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Buzz Aldrin to be promoted to Air Force general

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Sweden to evacuate embassy staff from Sudan when possible

Sweden will evacuate its embassy staff and their families from Sudan as soon as the situation makes that possible, Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said on Friday, adding that Sweden was coordinating its policy with other countries.

Reuters

Russian 'spy ship' in North Sea raises concerns about the vulnerability of key maritime infrastructure

A new documentary produced by a consortium of public broadcasters in Sweden, Denmark, Finland and Norway has revealed what appears to be a profound threat to maritime and undersea energy and data infrastructure in the North Sea and the Baltic region. The Shadow War includes footage of a Russian research…

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US looking forward to Sweden becoming NATO member before July summit: Austin

The United States looks forward to welcoming Sweden as a NATO member before the alliance's upcoming summit in July and will encourage Turkey and Hungary to ratify accession, U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said on Wednesday during a visit to Sweden.

Reuters

Austin hopes Turkey will act on Sweden NATO bid before July

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin says it’s important that Turkey decides to allow Sweden to join NATO “sooner versus later.”

The Independent UK

"The pain is overwhelming": Blackie Lawless details physical suffering on current tour

"It has become obvious to many of you that either watching the shows live or on YouTube that there is something physically wrong with me" - W.A.S.P.'s Black Lawless

Metal Hammer

ABBA legend shocked to discover UK awarded them nil points in Eurovision nearly 50 years on

Bjorn Ulvaeus didn't realise for nearly 50 years that the UK awarded the band nil points ahead of their iconic Eurovision win for Sweden, in 1974, with hit Waterloo

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A beginner's guide to melodic death metal in five essential albums

Born in the UK and perfected in Sweden, modern metal has a lot to thank melodeath for. Mainly via these five classics

Metal Hammer

Sweden public radio exits Twitter, says audience already has

Sweden’s public radio says it would stop being active on Twitter, but it didn't blame new labels that Elon Musk’s social media platform has slapped on public broadcasters

The Independent UK

Climate change: multi-country media analysis shows scepticism of the basic science is dying out

Any regular viewer of BBC’s Question Time could be forgiven for thinking that old-fashioned climate science denialism is alive and kicking. In a recent edition, panellist Julia Hartley-Brewer called the IPCC’s climate models “complete nonsense”, and dismissed the 2022 record UK heatwave and the floods in Pakistan by saying: “It’s…

The Conversation

Hungary’s loyalties tested as Russia’s war in Ukraine grinds on

Budapest withdraws from a Russian-controlled bank after it was sanctioned, but ties with Western powers remain shaky.

Al Jazeera

Expelled Russian diplomats are spies, Norwegians say

A senior Norwegian spy agency officer says ”the intelligence threat from Russia is not gone, but significantly reduced” after Norway expelled 15 Russian diplomats

The Independent UK

Natthakritta and Kinhult set pace

Hawaii: Thailand's Natthakritta Vongtaveelap highlighted her bogey-free round with an eagle to share the lead with Sweden's Frida Kinhult after the first round of the Lotte Championship on Wednesday in Ewa Beach, Hawaii.

Bangkok Post

Sweden’s Frida Kinhult grew up playing on a windy island, and she leads after the first round of the LPGA’s Lotte Championship in Hawaii

It was a windy start in Hawaii.

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The Independent UK

Finnish president: Joining NATO won't solve all our problems

Finland’s President Sauli Niinistö has warned that the country’s new status as a NATO member “doesn’t solve every problem,” and says Helsinki should not let down its guard on security issues

Fortune

New EPA rules on electric vehicles could give a huge boost to this Swedish trucking startup

Einride, a mobility-software startup from Sweden, is building a fleet of EV trucks for long and short hauls in the U.S.

France 24

Sweden turns to the right: Meeting a new generation of political activists

For the first time in Sweden's political history, the right-wing coalition struck a cooperation agreement with the right-wing populist Sweden Democrats in October 2022 in order to secure a slim parliamentary majority. This allowed Ulf Kristersson, leader of the Moderate Party, to be elected prime minister by a narrow margin.…

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What Charlotte Grant's evolution from Matildas back-up to World Cup bolter says about Tony Gustavsson's 'bigger picture'

Thrown in the deep end as an unknown, uncapped defender Charlotte Grant's emergence represents the Matildas' deeper work over the past year.

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Weeks after his ‘big failure’ losing almost $2 billion on SVB, Sweden’s top pension fund chief sacked ‘with immediate effect’

Magnus Billing urged Alecta to “take actions based upon the lessons learned.” The action was his dismissal.

Chicago Tribune

Commentary: Excess deaths in the US are rising at a shocking rate

The current COVID-19 situation in the U.S. is both good and bad. The good news is that COVID-19 deaths are at the lowest levels of the three-year pandemic. Given current trends, projections indicate roughly 100,000 COVID-19 deaths for 2023 — less than half of any of the three previous years.

The Independent UK

Sweden: State actor likeliest culprit for pipeline sabotage

Swedish prosecutors say a state actor is the most likely culprit for the explosions that incapacitated the Nord Stream gas pipelines last year, an act deemed as sabotage

Dublin Live

Eurovision betting odds: Wild Youth rank outsiders as Loreen and Sweden aiming for Irish record

Ireland's odds of ending the 27-year wait to win the Eurovision Song Contest are not very positive, with odds before the semi-finals take place of 200/1

Reuters

Hungary-Sweden relations are at a low point, Orban aide says

Bilateral relations between Sweden and Hungary are at a low point, Prime Minister Viktor Orban's chief of staff, Gergely Gulyas told a media briefing on Thursday, calling on Stockholm to take steps to boost confidence.

Reuters

State actor involvement in Nord Stream pipeline attacks is 'main scenario', says Swedish investigator

A state actor's involvement in the blast of the Nord Stream pipelines last year is the "absolute main scenario", though confirming identity will prove difficult, the Swedish prosecutor investigating the attack said on Thursday.

The New Daily

‘Afraid for his life’: Defector reveals depths of Putin’s paranoia

An ex-Russian security officer has given rare insight into Vladimir Putin's "pathological" fear for his life and his "distorted" grip on reality.

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