Sweden

• FIFA Women’s World Cup: Spain beats Sweden to reach 1st final

  Spain will play for its first Women's World Cup championship after Olga Carmona's goal in the 89th minute lifted La Roja to a 2-1 victory over Sweden in Tuesday's semifinal.

  Sports

  Aug 15
  
• Muslim-majority nations outraged over Quran desecrations in Sweden

  Swedish police permitted a protest Thursday in which an Iraqi of Christian origin - now a self-described atheist - kicked and stood on a Quran outside of the Iraqi Embassy.

  World

  Jul 21
  
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• Protesters storm Swedish embassy in Baghdad, set fire over planned Qur’an burning

  Thursday's demonstration was called to protest the second planned Quran burning in Sweden in weeks by Shi'ite supporters, after an earlier burning ignited widespread controversy.

  World

  Jul 19
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• Ukraine a step closer to joining NATO — but no firm timeline set

  NATO dropped the requirement for Ukraine to fulfill a so-called Membership Action Plan (MAP), effectively removing a hurdle on Kyiv's way into the alliance.

  World

  Jul 11
• Turkey agrees to move along Sweden’s NATO bid, but not done yet: Stoltenberg

  Previously non-aligned Sweden and Finland applied for NATO membership last year following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Finland joined in April following Turkish ratification.

  World

  Jul 10
• U.K., Canada, Sweden, Ukraine sue Iran over downed jet

  The United Kingdom, Canada, Sweden and Ukraine have launched a case against Iran at the United Nation's highest court over the 2020 downing of a Ukrainian passenger jet.

  Canada

  Jul 6
• Biden backs Sweden’s NATO bid as U.S. ramps up pressure on hold outs

  NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said he would gather senior officials from Turkey, Sweden and Finland on Thursday to try to overcome Turkey’s objections.

  U.S. News

  Jul 5
• Greta Thunberg charged with disobeying police during climate protest: report

  Photos of a fossil fuel protest in Sweden posted online showed Greta Thunberg, 20, being hauled away by police with her feet unable to touch the ground.

  World

  Jul 5
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• Qur’an burning in Sweden sparks protest outside embassy in Baghdad

  Some of the protesters burned a rainbow-coloured flag representing the LGBTQ2 community outside the Swedish embassy in Baghdad and chanted "yes, yes to the Qur'an."

  World

  Jun 29
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• NATO chief calls meeting to push Turkey to let Sweden join alliance

  Sweden has set its sights on joining at the alliance's July 11-12 summit, but both Turkey and Hungary have so far held back from ratification.

  World

  Jun 28