al Jazeera 360 documentary Behind Closed Doors focuses on families whose children were removed by European authorities.

The Guardian - UK

‘Huge losses’: Sweden fears for future of batterymaker Northvolt

Government rules out bailout for key project in European green industrial transition as job cuts announced

The Independent UK

Sweden gets a new foreign minister after Billström's shock departure last week

A new foreign minister has been named in Sweden nearly a week after the post was vacated in a surprise resignation

Top News

Sweden Appoints New Foreign Minister In Cabinet Shake-Up

Maria Malmer Stenegard appointed as Sweden's new foreign minister in a Cabinet reshuffle. Additional changes made to center-right government.

The Guardian - UK

In Sweden, a far-right assault on the media is undermining the Nordic model

From troll farms to racist hate speech, nationalists’ bullying tactics are having a chilling effect on political journalism

International Business Times

'In Seventh Heaven', Says Swede Freed In Iran Prisoner Swap

A Swede freed in a prisoner swap with Iran, 33-year-old EU diplomat Johan Floderus, said in his first words since his release that he was "in seventh heaven", in a video published Sunday.

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