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Watchdog: World military spending up to an all-time high

A Sweden-based watchdog says global military spending grew for the eighth consecutive year in 2022 to an all-time high of $2.24 trillion

The Independent UK

Climate change skepticism is dying out

The world is less skeptical of the basic science that underlies climate change than ever before

Salon

Saudi Arabia Arranges Evacuation of Saudis, Friendly Country Nationals from Sudan

The Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on Saturday the start of the arrangement for the evacuation of Saudi citizens and several nationals of friendly countries from Sudan to the Kingdom. In a statement, the Ministry said the measure comes in implementation of the directives of the Custodian of the…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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Sweden to evacuate embassy staff from Sudan when possible

Sweden will evacuate its embassy staff and their families from Sudan as soon as the situation makes that possible, Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said on Friday, adding that Sweden was coordinating its policy with other countries.

Reuters

Russian 'spy ship' in North Sea raises concerns about the vulnerability of key maritime infrastructure

A new documentary produced by a consortium of public broadcasters in Sweden, Denmark, Finland and Norway has revealed what appears to be a profound threat to maritime and undersea energy and data infrastructure in the North Sea and the Baltic region. The Shadow War includes footage of a Russian research…

The Conversation

US looking forward to Sweden becoming NATO member before July summit: Austin

The United States looks forward to welcoming Sweden as a NATO member before the alliance's upcoming summit in July and will encourage Turkey and Hungary to ratify accession, U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said on Wednesday during a visit to Sweden.

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Austin hopes Turkey will act on Sweden NATO bid before July

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin says it’s important that Turkey decides to allow Sweden to join NATO “sooner versus later.”

The Independent UK

"The pain is overwhelming": Blackie Lawless details physical suffering on current tour

"It has become obvious to many of you that either watching the shows live or on YouTube that there is something physically wrong with me" - W.A.S.P.'s Black Lawless

Metal Hammer

ABBA legend shocked to discover UK awarded them nil points in Eurovision nearly 50 years on

Bjorn Ulvaeus didn't realise for nearly 50 years that the UK awarded the band nil points ahead of their iconic Eurovision win for Sweden, in 1974, with hit Waterloo

Daily Mirror

A beginner's guide to melodic death metal in five essential albums

Born in the UK and perfected in Sweden, modern metal has a lot to thank melodeath for. Mainly via these five classics

Metal Hammer

Sweden public radio exits Twitter, says audience already has

Sweden’s public radio says it would stop being active on Twitter, but it didn't blame new labels that Elon Musk’s social media platform has slapped on public broadcasters

The Independent UK

Absolut vodka says halts exports to Russia

Stockholm (AFP) - The maker of Sweden's Absolut vodka said Tuesday it was ceasing all exports to Russia after calls to boycott the brand flared up in Sweden and on social media.

AFP

Climate change: multi-country media analysis shows scepticism of the basic science is dying out

Any regular viewer of BBC’s Question Time could be forgiven for thinking that old-fashioned climate science denialism is alive and kicking. In a recent edition, panellist Julia Hartley-Brewer called the IPCC’s climate models “complete nonsense”, and dismissed the 2022 record UK heatwave and the floods in Pakistan by saying: “It’s…

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Hungary’s loyalties tested as Russia’s war in Ukraine grinds on

Budapest withdraws from a Russian-controlled bank after it was sanctioned, but ties with Western powers remain shaky.

The Independent UK

Expelled Russian diplomats are spies, Norwegians say

A senior Norwegian spy agency officer says ”the intelligence threat from Russia is not gone, but significantly reduced” after Norway expelled 15 Russian diplomats

Bangkok Post

Natthakritta and Kinhult set pace

Hawaii: Thailand's Natthakritta Vongtaveelap highlighted her bogey-free round with an eagle to share the lead with Sweden's Frida Kinhult after the first round of the Lotte Championship on Wednesday in Ewa Beach, Hawaii.

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Sweden’s Frida Kinhult grew up playing on a windy island, and she leads after the first round of the LPGA’s Lotte Championship in Hawaii

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AFP

Swedish retirees demand fairer pensions for women

Stockholm (AFP) - "Old ladies need more money!" a group of grey-haired women chants in front of Sweden's parliament, as their recurring protest against the country's pension system enters its 10th year.

The Independent UK

Finnish president: Joining NATO won't solve all our problems

Finland’s President Sauli Niinistö has warned that the country’s new status as a NATO member “doesn’t solve every problem,” and says Helsinki should not let down its guard on security issues

Fortune

New EPA rules on electric vehicles could give a huge boost to this Swedish trucking startup

Einride, a mobility-software startup from Sweden, is building a fleet of EV trucks for long and short hauls in the U.S.

France 24

Sweden turns to the right: Meeting a new generation of political activists

For the first time in Sweden's political history, the right-wing coalition struck a cooperation agreement with the right-wing populist Sweden Democrats in October 2022 in order to secure a slim parliamentary majority. This allowed Ulf Kristersson, leader of the Moderate Party, to be elected prime minister by a narrow margin.…

AFP

Natthakritta, Kinhult lead LPGA Lotte Championship

Los Angeles (AFP) - Thai rookie Natthakritta Vongtaveelap and Sweden's Frida Kinhult opened up a two-shot lead after the first round of the LPGA Tour's Lotte Championship in Hawaii on Wednesday.

ABC News

What Charlotte Grant's evolution from Matildas back-up to World Cup bolter says about Tony Gustavsson's 'bigger picture'

Thrown in the deep end as an unknown, uncapped defender Charlotte Grant's emergence represents the Matildas' deeper work over the past year.

Fortune

Weeks after his ‘big failure’ losing almost $2 billion on SVB, Sweden’s top pension fund chief sacked ‘with immediate effect’

Magnus Billing urged Alecta to “take actions based upon the lessons learned.” The action was his dismissal.

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