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23 Mar
Sweden recently became NATO's 32nd member state, prompted to join like its neighbor Finland in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The country could play a crucial role in a possible conflict between Russia and NATO. In Berlin, DW spoke to Sweden's Foreign Minister Tobias Billström.
17 Dec
Finland was admitted into NATO this April, delays have persisted on Sweden’s entry, with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan linking a serious of unrelated issues to Ankara’s ratification of Sweden's accession – the latest of which is a potential sale of US F-16 fighter jets to Turkey. We discuss what Sweden’s entry to NATO would actually mean with Sweden's top diplomat, Foreign Minister Tobias Billström.
27 Oct
The innocent victims of both the Hamas attack and Israeli air strikes on Gaza dominate the dailies after Al Jazeera's Gaza bureau chief learns his family has been killed in an Israeli air strike while reporting on that very strike. Also, Sweden's tourism board releases a video to clear up apparently common confusion with Switzerland.
26 Oct
The Turkish parliament will take up Sweden's NATO bid, bringing the Nordic nation a step closer to joining the military alliance.
1 Oct 2023
Sweden's Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said he will meet the national army and police chiefs on Friday to combat a surge in gang violence, as the country reels from record shooting deaths this month.
18 Aug 2023
Terrorists consider the Scandinavian country a "prioritized target," its domestic security service warned. Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said some attacks have already been thwarted.
15 Aug 2023
Of all the teams that are played in the semifinal of the FIFA women's World Cup only Sweden ever played in the final before in the past. And now they play again in the semifinal against Spain and this is a preview of the game for you.
5 Aug 2023
16 Jul 2023
The southern Swedish city of Malmo will host the Eurovision Song Contest for the third time, as the city had already hosted in 1992 and 2013.
14 Jul 2023
The court said "dual criminality" had not been met, and that the two people wanted by Turkey risked "being exposed to persecution."
13 Jul 2023
NATO members have said they want Ukraine in the alliance when the time is right, as Turkey drops its opposition to Swedish accession on day one of two-day summit in Vilnius, Lithuania.
11 Jul 2023
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan agreed to forward to parliament Sweden's bid to join the NATO military alliance, Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said.

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