Guatemala asks Sweden, Venezuela to withdraw their ambassadors

Guatemala asked the governments of Sweden and Venezuela on Thursday to withdraw their ambassadors, accusing the diplomats of interfering in domestic politics and calling the country corrupt.

Tripartite talks between DPRK, S.Korea, US held in Finland

Denuclearization is not on the agenda of a meeting in Finland between representatives from the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), South Korea and the United States, Finnish Foreign Minister Timo Soini said on Tuesday.

UN Security Council postpones vote on Syria draft resolution

The Security Council has postponed a vote on a draft resolution demanding a 30-day ceasefire across Syria, till 12 p.m. EST (1700 GMT) on Saturday, said Kuwaiti ambassador to the United Nations Mansour Al-Otaibi.

America servility: Sweden, Uruguay Submit Draft Resolution on JIM to UNSC

Sweden and Uruguay have submitted a new draft resolution on the resumption of the mandate of United Nations-Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (UN-OPCW) Joint Investigative Mechanism (JIM) on chemical weapons' attacks in Syria.

Stockholm : Lorry rams people, two confirmed dead

A lorry has driven into a store in central Stockholm, killing at least three people, Swedish media say.
Shots have also reportedly been fired.

La Suède remet en question la légitimité de la frappe US en Syrie

La conformité de l'attaque américaine contre la base aérienne syrienne de Shayrat au droit international reste à évaluer, estime la diplomatie suédoise.

Planned Russian military exercises near Baltic in September sow NATO worries

Western military commanders are concerned that large-scale Russian military exercises near the Baltic states in September pose heightened risks for a miscalculation that could trigger a crisis, allied officials said, according to a report from Dow Jones Newswires made available to EFE on Tuesday.

More attacks feared in Europe after fewer would-be jihadists travel to warzone

A drop in the number of would-be terrorists' trips to Syria and Iraq could mean a rise in attacks outside conflict zones.

Sweden extends border controls, calls for stricter EU checks

Sweden on Thursday decided to extend the border controls it imposed in December in order to quell the flow of migrants into the country.

Sweden sees major drop in refugee numbers after introducing stricter policies

Sweden's stricter asylum rules and identification controls seem to have led to a major drop in the number of asylum seekers arriving in the country.

La Suède veut expulser jusqu'à 80.000 demandeurs d'asile

La Suède entend expulser jusqu'à 80.000 migrants arrivés sur son sol en 2015 et dont la demande d'asile a été ou sera rejetée, a déclaré mercredi le ministre de l'Intérieur Anders Ygeman.

Crise des réfugiés: "Que les autres Européens prennent leur part"

L'afflux de réfugiés avait rendu la situation "insoutenable" en Suède, forçant les autorités à limiter les entrées dans le pays, a déclaré jeudi le Premier ministre suédois Stefan Löfven, appelant ses partenaires européens à prendre leur part dans ce domaine.

Israel denounces Swedish FM over 'extrajudicial executions'

Israel has denounced remarks by Swedish Foreign Minister Margot Wallström, saying she accused it of carrying out "extrajudicial executions" in response to attacks by knife-wielding Palestinians.

Sweden to deport thousands of asylum seekers

Swedish police are looking to deport thousands of asylum seekers who have had their applications denied, local media reported on Thursday.

Israel slams Sweden on comments linking Paris attacks to Israeli-Palestinian conflict

Israel on Monday slammed comments made by the Swedish foreign minister that connected Friday's attacks in Paris to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Sweden to introduce border controls from Thursday

Sweden will start from Thursday to introduce temporary border controls in the country's south, said Anders Ygeman, Swedish Minister for Home Affairs on Wednesday night.

Countries deploying NATO bases are playing with fire (Russian diplomat)

Countries seeking to deploy NATO’s contingents or weapons on their territories are playing with fire and endanger their own security, Russia’s Permanent Representative at NATO Alexander Grushko said on Friday.

Sweden’s admission to NATO would require response from Russia (Russian Foreign Ministry)

If Sweden joins NATO, the situation would demand response steps from the Russian side, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said Thursday.

Several people shot dead in shooting spree in Sweden

 Several people were shot dead in a shooting spree late Wednesday at a restaurant in Sweden's southwestern port city of Goteborg, Swedish police said.

Liberman allegedly refuses to meet Swedish Foreign Minster due to October recognition of Palestine

Sweden's Foreign Minister has indefinitely postponed an official state visit to Israel in light of claims that the Jewish State's own Foreign Minister, Avigdor Liberman refused to meet her, AFP reported Thursday.