World May 09 Stockholm rejects U.S. demand to end DEI programs in accordance with Trump policy By Associated Press
World Sep 02 Nobel Prize organizers pull award ceremony invites for Russia, Belarus and Iran after criticism The Nobel Foundation on Saturday withdrew its invitation for representatives of Russia, Belarus and Iran to attend this year’s Nobel Prize award ceremonies after the decision announced a day earlier “provoked strong reactions.”… By Associated Press
World Oct 25 Russia, Belarus ambassadors barred from Nobel Prize ceremony in Sweden The ambassadors of Russia and Belarus have been barred from this year's Nobel Prize ceremony in Stockholm because of the war in Ukraine. By Associated Press
World Apr 08 Watch 6:28 How Sweden and Denmark represent opposite Scandinavian COVID-19 responses In Scandinavia, Sweden is experiencing a rising death toll from COVID-19 -- as well as growing doubt about the country’s more relaxed approach to handling it. Meanwhile, neighboring Denmark is set to ease some of its lockdown restrictions after a… By Malcolm Brabant
World Mar 19 Watch 9:25 Silenced at ‘the university of whispers,’ an Assad prison survivor can now tell his story Syrian teen Omar Alshogre was arrested and jailed for participating in a protest. He survived three years of torture in a compound referred to as “the university of whispers” because its prisoners were forbidden to speak. After fleeing to Turkey… By Malcolm Brabant
Apr 08 Swedish authorities arrest suspect in truck attack By Michael D. Regan Police in Sweden have arrested a man suspected of killing four people in Stockholm on Friday with a stolen truck, in what authorities are calling an act of terrorism. Continue reading
Apr 07 At least two dead, many injured after truck rams into Stockholm department store By Erica R. Hendry Swedish PM Stefan Löfven said it appeared to be a terrorist attack. But the Swedish Security Service stopped short of calling it an act of terror. Continue reading
May 29 Iraq Asks Leaders to Lift Sanctions, Forgive Debt By Admin, PBS News Hour Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki asked world leaders Thursday "to end the international sanctions that were imposed on Iraq because of the previous regime and to write off debts" that are an "impediment against reconstruction and development."… Continue reading