The Latest Breaking News from Sweden

Sweden’s prime minister says that police have received several permit applications for the burning of religious texts in the country next week

The 2023 World Cup kicks off this weekend with England one of the favourites after summer success at the Euros

Switzerland, Finland and Sweden are considering joining the U.S. National Guard’s security partnership program in a further expansion of U.S. military ties across Europe after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

Strategy is a matter of choice. Turkey’s in extremis blessing of Sweden’s bid to join NATO, two days before the organisation’s Vilnius summit kicked off on 11 July, did not conceal the difficult equation that diplomats had to solve in the Lithuanian capital city: what status should Ukraine be granted?…

Swedish government says ‘Russia-backed actors’ attempting to damage country’s bid to join Nato

Sweden’s domestic security service says the country’s security situation has deteriorated after recent Quran burnings in the country and protests in the Muslim world, both of which have negatively impacted the Nordic nation's image

After the recent NATO summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, it is anticipated that Sweden will soon become the alliance’s 32nd member.

Two anti-Islam protesters set fire to a copy of Islam’s holy book in front of the Iraqi embassy in the Danish capital on Monday

The incident is the latest in a string of Quran burnings in Sweden and Denmark that prompted outcry in the Middle East.

England will go into the World Cup as one of the tournament favourites after winning the Euros

Climate activist Greta Thunberg will appear in court on Monday on a charge of disobeying police at a protest in southern Sweden last month