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Sweden officially joins NATO as worries grow over Russian aggression in Europe

12:21pm March 07, 2024

by The Associated Press

Sweden has formally joined NATO as the 32nd member of the transatlantic military alliance, ending decades of post-World War II neutrality as concerns about Russian aggression in Europe have spiked.

Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson (left) meets Hungarian counterpart Viktor Orban on Feb. 23, ahead of Monday's key vote in Hungary's parliament on Sweden's bid to join NATO.

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Hungary has approved Sweden's bid to join NATO, the final hurdle to membership

1:08pm February 26, 2024

by Rob Schmitz

Hungary's parliament has approved Sweden's bid to join NATO, clearing the way for the Nordic nation's accession to the military alliance after two years of intense negotiations.

People shout slogans during a protest against Sweden's NATO membership called by Turkish Vatan, or Patriotic Party, in Istanbul on Tuesday.

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Turkey's parliament votes to let Sweden join NATO

3:43pm January 23, 2024

by The Associated Press

Turkish legislators endorsed Sweden's membership in NATO, lifting a major hurdle on the previously nonaligned country's entry into the military alliance.

Goran Larsson, a cargo ship inspector, poses next to the Transport Workers' Union flag at the Malmo port on Nov. 7. Dockworkers are refusing to load or unload Teslas at this port and all others across the country.

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Swedish dockworkers are refusing to unload Teslas at ports in broad boycott move

4:18pm November 17, 2023

by Danielle Kaye

Thousands of Swedish workers are rallying behind 120 Tesla mechanics. The workers are boycotting Teslas until the company signs a contract. Even postal workers may stop delivering mail.

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Police patrol outside the King Baudouin Stadium, after a match between Belgium and Sweden was suspended, after a shooting in the center of Brussels, Monday, Oct. 16, 2023.

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Gunman kills 2 Swedes in Brussels, prompting a terror alert and halting a soccer game

11:34pm October 16, 2023

by The Associated Press

Belgian police hunted Tuesday for a gunman with suspected terrorist motives who killed two Swedes. Authorities shut down a Belgium-Sweden soccer match and held 35,000 fans for hours as a precaution.

Sweden's forward #08 Lina Hurtig (C) and teammates celebrate their win following a penalty kick shootout over two-time defending champion U.S. at the Women's World Cup. It was the U.S.'s earliest exit from the tournament.

Knocked out. Sweden bounces top-ranked U.S. out of the Women's World Cup in penalties

12:03pm August 06, 2023

by Russell Lewis

It was the earliest tournament exit for the two-time defending champions. The U.S. has not looked as sharp or dominant at the Women's World Cup as questions about tactics and lineups have swirled.

Iraqis raise copies of the Quran, Muslims' holy book, during a protest in Baghdad, Saturday. Hundreds of protesters attempted to storm Baghdad's heavily fortified Green Zone, which houses foreign embassies and the seat of Iraq's government, following reports of the burning of a Quran by a ultranationalist group in front of the Iraqi Embassy in Copenhagen.

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Denmark's latest Quran burning sparks more outrage in Iraq and other Muslim nations

1:53pm July 24, 2023

Protesters set fire to a copy of the Quran outside the Iraqi Embassy in Denmark's capital of Copenhagen, the latest such incident to draw condemnation from Muslim-majority countries.

Protesters scale a wall at the Swedish Embassy in Baghdad Thursday. Protesters angered by the planned burning of a copy of the Quran stormed the Embassy early Thursday, breaking into the compound and lighting a small fire.

Iraq expels Sweden's ambassador over Quran burning, after protests at Swedish Embassy

2:31pm July 20, 2023

by Ruth Sherlock

Iraq expelled Sweden's ambassador and recalled its diplomat from Sweden, hours after protesters attacked the Swedish Embassy in Baghdad, setting fire to part of the building.

The iron ore mine in Kiruna, north of the Arctic Circle, is one of the world's largest iron ore mines.

It's a journey to the center of the rare earths discovered in Sweden

9:01am July 18, 2023

by Jackie Northam

Sweden says it found the largest deposit in Europe of rare earths — ingredients in a host of technologies from e-vehicles to wind turbines. Mining and processing them is another story.

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A harvester collects wheat in Ukraine, on Aug. 9, 2022. On Monday, Russia suspended its participation in a wartime deal brokered by the U.N. and Turkey that was designed to move food from Ukraine to parts of the world where millions are going hungry.

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Latest in Ukraine: The grain deal is out, cluster bombs and NATO expansion are in

11:06am July 17, 2023

by Alex Leff

Catch up on key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.