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Sweden offers soldiers for potential UN peacekeeping mission in Ukraine
Feb 18, 2018 03:06Sweden has offered to provide troops for a potential United Nations (UN) peacekeeping mission in eastern Ukraine to help resolve the years-long deadly conflict between the government in Kiev and ethnic Russians in the east.
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One killed, 1 injured in explosion in Swedish capital
Jan 07, 2018 14:30A powerful explosion outside an underground station in the Swedish capital of Stockholm has left one killed and another one injured.
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Hijacked Swedish radio station plays Daesh recruitment song
Nov 11, 2017 04:31A Swedish radio station has been hijacked by a pirate broadcaster, playing a song used by the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group to recruit foreign militants.
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Thousands protest military drills in Sweden
Sep 17, 2017 09:03Thousands of people in Sweden have staged a protest rally against military drills with NATO and the deployment of forces from the US-led military alliance to their country.
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Britain, Sweden urge Security Council to work for end to plight of Rohingya Muslims
Sep 14, 2017 00:36Britain and Sweden have urged the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to call for an end to Myanmar's crackdown on Rohingya Muslims in Rakhine state.
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Swedish military plans ‘largest’ drills with NATO troops
Jul 25, 2017 07:42The Swedish military has announced plans to hold its “first and largest” wargames in over 20 years, involving all of the country’s military branches along with forces from several NATO member states.
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Swedish lawmakers sue Turkish president for ‘war crimes’
Jul 11, 2017 01:21A group of Swedish lawmakers have filed a lawsuit against Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, accusing him of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes in the Kurdish-dominated regions in southeastern Turkey.
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Sweden drops probe into Assange rape allegation
May 19, 2017 11:28Swedish prosecutors have closed a seven-year investigation against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange over allegations of rape.
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Largest mosque in Sweden hit by arson attack amid rising hate crimes
May 01, 2017 12:01Sweden's largest mosque has been deliberately set ablaze in an arson attack, marking yet another hate crime against the Muslim community in the Scandinavian country.
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Sweden calls for EU's commitment to JCPOA
Apr 26, 2017 10:15Swedish Foreign Minister Margot Wallström underlined the need for the Western countries to remain committed to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) reached in Vienna in July 2015.