A fire that broke out today on a ferry carrying 300 people has been extinguished and there were no casualties, Swedish port authorities said. The Stena Scandica was sailing between Latvia and Sweden in the Baltic Sea when an alarm was raised at around 12:30 local time (1:30 p.m. Greek time) about a fire on […]
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Sweden: ‘Under control’ the fire that broke out on a ferry with 300 people on board
LAST UPDATE: 16:32 A major rescue operation is underway off the Swedish coast after a fire that is currently “under control” on a ferry with 300 people on board, port authorities and the shipping company that owns the ship have said. The fire, which appears to have started in a refrigerated lorry, broke out in […]
The Swedish Prime Minister pledged to provide additional military aid to Ukraine
Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson said today that Sweden will provide Ukraine with military aid worth around 47 million euros to help it defend itself against a Russian invasion. Anderson told reporters after her meeting with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba that her government would offer Ukraine an additional package of economic aid — both […]
Czech parliament approves Sweden and Finland’s NATO accession protocols
The two houses of the Czech parliament approved the protocols for the accession of Finland and Sweden to NATO, the most important enlargement of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization in years. The Czech lower house almost unanimously approved the admission of the two Nordic countries to NATO in an all-night session that ended early today. […]
Finland, Sweden and Turkey discussed Ankara’s ‘concerns’ about the two countries joining NATO
Officials from Turkey, Finland and Sweden agreed today to continue meetings in the coming months to discuss security concerns that Turkey has made a condition for allowing the two Nordic countries to join the NATO military alliance. Officials from the three countries held their first meeting today in the southern Finnish city of Vandaa. Finnish […]
Turkey, Finland, Sweden are discussing the accession of the latter two to NATO
Officials from Turkey, Finland and Sweden are expected to meet today at an undisclosed location in Finland to discuss security concerns that Turkey has made a condition for allowing the two Nordic countries to join the NATO military alliance . Finnish Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto said earlier that the first meeting between the officials would […]
Sweden: Firefighters neutralized a bomb found in the center of Stockholm
Police destroyed a backpack containing explosives found in central Stockholm late Sunday night, a spokesman for the Swedish authorities said today. The explosive device was found in a park in the Swedish capital, one of the venues hosting events as part of the city’s annual Cultural Festival (August 17-21). “Police have determined that the bag […]
Sweden: The man who died in a shooting in Malmö was reportedly the target of the attack
The man who died in the shooting incident at the Emporia shopping center in Malmo, southern Sweden, is believed to have been the target of the attack, the city’s police said today. “Currently, everything leads us to believe that this particular man was the target of this execution,” Malmö police chief Petra Stenkula said during […]
Meeting of delegations of Finland, Sweden, Turkey in Helsinki for the memorandum they signed in Madrid
Finland will host a meeting with delegations from Sweden and Turkey in August, which will be dedicated to the memorandum they signed to pave the way for the two Nordic countries to join NATO, the Finnish foreign minister announced today. . “Representatives of Finland, Sweden and Turkey will meet in Finland in August,” Pekka Haavisto […]
Sweden: One dead and one injured in a shooting at a mall in Malmö – A teenager has been arrested
LAST UPDATE: 23.55 A man injured in a shooting at a shopping mall in the southern Swedish city of Malmo died today in hospital, police said. A woman was also injured in this attack, whose condition is considered serious. Police also said a teenager has been arrested as a suspect in the attack. Authorities believe […]