SWEDEN

After two centuries of non-alignment and two years of torturous diplomacy, Sweden on Thursday becomes the 32nd member of NATO, a major step for a country once careful not to anger Russia.

Turkey's parliament on Tuesday approved Sweden's NATO aspirations after a year of delays that upset Western efforts to show resolve in the face of Russia's war on Ukraine.

Turkey's parliament is expected to end more than a year of delays that severely strained its ties with Western allies and approve Sweden's membership of NATO this week.

One night in September, teacher Thomas Cervin was woken by gunshots in his apartment building in Uppsala.

The U.S. will join five other western nations in a pledge to be signed at COP 28, adding momentum to the controversial energy source's ongoing revival.

Tesla mechanics in Sweden walked off the job on Friday to protest against the electric carmaker's refusal to sign a collective wage agreement, the metalworkers union said.

A Swedish firm makes progress toward the world's first large-scale sodium-ion battery factory, potentially threatening lithium's dominance of the EV battery market.

Tesla mechanics in Sweden will walk off the job on October 27 unless the electric carmaker agrees to sign a collective wage agreement, the metalworkers union IF Metall said Wednesday.

In a Swedish nursing home, residents wait for a bus that never comes. Caroline Wahlberg, who runs the Tallhojden nursing home, sat down with Edward, a resident in his 80s whose piercing blue eyes looked vaguely off into the distance.

Work lights strung up along railings illuminate a dank cavern where workers are preparing to transform a former oil depot into a hot water "thermos" to heat a Swedish town.

Striking a balance between the bright and dark sides of asylum policies is difficult. It requires meticulous planning and effective execution to pursue the best results for asylum seekers and host countries.

Sweden celebrates the 50th anniversary of King Carl XVI Gustaf's reign with pomp and circumstance on Friday and Saturday, with a gala banquet, street parties and a procession through central Stockholm.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Monday he would back Sweden's NATO candidacy if the European Union resumes long-stalled membership talks with Ankara.

Iraq, Iran, Saudi Arabia and other Middle Eastern nations on Thursday condemned the burning of the Koran by an Iraqi living in Sweden, warning such acts "inflame" the feelings of Muslims around the world.

A self-driving electric ferry set sail in Stockholm on Thursday, making the Swedish capital the world's first city to put the technology to use, the company behind it said.

An ISIS-affiliated group used a recording of former terror leader Osama bin Laden to justify the global campaign to attack Christians.

Two suspected Russian spies were arrested In Stockholm early Tuesday morning.

Swedish Prosecution Authority said investigators found traces of explosives at leak sits of Russia's Nord Stream 1 and 2 gas pipe lines.

Toyota announced it will temporarily replace push-to-start "smart" keys with a mechanical version due to global chip shortages.

The Senate voted in favor of ratifying the membership of Finland and Sweden in NATO with a final tally of 95 to 1.

The rising electricity consumption of miners has attracted the attention of Energy Minister Khashayar Farmanbar who has hinted that Sweden might not be very hospitable to Bitcoin mining firms, according to a report.