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Swedish Lawmakers Debate Joining NATO as Attitudes Change
By KARL RITTER / Associated Press
Why Sweden’s First Female Prime Minister Resigned Just Hours After Her Appointment
By Niclas Rolander/Bloomberg
Sweden's Nuclear Waste Dilemma
By Jesper Starn / Bloomberg
Swedish Prime Minister Ousted
By Niclas Rolander and Ott Ummelas / Bloomberg
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Swedish Prime Minister Faces No-Confidence Vote as Parties Unite Against Him
The challenge is turning into the most serious threat yet to Sweden’s government
By Niclas Rolander and Love Liman/Bloomberg
June 17, 2021
Sweden’s Prime Minister Rejects Criticism of Virus Strategy
Sweden’s higher contagion levels have unnerved its neighbors and other European Union countries
By Rafaela Lindeberg / Bloomberg
June 15, 2020
Why the Swedish King Just Cut 5 of His Grandchildren From the Royal House
The children will lose their respective 'Royal Highness' titles
By Jasmine Aguilera
October 8, 2019
Judge: Guilty Verdict Won't Ban A$AP Rocky From Sweden
A Swedish court convicted A$AP Rocky of assault on Wednesday. The rapper claimed self-defense after a street fight in Stockholm but the court was not convinced.
By Sanya Mansoor
August 14, 2019
A$AP Rocky Lands Back in U.S. After Sweden Trial Ends
A judge has said the court will announce it's ruling in less than two weeks on August 14.
By Sanya Mansoor
August 2, 2019
A$AP Rocky's Trial Begins in Sweden
Prosecutors say A$AP Rocky and two other suspects “deliberately, together and in agreement” attacked 19-year-old Mustafa Jafari.
By Sanya Mansoor
July 30, 2019
Why the Swedish PM Can't Release A$AP Rocky on Bail
Sweden has no bail system and the constitution bans the prime minister from interfering with an active case
By Sanya Mansoor
July 26, 2019
What’s Next for Rapper A$AP Rocky Now That Swedish Prosecutors Charged Him With Assault?
Trump tweeted that 'Sweden has let our African American Community down'
By Sanya Mansoor
July 25, 2019
Rapper A$AP Rocky Has Been in a Swedish Jail for Two Weeks. Here's Why and Here's Who's Working to Get Him Out
After A$AP Rocky was detained in Sweden this month on a preliminary assault charge, celebrities and politicians, including President Donald Trump, rushed to his defense.
By Sanya Mansoor
July 19, 2019
The U.S. Just Upped the Ante on Julian Assange's Extradition With Espionage Charges
Julian Assange was indicted by the U.S. under the Espionage Act on Thursday, setting the stage for a dramatic confrontation between U.S. and Swedish prosecutors, who each want to extradite Assange before the other. Sweden...
By Billy Perrigo
May 24, 2019
Your Complete Guide to Sweden's 2018 Elections
The far-right Sweden Democrats will likely become the country's second-largest party. That could make forming a government tough
By Ciara Nugent
September 7, 2018
Sweden's Highest Peak Melted in Heatwave
A summer heatwave in the Arctic circle has claimed a victim in Sweden’s highest point, a glacier on Kebnekaise mountain in the north of the country. Melting fueled by the heat has caused the peak...
By Billy Perrigo
August 3, 2018
Swedish Crown Jewels Stolen By Thieves Who Got Away on a Motorboat
Two crowns and a royal orb were stolen
By Mahita Gajanan
July 31, 2018
Swedish Student Who Temporarily Stopped Man's Deportation Speaks Out
“I hope that people start questioning how their country treats refugees"
By Nash Jenkins
July 26, 2018
Swedish Woman Temporarily Stops Deportation of Afghan Man by Refusing to Sit Down on Plane
"I don't want a man's life to be taken away just because you don't want to miss your flight"
By Alana Abramson
July 25, 2018
Wildfires Are Burning in the Arctic Circle
Sweden's Civil Contingencies Agency has appealed to the E.U. for help
By Casey Quackenbush
July 19, 2018
Sweden’s New Sexual Consent Law Is a Huge Victory for Women
The European Commission's 2016 survey showed nearly a third of respondents thought sex without consent may be justified “in certain circumstances."
By Katarina Bergehed
May 23, 2018
Sweden Issues Citizens With Pamphlet on Preparing For War
The newly minted pamphlets come amid escalating security concerns following Russia's annexation of Crimea
By Laignee Barron
May 22, 2018
Sweden Officially Admits that Swedish Meatballs Are Actually Turkish
The recipe actually came from Turkey
By Katie Reilly
May 2, 2018
Here's What to Know about the String of Bomb Blasts in Sweden
There have been at least five bomb explosions or scares in Sweden since the early hours of Friday, Oct. 13.
By Laignee Barron
October 20, 2017
'She Gave Voice to the Weak.' What to Know About Slain Journalist Kim Wall
She disappeared while aboard an inventor's homebuilt submarine
By Lisa Marie Segarra
August 23, 2017
Swedish Public Votes in Favor of 'Trainy McTrainface'
Sweden carries on the disrupted legacy of Boaty McBoatface
By Joseph Hincks
July 20, 2017
Sweden Will Host a 'Man-Free' Rock Music Festival Next Year
"Certain men apparently cannot behave."
By Cady Lang
July 5, 2017
Swedish Music Festival Cancelled Amid Reports of Rape
Organizers won't hold the Bravalla festival next year
By Julia Zorthian
July 3, 2017
What to Know About Julian Assange's Legal Status
Can the Wikileaks co-founder now walk free?
By Kate Samuelson and Dan Stewart
May 19, 2017
Sweden's Solar Egg Sauna
Residents of Kiruna, the northernmost town in Sweden, routinely go to great lengths to stay warm. But their new golden sauna serves a higher purpose. In a change that has unsettled some locals, the town's...
By Julia Zorthian
May 18, 2017
Stockholm Attack Suspect IDed as Asylum-Seeker
The Stockholm truck attack suspect from Uzbekistan was a rejected asylum-seeker
April 9, 2017
Suspect Arrested in Stockholm Truck Attack
A truck ploughed into an upscale department store in the capital of Stockholm killing at least four people and wounding 15 others, according to the Stockholm County Council. Sweden's Prime Minister Stefan Lofven said the...
By Tara John
April 7, 2017
This Swedish Female Politician Wasn't Trolling President Trump
Everyone just thought she was
By Kate Samuelson
February 22, 2017
Stephen Colbert Paid Tribute to All the People Who Didn't Suffer in Sweden
Colbert stands in solidarity with all the people who did not suffer in Sweden
By Melissa Locker
February 21, 2017
5 Stats That Help Explain What's Really Happening in Sweden
U.S. President Donald Trump was ridiculed by Swedes over the weekend when he suggested the country's acceptance of immigrants was not working out. It began at a campaign-style rally in Florida on Saturday when the...
By Tara John
February 21, 2017
Swedish Prime Minister Urges Everyone to 'Use Facts Correctly' After Trump's Confusing Remarks
Stefan Loefven advised policy makers to verify information before spreading it
By Feliz Solomon
February 21, 2017
Newspaper Reports What Really 'Happened in Sweden Last Night' for President Trump
Swedish tabloid newspaper Aftonbladet published a timeline
By Olivia B. Waxman
February 20, 2017
Sweden's Queen Silvia Says Friendly Ghosts Haunt Her Palace
"You sometimes feel that you're not completely alone"
By Joseph Hincks
January 3, 2017
War on Christmas Rages on As Yule Goat Display Burns to Ground
Sweden's massive wood and straw Yule Goat didn't even last 24 hours
By Melissa Locker
November 30, 2016
Pope Says the Ban on Women Priests Will Last Forever
“It was given by St. John Paul II, and this remains”
By TIME Staff
November 2, 2016
Facebook Accidentally Removes 'Offensive' Swedish Breast Cancer Awareness Video
The ad has since been re-approved
By Abigail Abrams
October 20, 2016
Man Stabbed by Stranger Wearing Clown Mask in Sweden
This attack follows a spate of serious 'killer clown' incidents across the U.S. and Europe
By Kate Samuelson
October 14, 2016
4 Breakthrough Uterus Transplants in U.S.
The surgeries could ultimately allow thousands of women without a uterus to give birth in the future
By Alexandra Sifferlin
October 5, 2016
Sweden's Government Is Investigating Whether Swedes Are Having Less Sex
The Public Health Minister says it's a "political problem"
By Rosalie Chan
July 29, 2016
300-Year-Old-Cheese Discovered in Shipwreck Near Sweden
“I certainly don’t recommend tasting it," says the team leader
By Casey Quackenbush
July 28, 2016
ABBA Reunites With Performance for 50th Anniversary
They played “Me and I” and waxed poetic about the influence their group had on pop music
By Jessica Goodman / Entertainment Weekly
June 7, 2016
Detained Hong Kong Bookseller's Daughter Seeks U.S. Help
She says he has been in Chinese custody for eight months without trial
By Rishi Iyengar
May 25, 2016
Watch the Swedish Prime Minister Answer the 'Call a Random Swede' Line
Some callers didn't believe it was him
By Tessa Berenson
April 15, 2016
Sweden Invites the World to Call
The country wants you to call The Swedish Number
By Daniel White
April 8, 2016
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