Lufthansa pilots announce strike on Thursday, affecting all departures from German airports ( swedenherald.com )
Pilots at German airline giant Lufthansa plan to go on strike on Thursday
Turkey | Istanbul bans metal band, accused of promoting Satanism ( swedenherald.com )
Concerts by two foreign metal bands were stopped by authorities in Istanbul, Turkey's largest city.
Sweden | Government tightens requirements for becoming a Swedish citizen ( swedenherald.com )
The government wants to raise the bar for gaining Swedish citizenship ...
Morocco's prime minister to step down after protests ( swedenherald.com )
Moroccan Prime Minister Aziz Akhannouch has announced that he does not want to run for re-election and therefore does not intend to lead his party into the next election ...
People will definitely boo US athletes at the Winter Olympics ( swedenherald.com )
The Olympics - in a world of political chaos. That could affect the Games, especially for the United States. American athletes are used to people liking them, says political scientist Stephen Marr. ...
Man shot by U.S. Border Patrol agents in Arizona ( swedenherald.com )
A man was seriously injured after being shot by U.S. Border Patrol agents near the U.S.-Mexico border in Arizona, the local sheriff's office said. ...
US releases Venezuelan assets frozen under sanctions ( swedenherald.com )
The United States has begun releasing Venezuelan money frozen under sanctions against the country, interim Venezuelan President Delcy Rodríguez said on Tuesday. ...
Sweden | More children under 15 should be able to be searched, government proposes ( swedenherald.com )
Children under the age of 15 may be strip-searched and have their homes searched for stolen goods and drugs in more cases than at present ...
Source: US may gain sovereignty over small areas in Greenland ( swedenherald.com )
Denmark plans to grant the United States sovereignty over small pockets of land in Greenland under a draft agreement, sources told The New York Times. ...
US | Trump's champagne threat: 200 percent tariff on French wines and champagne ( swedenherald.com )
In a move against his French counterpart, Emmanuel Macron, U.S. President Donald Trump is threatening 200-percent tariffs on French wines and champagne. ...
Guatemala: State of emergency after gangs kill eight police officers and seize control of prisons ( swedenherald.com )
Guatemalan President Bernardo Arévalo has declared a state of emergency in the country after gangs killed eight police officers and seized control of prisons over the weekend. ...
At least ten dead in train collision near Adamuz in southern Spain ( swedenherald.com )
Several people died when at least one train derailed in southern Spain on Sunday ...
Internet traffic is down again in Iran ( swedenherald.com )
Internet traffic was completely halted again on Sunday after partially functioning during the day, according to independent monitoring group NetBlocks ...
South Africa declares national emergency after heavy rains and flooding ( swedenherald.com )
South Africa has declared a national state of emergency after heavy rains caused flooding ...
US to control sale of Venezuelan oil indefinitely, Energy Secretary says ( swedenherald.com )
Washington will control the sale of Venezuelan oil "indefinitely," US Energy Secretary Chris Wright says ...
Source: 40 dead after US attack on Venezuela ( swedenherald.com )
At least 40 people have been killed in connection with the US attack on Venezuela on Saturday, The New York Times reports, citing sources ...
Ukraine says it attacks only military targets after Russia accuses it of terrorist attack on civilians ( swedenherald.com )
Ukraine is only attacking military targets, a spokesman for the Ukrainian military says, following Russian accusations of a terrorist attack against civilians. ...
13 dead and nearly 100 injured after train derails in Oaxaca, Mexico ( swedenherald.com )
At least 13 people have died and nearly 100 have been injured after a train derailed in Oaxaca in southern Mexico ...
Europeans critical of online hate denied entry to US ( swedenherald.com )
The US State Department announced late Tuesday that five Europeans accused by the US of wanting to censor big tech companies will not be allowed to enter the country. One of them is former EU Commissioner Thierry Breton, who was also the head of France Telecom and the French finance minister. ...
Sweden criticizes US sanctions against two additional International Criminal Court judges ( swedenherald.com )
The government criticizes the US decision to impose sanctions against two additional judges at the International Criminal Court (ICC), the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (UD) writes on X. ...
Venezuela accuses U.S. of theft ( swedenherald.com )
Venezuela accuses the U.S. of "theft and kidnapping" after the country boarded an oil tanker off Venezuela. ...
Estonia | Explosion in shopping mall in Tallinn ( swedenherald.com )
An explosion is reported to have occurred in a shopping mall in the Estonian capital, Tallinn, according to media reports ...
The US has started sending migrants to Kosovo ( swedenherald.com )
Kosovo has begun accepting migrants being deported from the United States, Prime Minister Albin Kurti confirms ...
Israel | Netanyahu formally asks for pardon ( swedenherald.com )
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has submitted a formal request for clemency to the country's President Isaac Herzog, the president's office confirmed to The Jerusalem Post. ...
US halts all asylum decisions ( swedenherald.com )
The US presidential administration is halting all asylum decisions in the country after the shooting of two National Guardsmen in the capital, Washington, DC, on Wednesday. ...
