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An Iraqi man who carried out Quran burnings in Sweden is killed in a shooting

Jan. 30, 2025 08:07 AM EST

STOCKHOLM (AP) — An Iraqi man who carried out several Quran burnings in Sweden has been killed in a shooting near Stockholm, authorities said Thursday. Salwan Momika, 38, staged several burnings and desecrations of Islam's holy book in Sweden in 2023. Videos of the Quran burnings...

Sweden seizes vessel suspected of 'sabotage' after undersea data cable rupture in Baltic Sea

Jan. 27, 2025 02:46 AM EST

RIGA, Latvia (AP) — Swedish prosecutors announced Sunday night that they have opened a preliminary investigation into suspected aggravated “sabotage” and ordered the detention of a vessel in the Baltic Sea suspected of damaging an underwater fiber optic cable connecting Latvia and the Swedish...

Intelligence sharing by the US and its allies has saved lives. Trump could test those ties

Jan. 27, 2025 00:10 AM EST

LONDON (AP) — As Russia moved closer to invading Ukraine nearly three years ago, the United States and its allies took the extraordinary step of declassifying and sharing intelligence to expose Moscow’s plans. Information flew across the Atlantic from U.S. spy agencies to NATO...