Russia cautions NATO on membership for Sweden and Finland - TASS

The North Atlantic Alliance should be under no illusion Russia will put up with Sweden and Finland’s membership, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov said on Monday.

US ‘looking to clarify’ Turkish position on NATO enlargement: White House

Washington is “working to clarify Turkey’s position” after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan expressed opposition to Finland and Sweden joining NATO amid the war in Ukraine, White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki has said.

Swedish, Finnish top diplomats invited to NATO’s informal foreign ministerial meeting - TASS

An informal meeting of the NATO countries’ foreign ministers with the participation of the top diplomats from Finland and Sweden will take place in Berlin on May 14-15, German Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Andrea Sasse told a briefing on Wednesday.

NATO offers security guarantees if Sweden applies to join alliance

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said Thursday that if Sweden applies for membership in the alliance, it will provide protection until it becomes a member.

Germany Backs NATO Expansion - Other Media news - Tasnim News Agency

Germany will support the admission of Finland and Sweden into the NATO military alliance, Chancellor Olaf Scholz said, after the two Nordic states expressed interest in joining up despite decades of neutrality.

NATO's expansion to worsen Ukraine crisis, decay European security - China.org.cn

Transferring massive weapons to Ukraine, massing a large number of troops in eastern Europe, and welcoming Sweden and Finland to join the alliance, NATO has been very much engaged itself so far in the conflict between Russia and Ukraine.

Sweden claims Russian war planes violated its airspace

The Swedish Air Force reported Wednesday that four Russian fighter jets violated Swedish airspace by flying above the Island of Gotland.

Sweden lifts COVID-19 restrictions

Sweden lifted all COVID-19 restrictions since the pandemic is under full control, the Swedish Public Health Agency said on Wednesday.

Daesh Women Suing Sweden for 'Violation of Human Rights' - FARS

(FNA)- A number of former Daesh (also known as ISIL or ISIS) brides currently stuck in internment camps in Syria are now suing Sweden in the European Court of Justice for "failure" to bring them "home", which they consider a "serious violation" of their human rights.

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.