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In Sweden, 2 explosions rip through dwellings and at least 1 is reportedly connected to a gang feud
STOCKHOLM (AP) — Two powerful explosions ripped through dwellings in central Sweden overnight, injuring at least three people and damaging buildings, with bricks and window sections left spread outside. Late on Monday, an explosion occurred in Hasselby, a suburb of the capital,...
A gunman opened fire in a crowded pub in Sweden, killing 2 men and wounding 2 people, police say
STOCKHOLM (AP) — Two people were killed and two wounded when a gunman opened fire in a crowded bar northwest of Stockholm, police said Friday, in the latest outburst of deadly violence in Sweden. Police said that a 20-year-old man and another in his 70s died Friday of injuries...
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. ...
Climate activists spray Berlin's Brandenburg Gate with orange paint
BERLIN (AP) — German climate activists sprayed orange paint onto Berlin’s Brandenburg Gate on Sunday morning to urge the German government to take more urgent action against climate change. Members of the group the Last Generation used fire extinguishers filled with paint to...
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...
A man in Sweden found guilty of storing his partner’s dead body in a freezer to cash in her pension
STOCKHOLM (AP) — A Swedish court on Monday sentenced a 57-year-old Norwegian man for fraud and falsifying records for putting his dead partner in a freezer and cashing in her pension. He was given a 3.5-year prison term. The Warmland District Court said the man, who was not named,...
Sweden brings more books and handwriting practice back to its tech-heavy schools
STOCKHOLM (AP) — As young children went back to school across Sweden last month, many of their teachers were putting a new emphasis on printed books, quiet reading time and handwriting practice and devoting less time to tablets, independent online research and keyboarding skills. ...
Trial starts in Sweden of 2 oil executives accused of complicity in war crimes in Sudan
STOCKHOLM (AP) — Two executives of a Swedish oil exploration and production company went on trial Tuesday in Stockholm for securing the company's operations in Sudan through their alleged complicity in war crimes in 20 years ago. Swedish prosecutors claim that former Lundin Oil...
Swedish citizen goes on trial on charges of collecting information for Russia
STOCKHOLM (AP) — The trial opened Monday of a Russia-born Swedish citizen charged with collecting information for the Russian military intelligence service GRU for almost a decade. Sergey Skvortsov, 60, is accused of “gross illegal intelligence activities against Sweden and...
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...
