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Leeds' Queens Hotel sold to Swedish firm in £53 million deal

The Queens Hotel, next to Leeds Station, has been bought by Stockholm-based Pandox

Leeds Live

Turkey says talks on Sweden’s NATO bid to resume in Brussels

Turkey is ready to resume talks on Sweden and Finland’s accession to NATO, after negotiations had been halted following incidents including a Koran burning last month outside of the Turkish embassy in Stockholm.

Tribune News Service

Sweden emerges as sudden front-runner to host 2030 Olympics

Sweden emerging as the front-runner in a troubled search for a 2030 Olympics host is a surprise in Stockholm

The Independent UK

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Now with 14 Oscar nominations, is it Diane Warren's turn for some 'Applause'?

LOS ANGELES — Diane Warren is getting her flowers — in bunches — and it's about time. But a whirlwind year of big-deal recognition isn't going to change this "kid from Van Nuys." Witness her trip to Stockholm last May to accept the prestigious Polar Music Prize (previous recipients include…

Los Angeles Times

Museum turns room into giant 'forest' full of plants - and you can spend the night

You could sleep among the trees and plants at Fotografiska, the renowned international photography museum in Stockholm, Sweden which is launching its new In Bloom exhibition

Daily Mirror

Sweden: Anti-Turkish protests have increased attack threat

Sweden's domestic security agency says the threat of attacks in the Scandinavian country has increased since a far-right activist burned the Quran outside the Turkish Embassy in Stockholm

The Independent UK

Tickets for Beyoncé’s 1st Concert of World Tour Sell Out

Tickets for the first concert of Beyoncé’s upcoming "Renaissance” world tour sold out Tuesday, and concert management group Live Nation said a second concert in Stockholm was added because of the high demand. The tour starts in Sweden in May and is scheduled to include stops in London, Paris, Barcelona,…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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Turkish president softens on Finland's Nato bid, but still opposed to Sweden's

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has hinted he could drop his threat to veto Finland's bid to join Nato, but he remains firmly opposed to Sweden joining the military alliance after Swedish authorities outraged Ankara by allowing demonstrators in Stockholm to burn a copy of the Koran.

Radio France Internationale

Finland, Sweden committed to joint NATO accession, prime ministers say

Finland and Sweden remain committed to joining NATO at the same time despite Turkey's opposition to the Swedish candidacy, the two countries' prime ministers told a joint news conference in Stockholm on Thursday.

Reuters

Sweden to tighten terrorism law amid tensions with Turkey over NATO bid

Sweden said on Thursday it would tighten laws covering membership of terrorist organisations months after an agreement with Turkey on fighting terrorism aimed at overcoming its objections to Swedish NATO membership.

Reuters

Beyoncé announces 2023 Renaissance tour dates - but major cities are missing from line-up

Beyonce, 41, will be kicking off her first tour in seven years in Europe by travelling to Stockholm on May 10 and then Brussels before making her way to the UK

Daily Mirror

Sweden PM says 'foreign actors' exploiting protests

Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson has denounced activists who burned the Quran and hanged an effigy of Turkey’s president in Stockholm as “useful idiots” for foreign powers who want to inflict harm on the Scandinavian country as it seeks to join NATO

The Independent UK

Man travels across world to meet girlfriend for first time - then gets killed by car

Stefan Mattias from Stockholm, fell in love with Veeranuch Buthinkong following an online romance and promised to fly her back to 'a big house in Europe. He died just five days after they finally met

Daily Mirror

Turkey says it could evaluate Finland NATO bid separate from Sweden

Turkey could evaluate Finland's NATO bid independently from that of Sweden, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Monday, after protests including the burning of a Koran in Stockholm sparked outrage in Ankara.

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Turkey's Erdogan signals Finland's NATO bid may be considered over Sweden

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan signalled on Sunday that Ankara may agree to Finland joining NATO ahead of Sweden, amid growing tensions with Stockholm.

Reuters

Sweden tells citizens to avoid crowds in Turkey after Koran burning

Sweden's foreign ministry on Saturday warned Swedes in Turkey to avoid crowds and demonstrations following protests there over the burning of the Koran by a far-right politician in Stockholm last week.

The Guardian - UK

Burning of Qur’an in Stockholm funded by journalist with Kremlin ties

Permit for demonstration at which anti-Islam provocateur burned Muslim holy book was paid for by far-right journalist linked to Moscow-backed media

The Independent UK

Turkey: Sweden complicit in hate crime, NATO talks pointless

Turkey’s foreign minister has accused Sweden of being complicit in a “hate and racist crime” for failing to prevent weekend protests in Stockholm by an anti-Islam and pro-Kurdish groups

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Analysis-Erdogan thrusts NATO expansion issue into Turkey's tense election campaign

Two provocative incidents in Stockholm this month have energised Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan ahead of tight elections and dimmed Sweden and Finland's hopes of joining NATO before the summer, diplomats, analysts and opposition politicians say.

Reuters

Turkey says it is "meaningless" to restore NATO dialogue with Sweden, Finland

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Thursday it was "meaningless" to hold a trilateral meeting with Sweden and Finland to discuss their NATO bids after protests this month in Stockholm.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Türkiye Cancels Trilateral Sweden-Finland Meet after Protest

Türkiye has cancelled indefinitely a trilateral mechanism meeting with Sweden and Finland scheduled for February after a weekend protest in Stockholm that drew condemnation from Ankara, state broadcaster TRT reported on Tuesday. The meeting that was to take place in Brussels in February was postponed at Ankara's request, TRT said…

Reuters

Turkey cancels trilateral Sweden-Finland meet after protest -state TV

Turkey has cancelled indefinitely a trilateral mechanism meeting with Sweden and Finland scheduled for February after a weekend protest in Stockholm that drew condemnation from Ankara, state broadcaster TRT reported on Tuesday.

The Independent UK

Erdogan tells Sweden not to expect Turkey’s support for its Nato bid after Quran-burning protests

A sign on a window of the Swedish Consulate in Istanbul read: ‘We do not share that book-burning idiot’s view’

France 24

Zelensky says talks on Western tank exports 'must end with decisions'

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday said tank transfer talks "must end with decisions", shortly after telling French counterpart Emmanuel Macron that Russian athletes should have "no place" at the 2024 Paris Olympics. The day also marked 11 months since the start of the war. Follow our blog to see…

Tribune News Service

Sweden’s NATO bid in doubt after Turkey's Erdogan refuses support

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan ruled out supporting Sweden’s bid to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, venting anger following a burning of Islam’s holy book in Stockholm over the weekend.

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