STOCKHOLM—A Swedish court on Tuesday found a man guilty of murdering a woman and of planning to kill a senior politician at a festival in July, and ordered that he be taken into psychiatric care. The 33-year-old Swede was arrested on the Baltic Sea island of Gotland moments after he had stabbed to death a…
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Commentary There is a phenomenon in social sciences called the “law of unintended consequences.” Basically, this is when the outcome of a purposeful action is unexpected or unforeseen. In other words, someone does A expecting B, but instead gets C. Unintended consequences can be positive—such as when the IRS sends you a tax refund that…
Sweden Indicts 2 Men for Spying on Behalf of Russia
STOCKHOLM—Swedish prosecutors on Friday indicted two brothers for gross espionage on behalf of Russia, saying the alleged crime could be detrimental to the Nordic country’s security. The men, aged 42 and 35, have been detained since last year and have previously denied all allegations. Their lawyer could not be immediately reached for comment on Friday….
Sweden’s Parliament Elects Moderate PM to Lead Right-Wing Coalition
STOCKHOLM—The leader of Sweden’s Moderates, Ulf Kristersson, said on Friday he aimed to form a three-party minority government with support from the anti-immigration Sweden Democrats after the right-wing bloc won a majority in last month’s election. The new government plans to cut taxes, begin the process for building new nuclear power plants, cap benefits, tighten immigration rules and…
Russia Rebukes Germany, Denmark, Sweden for Not Including It in Nord Stream Probe
October 13, 2022
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LONDON—Russia said on Thursday it had summoned diplomats from Germany, Denmark, and Sweden to complain that representatives from Moscow and Gazprom had not been invited to join an investigation into ruptures of the Nord Stream gas pipelines. “Russia will obviously not recognise the pseudo-results of such an investigation unless Russian experts are involved,” the foreign…
Sweden Sends Diving Vessel to Probe Leaking Nord Stream Pipelines
October 4, 2022
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STOCKHOLM/OSLO—Sweden sent a diving vessel on Monday to the site of Russian gas pipelines in the Baltic Sea that ruptured last week following blasts in the area, to probe an incident that has added new tension to Europe’s energy crisis. Europe is investigating what caused three pipelines in the Nord Stream network to burst in…
Sweden Stops Recommending COVID-19 Vaccines for Children
The Swedish Public Health Authority has stopped recommending healthy children between the ages of 12 and 17 receive the COVID-19 vaccine. The general recommendation that healthy children aged 12 to 17 receive the COVID-19 vaccine ended after Oct. 31, according to the authority in a revision posted this weekend. It cited the “very low risk of…
Swedish Jet Maker Complains Ottawa Not Following Rules With F-35 Negotiations
Swedish fighter-jet maker Saab is accusing Ottawa of not following the rules when it comes to its plan to purchase 88 F-35s. The federal Liberal government announced in March that the F-35 had beaten out Saab’s Gripen in the multibillion-dollar competition to select a replacement for Canada’s aging CF-18 fighter jets. Ministers at the time…
The Sweden Democrats Won on ‘Making Sweden Great Again’—What Does That Mean?
In the fullness of time, Sweden’s Sept. 11 parliamentary election may mark a minor turning point for the West: a country long famous for leftism is heading in the right’s direction. The Sweden Democrats, once a marginal party, received 20.5 percent of the vote, second only to the left-wing Social Democrats. What’s more, the Sweden…
Chinese Rights Lawyer Yu Wensheng Bestowed Swedish Human Rights Award
September 17, 2022
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Chinese rights lawyer Yu Wensheng was awarded a human rights prize by the Stockholm-based Foundation of Anna Dahlbäck Memorial Fund on Sept. 9. Yu, who’s based in Beijing, was unable to attend the Stockholm awards ceremony and he had someone else receive the award on his behalf. For his work as a human rights lawyer,…
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