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Sweden on Thursday raised its terrorism alert level one notch to the second-highest following recent Quran burnings in the Scandinavian country, which sparked angry demonstrations in Muslim nations

Threat raised to second-highest level as prime minister says country has thwarted planned attacks

Lindblad becomes the first golfer, male or female, from Sweden to win the McCormack Medal.

Sweden and Australia must put their semi-final disappointment behind them when they meet in the Women’s World Cup third-place play-off.

To people outside Sweden it may seem surprising that police have, on several recent occasions, granted people express permission to burn copies of the Qur’an in public. The incidents have caused upset and triggered a significant debate about the far right co-opting the right to free speech to spread hate…

The Lionesses stormed to victory over hosts Australia to reach their first Women’s World Cup final

The TV schedule for the Women’s World Cup semi-finals has been confirmed by the BBC and ITV

Who could take top spot in Australia and New Zealand this summer?

OIC suspends Sweden's envoy over Islamophobia; Saudi Arabia's pact with Wahhabism has caused doctrinal uniformity in Muslim world; MBS's push for moderate interpretations of Islam is epochal; alliance of civilisations needed to counter fatalistic idea of clash of civilisations