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Germany, Sweden Arrest Eight Over Syria Crimes Against Humanity

Investigators in Germany and Sweden on Wednesday arrested eight suspects allied with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's government over alleged participation in crimes against humanity in Syria, prosecutors said.

International Business Times

At least 7 arrested in Germany and Sweden on suspicion of committing war crimes in Syria

At least seven people have been arrested in Germany and Sweden on suspicion of committing crimes against humanity and war crimes in Syria in 2012-2014

The Independent UK

Sweden’s ‘groundbreaking’ new law allows grandparents to take paid parental leave

The Scandinavian country has always been ahead of the curve when it comes to family-friendly law-making

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Swedes take a new step in parental leave. Grandparents can now get paid to take care of grandkids

Sweden is launching a groundbreaking new law, allowing grandparents to care for their grandchild and get paid

The Independent UK

How divorce is boosting gender equality in Sweden – new study

Single mothers are one of the most vulnerable groups in societies around the world. In Sweden, the number of women with these care responsibilities has nearly halved over the past two decades. What has caused this change? Are we seeing a dramatic reversal in the global trend of increasing separations…

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I endured Evin, Iran’s most notorious jail. I can’t understand how Sweden can leave its citizen to die there

I’m overjoyed two Swedes were released as part of a swap deal – but to leave another behind on death row is unconscionable, says businessman and former hostage Siamak Namazi

The Guardian - UK

‘In Europe, everyone’s screaming kill, kill, kill’: Stellan Skarsgård on Sweden, ‘silly’ Scandi noir and security

The Swedish actor is playing a bamboozled police officer in What Remains, a film written by his wife and starring one of his sons. He looks back on mixing Marvel with arthouse, taking risks with Lars von Trier and Sweden joining Nato

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London City Lionesses announce ambitious plan to become best women's football team in England

Sweden star and former PSG coach arrive as owner Michele Kang eyes the top

Evening Standard

London City Lionesses start new era with Asllani signing

US businesswoman Michele Kang has ambitious plans for Women’s Championship side, starting with Sweden’s captain and PSG’s manager

The Guardian - UK

A timeline of the legal case involving WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange

The drawn-out legal case involving WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has concluded with his guilty plea to obtaining and publishing U.S. military secrets

The Independent UK

Rovanpera to stand in for Ogier at WRC Rally Poland

Kalle Rovanpera will join Toyota’s World Rally Championship line-up at Rally Poland to replace Sebastien Ogier following his withdrawal from the event.Stewards have granted permission for Rovanpera and co-driver Jonne Halttunen to take over the third GR Yaris at this weekend’s gravel rally after Ogier and his co-driver were involved…

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Assange free in US plea deal & London’s soaring beer price ...The Standard podcast

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Evening Standard

Juventus Women lead race to sign Hanna Bennison from Everton

Juventus are hopeful of signing Hanna Bennison but they are not alone in being interested in the Sweden international

The Guardian - UK

Washington v WikiLeaks: how the US pursued Julian Assange

Almost 14 years after the mass leak of secret military and diplomatic files, the organisation’s founder has struck a plea deal with the US, leaving prison in the UK to return to Australia

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Julian Assange timeline: A criminal or a hero?

The WikiLeaks founder is free after years-long legal battle that has stirred debate around the world on press freedom.

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Georg Jensen makes kitchen appliances debut

The Danish design brand Georg Jensen launches its first electric kettle and toaster as part of the Bernadotte collection, inspired by the former Prince of Sweden, Sigvard Benadotte

The Independent UK

Timeline of the Julian Assange legal saga over extradition to the US on espionage charges

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been fighting for years to avoid extradition to the United States to face charges related to his organization’s publication of a huge trove of classified documents

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Former Syrian General Acquitted Of War Crimes In Sweden

Former Syrian army general acquitted by Swedish court of war crimes charges from 2012. Trial details and background information included.

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Players sent off at the Euros

From the first red card in 1968 to more recent dismissals, a look at the players sent off at the Euros...

The Conversation

How Vladimir Putin projects his image as a modern-day Peter the Great

Russian energy giant Gazprom is reported to have been hit particularly hard by sanctions imposed as a result of the war with Ukraine. An internal report – obtained and published by the Financial Times – has forecast that the company is unlikely to recover gas sales lost as a result…

The Guardian - UK

In Sweden, a far-right assault on the media is undermining the Nordic model

From troll farms to racist hate speech, nationalists’ bullying tactics are having a chilling effect on political journalism

The Independent UK

Sweden frees former Iranian official jailed for war crimes in prisoner swap

Hamid Noury was serving life sentence over suspected role in mass execution at Iranian prison in 1988

International Business Times

Activists, Exiled Opposition Slam Sweden's 'Shameful' Freeing Of Iranian Ex-official

An exiled Iranian opposition group and activists on Saturday slammed as shameful Sweden's freeing in an apparent swap for two Swedes of a former Iranian official jailed over his role in the mass executions of dissidents in 1988.

International Business Times

Iran, Sweden Free Prisoners In Oman-mediated Swap

Iran and Sweden announced a prisoner exchange on Saturday that saw a former Iranian official released in Sweden in exchange for a European Union diplomat and a second Swede.

The Guardian - UK

Swedish EU diplomat Johan Floderus freed from Iranian jail in prisoner swap

Iranian-Swedish citizen Saeed Azizi also exchanged for Hamid Noury, who was serving life in Sweden for role in death of political prisoners

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