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Sweden Scrambles Jets Amid Increased Russian Military Activity in Baltic Sea

Sweden Scrambles Jets Amid Increased Russian Military Activity in Baltic Sea

Malmo, Sweden — Sweden scrambled military aircraft on Friday after Russian fighter jets were spotted over the southern Baltic Sea. The Swedish Armed Forces deployed two JAS Gripen planes at approximately 6:15 p.m. to investigate the Russian Sukhoi...

Wimbledon 2025: Hugh Grant goes viral for sleeping in the Royal Box behind Queen Camilla; Fans call him ‘tired tennis fan’

Wimbledon 2025: Hugh Grant goes viral for sleeping in the Royal Box behind Queen Camilla; Fans call him ‘tired tennis fan’

“The ‘Notting Hill’ guy popped a sleeping pill..?”Wimbledon 2025 wasn’t just making headlines for thrilling rallies or surprise upsets – it had social media roaring louder than any serve.How? Because none other than Hugh Grant, the charming...

UK: Government’s unchecked use of tech and AI systems leading to exclusion of people with disabilities and other marginalized groups 

UK: Government’s unchecked use of tech and AI systems leading to exclusion of people with disabilities and other marginalized groups 

People with disabilities, those living in poverty or who have serious health conditions are being left in a bureaucratic limbo due to digital exclusion caused by the Department of Work and Pensions’ (DWP) unchecked roll-out of technologies,...

Soccer-FIFA's Infantino offers support after England's Carter suffers racist abuse

Soccer-FIFA's Infantino offers support after England's Carter suffers racist abuse

ZURICH (Reuters) -FIFA President Gianni Infantino offered the governing body's support to England defender Jess Carter after she revealed she has been the target of racist abuse during Euro 2025. Carter, who is Black, on Sunday announced she is...

Babel sources: Zelensky has decided on a new ambassador to Sweden. Media reports on a number of appointments

Babel sources: Zelensky has decided on a new ambassador to Sweden. Media reports on a number of appointments

President Volodymyr Zelensky has decided to appoint activist and former MP Svitlana Zalishchuk as Ukraineʼs ambassador to Sweden. This was reported by Babel sources. Zalishchuk is an MP of the 8th convocation, elected in 2014 from the “Petro...

Queen Mary of Denmark steps out in her favourite peach-toned power suit for the 25th anniversary celebrations of the Øresund Bridge

Queen Mary of Denmark steps out in her favourite peach-toned power suit for the 25th anniversary celebrations of the Øresund Bridge

Queen Mary looked to her existing wardrobe for the occasion, and chose to re-wear a favourite coral-toned suit by Scanlan Theodore – a brand which, like the Queen herself, hails from Australia. Mary debuted the two-piece in 2022 for a visit to the...

Sweden to provide over USD 150M in aid to Ukraine, including gun barrels, long-range and underwater vehicles

Sweden to provide over USD 150M in aid to Ukraine, including gun barrels, long-range and underwater vehicles

Sweden will allocate 1.5 billion Swedish kronor (over USD 150 million) for new military capabilities for Ukraine, including barrels for Archer self-propelled guns and other equipment. This was announced by Swedish Defense Minister Pål Jonson on...

Left Party wants minister to face questions, gang leader remanded in custody in Turkey, boat collision, Sweden beat Poland in Euros

Left Party wants minister to face questions, gang leader remanded in custody in Turkey, boat collision, Sweden beat Poland in Euros

Correction: In an earlier version of this podcast we said that the Left Party was summoning the minister to the committee to face questions. It is correct to say the Left Party want the minister to be summoned to face questions. This correction...

Lionesses turn on taking the knee: Nigel Farage delights in end of 'crazy gesture' as players admit it has 'lost power' in racist abuse-hit build-up to their Euro semi-final

Lionesses turn on taking the knee: Nigel Farage delights in end of 'crazy gesture' as players admit it has 'lost power' in racist abuse-hit build-up to their Euro semi-final

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has rejoiced at the Lionesses' decision to stop taking the knee, claiming they have finally seen sense by abandoning the 'crazy gesture'. The Lionesses confirmed will no longer perform the act before kick off after...

Queen Mary rewears 17-year old blouse - but looks younger than ever

Queen Mary rewears 17-year old blouse - but looks younger than ever

Queen Mary of Denmark always looks fabulous, but on Monday, she proved that her sense of style is truly timeless. The Australian-born Danish royal, 53, was seen alongside her husband, King Frederik, as they joined King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen...

Brainwashing the Masses: “Pride and the Left Have Hijacked the Church of Sweden”

Brainwashing the Masses: “Pride and the Left Have Hijacked the Church of Sweden”

Parents and elementary school students entering a local church in Swedish Alingsås for an end-of-school-year ceremony last month were met with a sanctuary decorated with Pride flags. Outside, a booth handed out candy—and condoms. Gunilla Gomér,...

Sweden: EIB backs DanAds to accelerate advertising technology to compete with tech giants

Sweden: EIB backs DanAds to accelerate advertising technology to compete with tech giants

(Credit: Unsplash) This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. EIB lends Swedish adtech company DanAds €21 million to expand self-serve advertising solution that help publishers with automated ad sales and...

Thomas Massie’s Anti-War Politics Put Democrats to Shame

Thomas Massie’s Anti-War Politics Put Democrats to Shame

It’s not every day that the president of the United States drops a million-dollar target on your head. But that’s exactly what just happened to Thomas Massie, the representative for Kentucky's 4th District. Massie is a Republican, but that hasn't...

Syria , Sweden explore economic cooperation and investment opportunities

Syria , Sweden explore economic cooperation and investment opportunities

Damascus, SANA- Minister of Economy and Industry, Dr. Mohammad Nidal al-Shaar, and Jessica Svärdström, Chargé d’Affaires of the Swedish Embassy in Damascus, explored ways of enhancing economic relations and expanding areas of bilateral The both...

Swedish mother on the population crisis: “Children are seen as troublesome”

Swedish mother on the population crisis: “Children are seen as troublesome”

An unprecedented low number of children are being born in Sweden, and the reasons are said to be numerous – from war, climate alarmism, and economic anxiety to fear of childbirth. Mother of four Anna Björklund argues that rapid digitalization and...

Sweden to provide Ukraine with over 10 new Archer artillery guns, long-range strike weapons

Sweden to provide Ukraine with over 10 new Archer artillery guns, long-range strike weapons

The Swedish government will allocate SEK 1.5 billion ($157 million) from the 18th and 19th support packages for new military capabilities for Ukraine, Swedish Defense Minister Pål Jonson said. “The government has made the decision to allocate 1.5...

Sweden to allocate funds for new Archer artillery barrels for Ukraine

Sweden to allocate funds for new Archer artillery barrels for Ukraine

Archer self-propelled artillery systems. Photo: Getty Images The Swedish government has decided to allocate SEK 1.5 billion (about €130 million) for new military capabilities for Ukraine, particularly barrels for Archer self-propelled artillery...

Can US President Donald Trump win Nobel Peace Prize?

Can US President Donald Trump win Nobel Peace Prize?

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has nominated US President Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize, the highest profile international award given to an individual or organisation deemed to have done the most to "advance fellowship between...

World Tour: Sweden’s crisis

Editor's note: The following text is a transcript of a podcast story. To listen to the story, click on the arrow beneath the headline above. NICK EICHER, HOST: Coming up next: a World Tour special report. Sweden is known for IKEA, cinnamon buns,...

Swedish Court Sentences Former Liberia Midfielder Dulee Johnson to Seven Months for Assault

Swedish Court Sentences Former Liberia Midfielder Dulee Johnson to Seven Months for Assault

Johnson, 40, was found guilty of physically assaulting and molesting a woman during that period. Stockholm, Sweden – Former Liberian international footballer Dulee Johnson has been sentenced to seven months in a Swedish prison after being...

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