The Latest Breaking News from Sweden

Swedish royal family marks Sweden's 500 years as independent country

Sweden’s royal family is taking part in ceremonies Tuesday marking 500 years since the Scandinavian country emerged as an independent nation

The Independent UK · Jun 6, 2023

Swedish defense minister says NATO full membership is top priority

Sweden's defense minister says his country’s top priority is to gain full NATO membership before the allied leaders gather for their mid-July summit

The Independent UK · Jun 6, 2023

Why does Sweden celebrate National Day on June 6th?

Unlike other countries, Sweden has never been occupied nor overthrown its monarchy.

Evening Standard · Jun 6, 2023

Milan's Ibrahimovic hangs up his boots at 41

AC Milan’s Sweden striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic said on June 4 he had decided to end his playing career at the age of 41 after a trophy-laden career at some of Europe’s top clubs.

The Hindu · Jun 5, 2023

Biden set for critical talks on Ukraine this week with Denmark's Frederiksen, UK's Sunak

President Joe Biden is welcoming Denmark and Britain’s prime ministers this week to Washington for talks that will focus heavily on the war in Ukraine—including the recently-launched effort to train, and eventually equip, Ukraine with F-16 fighter jets

The Independent UK · Jun 5, 2023

🔴 Live: Ukrainian forces conducting 'offensive actions' at the front, says Kyiv

Kyiv on Monday said Ukrainian forces were conducting "offensive actions" on the front line as the country faces pressure from the West to announce the launch of a long-awaited counteroffensive. Russia meanwhile said that its forces had thwarted a major offensive at five points along the front in the southern…

France 24 · Jun 5, 2023

Hundreds protest Sweden's new anti-terror laws

STOCKHOLM: Hundreds of people protested in Stockholm on Sunday against new anti-terror legislation that was passed to address Turkey's opposition to Sweden joining NATO.

Bangkok Post · Jun 5, 2023

Zlatan Ibrahimovic retires from football

Former Sweden, Man United, Inter and Barcelona forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic has announced the end of his career following a Serie A season-ending win for Milan.

The New Daily · Jun 4, 2023

Child born from transplanted uterus implanted using robot surgery in world first

The world-leading research team at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, operated on both women entirely by means of robot-assisted keyhole surgery with no open-surgery stage

Daily Mirror · Jun 4, 2023

No breakthrough in NATO-Turkey talks about Sweden joining

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says representatives from Turkey and Sweden will meet in just over a week to try to bridge their differences about the Nordic country joining the military alliance

The Independent UK · Jun 4, 2023