Sweden will honor Blinken and others with knighthoods for their roles in its NATO accession

STOCKHOLM (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and former NATO secretary-general Jens Stoltenberg will be knighted in Sweden for their role in enabling the Scandinavian country to join the world's largest military alliance. It was a historic realignment of Europe’s post-Cold War...

Germany's disease control center reports 1st case of new mpox variant

BERLIN (AP) — Germany's disease control center said Tuesday that a new, more infectious variant of the mpox virus has been detected in Germany for the first time. The Robert Koch Institute said the person was infected abroad but didn't give any further details, including on where...

Nokia sees improved Q3 profit but reports 8% sales dip mainly due to weaker India market

HELSINKI (AP) — Wireless and fixed-network equipment maker Nokia on Thursday reported better-than-expected third quarter earnings, mainly on the back of cost-cutting measures, but saw its sales dive 8% largely due to a weaker India market. The Espoo, Finland-based company reported...

Sweden updates its Cold War-era preparedness booklet

STOCKHOLM (AP) — Sweden said it will issue another update of a Cold War-era civil emergency advice booklet later this month, with the new version “adapted to better reflect today’s security policy reality” such as what to do in case of nuclear attacks. The booklet, “If...

A woman goes on trial in Sweden for war crimes over allegedly abusing Yazidis in Syria

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A 52-year-old woman associated with the Islamic State group went on trial on Monday in Sweden on charges of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes against Yazidi women and children in Syria. Lina Laina Ishaq, who is a Swedish citizen, is accused...

2 Swedish teens are held in custody over blasts near Israeli Embassy in Copenhagen

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Two Swedish teenagers were jailed Thursday in pre-trial detention in connection with two predawn explosions in the vicinity of the Israeli Embassy in Copenhagen a day earlier. Prosecutors said investigators were establishing “whether the motive could be a terror...

Sweden says Iran was behind thousands of text messages calling for revenge over Quran burnings

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Swedish authorities accused Iran on Tuesday of being responsible for thousands of text messages sent to people in Sweden calling for revenge over the burnings of Islam's holy book in 2023. Iran denied the accusation. According to officials in Stockholm,...

Sweden says Iran was behind thousands of text messages to Swedes calling for revenge over 2023 Quran burnings

Sweden charges a woman with war crimes for allegedly torturing Yazidi women and children in Syria

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Swedish authorities on Thursday charged a 52-year-old woman associated with the Islamic State group with genocide, crimes against humanity and serious war crimes against Yazidi women and children in Syria — the first such case on trial in the Scandinavian country. ...

Norway reports first cases of bluetongue disease in livestock since 2009

AAS, Norway (AP) — Norway reported Thursday dozens of confirmed and suspected cases of bluetongue, an insect-borne virus that is harmless to humans but can be fatal to sheep and other livestock, for the first time in the country since 2009. The Norwegian Veterinary Institute said...