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Germany said that it plans to follow several other countries in resuming cooperation with the U.N. relief agency for Palestinians in Gaza after the publication of an independent review of its neutrality

Member states warned at meeting not to be complacent but ministers stop short of pledging Patriot missilesEU ministers have been warned against “relaxing” support for Ukraine but stopped short of new pledges to supply air defence systems that Kyiv is urgently seeking to defend itself against relentless Russian bombardment.The Ukrainian government has […]

Report says man carrying knife at time of arrest after attack left two women seriously injuredSwedish police have shot and arrested a man who allegedly injured three women with a sharp object in Vasteras, a town in central Sweden.The women, aged between 65 and 80, were taken to hospital, police said on their website. Continue reading...

Foreign minister warns of environmental catastrophe in Baltic Sea as he accuses Moscow of using unseaworthy vesselsRussia appears prepared to create “environmental havoc” by sailing unseaworthy oil tankers through the Baltic Sea in breach of all maritime rules, the Swedish foreign minister has said.Speaking to the Guardian during his first visit to […]

Proposal sparked intense debate in country but passed with 234 votes in favour and 94 againstSweden’s parliament has passed a law lowering the minimum age to legally change gender from 18 to 16 and making it easier to get access to surgical interventions.The law passed with 234 votes in favour and 94 against in Sweden’s 349-seat parliament. Continue […]

Health, jobs, defence, security and climate crisis all seen as more important than immigration with June elections approachingIrregular migration is not the top priority for European voters despite the prominence of the issue in the media and political campaigning by rightwing parties over the last year, a survey commissioned by the European parliament […]

As his new film looks at society’s relationship with the camera, the double Palme d’Or winner talks about the power of the screen – big and small – and why the next generation will be Marxist‘I have an idea,” says Ruben Östlund. “What if you were only allowed to use a camera if you have a licence? You need one for a gun – at least in […]

The Swedish artist Lap-See Lam is drawing on the Cantonese operas of the 19th century to explore the ‘fiction’ of cultureAmid a polarising debate taking place in Sweden over what constitutes culture, the artist behind this year’s Nordic pavilion at the Venice Biennale hopes her multilingual opera staged on a Chinese dragon ship will act as a sort of […]

Payman Maadi brings a fierce intelligence to his portrayal of a refugee seeking a secure new home for his family in SwedenBennett Miller’s Foxcatcher from 2015 and Sean Durkin’s recent The Iron Claw show the sport of wrestling as deeply dysfunctional; wrestling fans might wonder if their favourite pastime is ever going to be depicted in the movies as […]

Israel’s inclusion in the lineup while war rages in Gaza may lead to the most controversial contest everBehind pink metal barriers at Malmö’s Folkets park, with signs of spring emerging from the flower beds, pictures of Abba’s Agnetha and Anni-Frid watch over proceedings as the area is transformed into “Eurovision village”. Somewhat fortuitously, […]

Richard Grenell’s shadow foreign policy campaign is unsettling diplomats and threatens to collapse US interestsFor Donald Trump, he is “my envoy”, the man apparently anointed as the former US president’s roving ambassador while he plots a return to the White House.To critics, he is seen as “an online pest” and “a national disgrace” – and […]

Researchers say dual approach could quickly detect patients most at risk of severe complicationsDoctors say combining a simple blood test with artificial intelligence could help diagnose sepsis faster and identify patients at the highest risk of severe complications.Sepsis is a serious condition in which the body fails to respond properly to infection. It […]

The meteorite was ruled to be ‘immovable property’ after it fell on to private property in 2020A Swedish landowner has won a legal battle to keep a 14kg (31lb) meteorite after an appeal court ruled that such rocks should be considered “immovable property” and part of the land where they are found.The land on which the meteorite landed contains iron, […]

Survey shows supporters of nationalist parties hold widely differing views on EU membership, migration and support for UkrainePopulist and nationalist parties fighting the European elections in June are deeply divided on almost all key issues, according to a survey, in a finding that questions their chances of defining the bloc’s agenda even in the event […]

Under-15s will need parental consent to buy products as, experts say, social media driving potentially harmful beauty boomA leading chain of Swedish chemists is introducing age restrictions on anti-ageing skincare amid rising concerns across Europe over the potentially damaging effects on children of their turning to such products prematurely.Apotek […]

Johan Röhr’s 2,700 songs have been streamed 15bn times and have more plays than Britney Spears or AbbaA “secret” composer who has released music under hundreds of different names has been identified as Sweden’s most-listened-to artist on Spotify – pulling in more plays than Britney Spears or Abba.Johan Röhr, a Stockholm-based musician, has been […]

Blockades at facilities in Germany, the Netherlands, Norway and Sweden, with protests in Scotland and action expected in Denmark Climate activists in four countries are blocking access to North Sea oil infrastructure as part of a coordinated pan-European civil disobedience protest.Blockades have been taking place at oil and gas terminals, refineries and […]

Analysis of secretive renewable energy contracts finds ‘the harmful outcomes generally outweigh the limited gains’Agreements between Sámi reindeer herders and commercial developers in Sweden are having an overall detrimental impact on such Indigenous communities, research has found.According to the analysis, the first of its kind into such agreements, […]

Thunberg and other activists dragged away from doorway they were obstructing in climate protestSwedish police have forcibly removed Greta Thunberg and other climate activists after they blocked the entrance to the Swedish parliament for a second day.Two officers lifted Thunberg and dragged her away before putting her down on the ground about 20 metres away […]

Swedish police have forcibly removed Greta Thunberg and other climate activists after they blocked the entrance to the Swedish parliament for a second day. Two officers lifted Thunberg and dragged her away before putting her down on the ground about 20 metres away from the door she had been obstructing. Thunberg and dozens of other environmental campaigners […]

The Swedish flag was raised at Nato headquarters in Brussels for the first time since it officially joined the alliance. The country became the 32nd member of Nato after it applied to join the alliance after Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine. ‘Sweden has come home,’ said the Swedish prime minister, Ulf Kristersson, while thanking Nato's Jens […]