Sweden

Weapons chest and chain mail armor found in ancient shipwreck off Sweden

Researchers exploring an ancient shipwreck off the coast of Sweden discovered centuries-old relics, ...

world | 5 months ago

1.4 tons of cocaine confiscated in one of Sweden's "biggest seizures ever made"

Swedish customs made one of the country's biggest-ever cocaine seizures after confiscating around 1....

world | 5 months ago

Organisers of Eurovision Song Contest ready to remove Palestinian flags or symbols

Organisers of the Eurovision Song Contest said on May 2 they reserve the right to remove any Palesti...

world | 5 months ago

Eurovision 2024 hit by protests over Israel taking part amid Gaza war

Malmo, Sweden — Not everyone was welcoming the Eurovision Song Contest to the Swedish city of Malmo....

world | 5 months ago

Swiss singer Nemo wins controversy-plagued Eurovision Song Contest

Swiss singer Nemo won the 68th Eurovision Song Contest on Saturday night with "The Code," an operati...

world | 5 months ago

Swedish PM says open to hosting nuclear weapons in wartime

Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said on Monday he was open to allowing nuclear weapons on Swe...

world | 5 months ago

Dead boar dumped at Swedish mosque, police probe hate crime

Swedish police on Wednesday said they were investigating a hate crime after an unidentified person d...

world | 4 months ago

Sweden says Iran using Swedish gangs to target Israel

Iran is recruiting members of Swedish criminal gangs, some of them children, as proxies to commit "a...

world | 4 months ago

Iran summons Sweden's charge d'affaires over 'baseless' accusations, IRNA reports

Iran has summoned Sweden's charge d'affaires in Tehran over "baseless and biased" accusations made b...

world | 4 months ago

Iran and Sweden carry out a prisoner swap, freeing man convicted of war crimes over 1988 executions

Iran and Sweden on Saturday carried out a prisoner swap that involves the release of Hamid Nouri, co...

world | 4 months ago

Iran and Sweden exchange prisoners in Oman-mediated swap

Iran and Sweden announced a prisoner exchange on Saturday that saw a former Iranian official release...

world | 4 months ago

100 bottles of champagne found in 19th century Baltic shipwreck

A team of divers has discovered a massive haul of champagne and wine on a shipwreck on the floor of ...

world | 2 months ago

Champagne found on 19th-century shipwreck off Sweden is declared off limits

No one will be allowed to fish out any of the nearly 100 bottles of 19th-century Champagne and miner...

world | 2 months ago

Sweden charges Quran burners with hate crime

Swedish prosecutors on Wednesday (August 28, 2024) charged two men with inciting ethnic hatred over ...

world | 1 month ago

No TV or screens for toddlers, Sweden tells parents

Toddlers should not be allowed to watch screens at all, Sweden told parents on Monday (September 2. ...

world | 1 month ago

Police probe blasts, shooting at Israeli embassies in Nordic capitals; 3 arrested in Denmark

Police in Denmark and Sweden said on Wednesday (October 2, 2024) they were probing attacks at or nea...

world | 1 week ago