Hungary Ready to Sign Off on Sweden Joining NATO
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) – Hungary’s parliament is scheduled to vote Monday to ratify Sweden’s bid to join NATO, giving it an 18-member alliance that has frustrated the alliance’s expansion efforts to counter Russia’s wars. It is likely that the delay of more than a month will come to an end. Ukraine. The Hungarian government submitted […]
Hungary set to finally approve Sweden joining Nato | Hungary
Hungarian parliament is expected to finally vote in favor of Sweden joining NATO, nearly two years after the historically neutral country applied to join the Western military alliance, ending a months-long stalemate. This will put an end to the diplomatic spat. The vote will take place in Budapest from 4pm to 6pm local time (3pm […]
Actor Bill Skarsgård Arrested for Marijuana Possession in Sweden
Actor Bill Skarsgard was arrested in Sweden for marijuana possession and reportedly ordered to pay a fine of nearly $4,000. The 33-year-old star of the Stephen King novel that and atomic blonde He was arrested in October at Arlanda Airport in Stockholm, Sweden, with 2.43 grams of marijuana, according to law enforcement sources. Said TMZ. […]
Explosion as Water Park in Sweden Leaves One Missing, 16 Injured
STOCKHOLM (AP) – Firefighters in Sweden battled for a second day Tuesday to extinguish a fire at a water park under construction at one of the country’s largest amusement centers. One park employee was missing, and 16 people, mostly workers, sustained minor injuries. Authorities have not determined the cause of the fire at the Oceana […]
New water park in Sweden explodes into massive fireball
A ferocious inferno broke out at a new Swedish water park on Monday, with flames destroying much of the outdoor waterslide and related facilities under construction, authorities said. The massive fire destroyed several unopened waterslides at Gothenberg’s Oceana Waterpark, including a 43-foot slide, and sent plumes of black smoke into the sky above Sweden’s second-largest […]
‘People are scared’: Sweden’s freedom of information laws lead to wave of deadly bombings | Sweden
○On a September night when summer was about to turn into autumn, Soha Saad was up late studying and falling asleep on the couch. The 24-year-old, who lived with her parents and siblings in a quiet village near the Swedish university city of Uppsala, had just graduated as a teacher, a profession she was passionate […]
Sweden Ends Nord Stream Investigation Without Identifying Culprit
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Swedish authorities said Wednesday they have no jurisdiction over the September 2022 explosion on the undersea Nord Stream gas pipeline built to carry Russian natural gas to Germany. announced that they had decided to close the investigation. The Swedish investigation was only one of three related to the explosion. Denmark and […]
Police in Sweden destroy ‘live’ device outside Israeli embassy | Sweden
Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson on Wednesday condemned an “attempted attack” on the Israeli embassy in Stockholm after a bomb squad destroyed an object found outside the building. Police said a “live” device had been discovered by staff on embassy grounds on Wednesday, calling it a “dangerous object” but did not say what it was. […]
Emmanuel Macron Flies to Sweden as Farmer Protests Rage Around Paris
STOCKHOLM (AP) – French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday marked the start of a two-day state visit to Sweden where he is scheduled to meet with Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson and the Scandinavian country’s monarch, King Carl XVI Gustaf. was welcomed. President Macron and his wife Brigitte were received by the King in the courtyard […]
U.S. to Sell F-16 Jets to Turkey After Sweden NATO Membership Approval
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Biden administration has approved the sale of F-16 fighter jets to Turkey after the Turkish government ratified Sweden's NATO membership this week. The move is an important development in the expansion of the alliance, which has become even more important since Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The State Department notified Congress late […]