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...

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...

David Beckham among soccer dignitaries attending ex-England coach Sven-Goran Eriksson's funeral

TORSBY, Sweden (AP) — David Beckham and former England coach Roy Hodgson were among the soccer dignitaries who attended the funeral of Sven-Goran Eriksson on Friday in the Swedish manager's small hometown of Torsby. Eriksson's wooden coffin was covered in white flowers and...

Sweden gets a new foreign minister after Billström's shock departure last week

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A new foreign minister was named in Sweden on Tuesday, nearly a week after the post was vacated in a surprise resignation. The move to appoint Maria Malmer Stenegard, 43, came after Tobias Billström said on Sept. 4 that he was leaving the government in a...

Mushrooms foraged in Sweden could help research Chernobyl fallout

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Sweden's strong foraging culture could help determine how much radioactive fallout remains in the Scandinavian country 38 years after the Chernobyl nuclear explosion. The Swedish Radiation Safety Authority has asked mushroom-pickers to send samples of...

Sweden joins countries seeking to end screen time for children under 2

Sweden says children under the age of 2 should not be exposed to any digital screens. The recommendations, issued by the Scandinavian country’s public health agency earlier this month as a new school year begins, are the latest in a worldwide effort to limit screen time for young children. The...

Sweden's foreign minister announces shock departure from politics

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Sweden's Foreign Minister Tobias Billström, who steered the Scandinavian country along a sometimes bumpy road to NATO membership and stood tall on supporting Ukraine, stunned the political establishment Wednesday by saying he was leaving the Swedish government next...