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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.
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Suspect in Stockholm attack confesses to terrorist crime: Lawyer
Apr 11, 2017 09:42A 39-year-old Uzbek national suspected of mowing down a crowd of people on a busy Stockholm street in a stolen truck on Tuesday has admitted to committing “a terrorist crime,” his lawyer says.
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Police arrest man suspected of carrying out Stockholm truck attack
Apr 08, 2017 03:35Police in Sweden have arrested a man in connection with a recent deadly attack in the country’s capital, where a truck rammed into a department store, leaving four people dead and 15 others injured.
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Truck drives into Stockholm department store, kills 2: Police
Apr 07, 2017 09:35At least two people have lost their lives after a truck drives into a department store in the central part of the Swedish capital of Stockholm, police say.
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Sweden reintroduces military conscription, citing alleged Russian threat
Mar 03, 2017 06:48Sweden has decided to reintroduce mandatory military service for both men and women next year, citing what it says is a military threat from Russia.
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Swedish premier ‘surprised’ by Trump’s remarks on ‘immigration problems’
Feb 21, 2017 10:20Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven has expressed “surprise” at recent remarks by US President Donald Trump, who linked an imaginary rise in violence and a nonexistent terror attack in Sweden to intake of refugees.
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US, Europe instrumental in Mideast bitter events: Leader
Feb 11, 2017 12:51Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has blamed the United States and many European countries for the bitter events in the Middle East.