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Swedish court upholds prison sentence for Turkish man linked to outlawed militant party
STOCKHOLM (AP) — A Swedish appeals court on Wednesday upheld a 4 1/2-year prison sentence for a Turkish man who was found guilty of attempted extortion, weapons possession and attempted terrorist financing, saying he was acting on behalf of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party. ...
Turkey's Erdogan says he trusts Russia as much as he trusts the West
ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that he trusts Russia as much he trusts the West. Explaining his recent meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Erdogan said he had failed to get him to resume the Black Sea grain deal the Kremlin withdrew from in...
Climate protesters around the world are calling for an end to fossil fuels as Earth heats up
From Europe to Africa to southeast Asia, tens of thousands of climate activists launched protests Friday to call for an end to the burning of planet-warming fossil fuels as the globe suffers dramatic weather extremes and record-breaking heat, with plans to continue through the weekend. ...
Ex-Guatemala anti-corruption prosecutor granted asylum in US
GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — The United States government has granted asylum to Guatemala’s former lead anti-corruption prosecutor two years after he was fired and fled the country under threat of arrest. An internationally respected prosecutor, Juan Francisco Sandoval had participated...
Sweden's figurehead king celebrates 50 years on the throne
STOCKHOLM (AP) — Sweden this week marks the 50th anniversary of King Carl XVI Gustaf’s accession to the throne with four days of celebrations that culminate with a military parade through the capital. The scale of the golden jubilee may not reach the levels of royal anniversaries...
On the brink of joining NATO, Sweden seeks to boost its defense spending by 28%
STOCKHOLM (AP) — The Swedish government said Monday it wants to increase its defense budget by 28%, putting it on track to reach the military spending target 2% of gross domestic product set by the NATO alliance, which the Scandinavian country is preparing to join. “We are in...
European Union home affairs chief appeals for release of Swedish EU employee held in Iranian prison
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union's home affairs commissioner made an impassioned appeal Monday for the release of a Swedish employee of the EU's diplomatic corps who spent a second birthday in an infamous Iranian prison. Sweden said last week that Johan Floderus, who worked for...
Clashes erupt in Sweden's third largest city after another Quran burning and at least 3 are detained
STOCKHOLM (AP) — Clashes erupted in an immigrant neighborhood in Sweden’s third largest city after an anti-Muslim protester set fire to a copy of the Quran, police said Monday. Police in Malmo said they were pelted with rocks and dozens of cars were set on fire, including in an...
Sweden, EU confirm Swedish national has been held in Iran since last year
STOCKHOLM (AP) — Sweden on Monday said a Swedish citizen in his 30s was arbitrarily detained in Iran last year and called for his immediate release. The Swedish government didn’t identify the man, but the New York Times said he was Johan Floderus, a Swede who had been working for...
Israel's Netanyahu says he wants Eritrean migrants involved in violent clashes to be deported
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday he wants Eritrean migrants involved in a violent clash in Tel Aviv to be deported immediately and has ordered a plan to remove all of the country's African migrants. The remarks came a day after bloody...
