Ulf Kristersson

It means caretaker PM Ulf Kristersson may get another chance to form a coalition

Amid reports of recriminations within the SD, Åkesson may take time away from frontline politics, but insists he won’t resign

Swedish Election Left the Blocs Closer on Policy — But Split Over Israel and Antisemitism

After the general election in the country on Sunday, the Social Democrats (often referred to as S or Sap), in common with its Danish counterparts, will probably lead the new government despite an electoral defeat, losing roughly 2%, its worst result since 1908

Sweden election: result too close to call as left hold razor thin lead

Now, Moderate Party leader and Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson wants to bring it formally into power

Across Europe, right-wing populist parties have gained ground in recent years amid growing voter backlash over immigration, and Sweden has been no exception

Ulf Kristersson’s centre-right coalition won power in Sweden four years ago with a promise: to break the bloody, vicious circle of gangland violence

The nursing assistant, originally from Sudan, had been working at the Nattsländan retirement home, in the residential neighborhood of Bunkeflostrand in Malmö, since 2017

The daughter of a Soviet officer, Polina Malaberg, née Malashevich, arrived in Sweden at the age of 22 in 2006

Germany has announced punitive measures after publicly blaming Russia for an attempted airport drone attack

France and Sweden signed agreements on Monday, August 31, to supply the Nordic country with 4 modern frigates, strengthening the defenses of NATO's newest member in the strategically important Baltic Sea region, where Russia uses key shipping lanes and airspace

Three other people were wounded in the incident during classes in the central town of Fagersta on Friday afternoon, including two boys aged 12 and 17 who sustained minor injuries

Belgium's Prime Minister Bart De Wever is welcomed by Turkey's Minister of Family and Social Services Mahinur Ozdemir Goktas upon arrival at Esenboga Airport to attend the 36th NATO Heads of State and Government Summit in Ankara on July 7, 2026

Russian President Vladimir Putin no doubt intended it as a show of dominance to offset renewed claims that Ukraine is gaining ground on the battlefield

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has urged Sweden to help rebuild trust between the two countries and cultivate a “correct perception” of each other despite their frictions in recent years

India, Cyprus Deepen Cooperation Across Multiple Sectors

Sweden will donate 16 of its older Gripen C/D models to Ukraine, while Kyiv will buy a further 20 newer E/F models to be delivered over the coming years at a cost of 2.5 billion euros ($2.8 billion) financed buy the 90 billion euro ($105 billion) loan agreed with the EU

Canada has announced plans to buy a fleet of early warning planes from Sweden’s Saab rather than a competing option from Boeing as it seeks to reduce its reliance on the United States

They will be the largest surface warships in Sweden's navy

Narendra Modi arrived in Oslo as part of his European diplomatic tour and received a grand cultural welcome from the Indian community in Norway

Annual trade between the two countries currently stands at $7.75 billion

The Prime Minister is on a visit to Sweden at the invitation of Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson

PM Modi laid foundation stone on December 4, 2021

Orban and Aides Vanish From Sight After Hungarian Election Loss

Despite becoming Sweden’s second biggest political party after the Social Democrats in the last election, SD currently plays only a supporting role in the minority-run coalition

In early March, the Hungarian authorities arrested seven Ukrainian bank workers who were transporting millions of US dollars worth of cash and gold through Hungary to Ukraine

During her first visit to the White House, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi drew praise from President Trump

Orbán — who has maintained close ties with Russia since it launched its full-scale invasion in Ukraine in 2022 — has made hostility towards Ukraine a key issue ahead of elections on 12 April

Instead, they were left scrambling to deal with two wars, a deepening transatlantic rift and a standoff over Ukraine

Two leaders tout bilateral relationship and pledge to work cooperatively on trade despite Trump joke about Pearl Harbour

Rarely has the bloc’s inability to take a lead on international affairs been so obvious

Moscow reacted with fury to the Nordic state — a NATO member — acting to lift the current total ban on atomic weapons

US not powerful enough to survive without Nato warns German chancellor

Old treaties are fraying, new powers are rising, and cooperation is fading

Speaking at the Munich Security Conference earlier today she was asked whether the crisis had now passed as Copenhagen and Washington have started to take part in negotiations

The world's biggest security conference is taking place this weekend in the southern German city of Munich with US relations with Europe and Canada at their most strained in years

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth did not attend Thursday's gathering of defense ministers at NATO headquarters in Brussels

Reducing Europe's dependencies on countries outside the bloc has gained greater urgency because of geopolitical shocks, intensified global competition and an economy that lags behind bigger powers

While President Donald Trump’s withering description of Europe last month as a "decaying" region was unwelcome, it may be what finally prompts them to take much-needed action

The continent needs sweeping reforms—but is focusing on what it can do quickly

President Trump has backed off his threats toward Denmark's territorial sovereignty, but he and aides have continued to irritate much of Europe

An emergency EU summit was hastily convened earlier this week after the US president announced he would impose 10% tariffs on eight European nations that defended Greenland, an autonomous territory that is part of Denmark

Pakistan is joining US President Donald Trump's "Board of Peace", a body composed largely of invited heads of state and originally meant to oversee Gaza's rebuilding

That decision could not have shocked officials in Canberra — it was the culmination of a souring on global trade mechanisms that had seen both Trump and his opponent Hillary Clinton disavow the TPP on the campaign trail

President Donald Trump sent a text message to Norway’s Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre linking his Greenland demand to his not receiving the Nobel Peace prize

EU readies retaliation for Trump’s Greenland threat

President Trump's renewed tariff threat against Europe puts into sharp relief two questions that matter more than any single trade dispute: how the president and his team are doing at remaking America's standing in the world, and whether they are actually succeeding at reinvigorating the US economy

A car industry already reeling from one of its toughest-ever years has been plunged back into crisis by Donald Trump, after being caught in the crossfire of his attempts to seize Greenland

Trump to Hit European Nations With Tariffs Until Deal Reached to Buy Greenland