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Foreign Affairs Minister Gideon Sa'ar attends a Defense and Foreign Affairs Committee meeting at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs headquarters in Jerusalem. March 23, 2026.

Sa'ar bans two 'anti-Israel' Swedish MEPs from entering Israel, day before planned PA visit

Armed police officers work outside Brinellskolan during a major emergency response, after several people were injured at a Swedish high school by a person armed with a sword, according to the officials of the Fagersta municipality, at Brinell School, in Fagersta, central Sweden, August 21, 2026.

One killed, three injured following sword attack at Swedish school

A Norwegian flag flutters over building in Oslo, Norway May 31, 2017.

Norwegian teen found guilty of conspiracy to commit murder in Iran-linked plot


Denmark's postal service company to end letter-carrying service after 400 years due to digitization

Physical letters have declined dramatically in volume over the last twenty five years, the company said, from almost 1.5 billion in the year 2000 to only 110 million in 2024, over a 90% decrease. 

AN UNDATED era street collection mail box from Denmark is seen in a display at the US National Postal Museum September 27, 2013, in Washington, DC.

Stabbing in Boden, north Sweden leaves one dead two injured - Aftonbladet

A serious violent crime occurred in Boden in the north of Sweden on Thursday, according to an article in Swedish news outlet Aftonbladet.

Police vehicles park near the Risbergska school, following a deadly shooting attack at the adult education center in Orebro, Sweden, February 5, 2025

Bullet-riddled Quran found outside Stockholm mosque, note urges Muslims 'return to their homeland'

Attached to the Quran was a sticker bearing a message, written in both Arabic and Swedish, urging Muslims to “return to their homeland.”

An Iranian protester holds the Quran in her hand during a protest against a man who burned a copy of the Quran outside a mosque in the Swedish capital Stockholm, in front of the Swedish Embassy in Tehran, Iran June 30, 2023.

Iran arrests Swedish citizen, accuses him of spying for Israel during 12-Day War

Iranian media claimed authorities arrested a Swedish citizen who was spying for Israel during the June war, with a verdict in the case expected within days.

 An illustrative image of the silhouettes of Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu set to a backdrop of their respective countries' flags.

Sweden’s funding scandal empowered antisemitic networks, endangered Jews - opinion

Roughly $100 million in public funds in Sweden were diverted to institutional networks tied to radical Islamic actors, Swedish daily Dagens Nyheter reported.

A demonstration in support of Palestine and Lebanon marches through Stockholm to Gustav Adolfs Torg, Sweden October 5.

Taxpayer-funded Swedish schools tied to Islamist extremist welfare fraud - report

A Swedish investigation finds over 1 billion kronor in taxpayer-backed preschool and school funds siphoned to an Islamist-linked welfare fraud network.

A Swedish classroom; illustrative.

Swedes suspected of attacking Israeli embassies face terrorism charges in Denmark

According to Danish media, the men,18 and 21 years old respectively, have been accused of attacking the Israeli embassy in October 2024.

Police officers talk during the investigation of two blasts near the Israeli embassy in Copenhagen, Denmark, October 2, 2024.

Drone sighting halts operations at Belgium’s Brussels, Sweden's Gothenburg airports

Drones have caused major disruption across Europe in recent months, forcing temporary airport closures in several countries.

A police vehicle is parked at the Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport as the airspace above was temporarily closed after drones were observed around the airport, in Gothenburg, Sweden November 6, 2025.

Swedish prosecutors charge self-radicalized teen planning to blow himself up at Stockholm festival

The man was also indicted, along with a 17-year-old boy, for planning to murder a man in a small town in southern Germany last year. They both deny the charges.

Police secures the area near the Israeli embassy in Stockholm after a suspected shooting on October 1, 2024

Fisherman digging for worms uncovers lost hoard of medieval coins

Sofia Andersson, an antiquarian at the County Administrative Board of Stockholm, said the discovery is “one of the largest silver hoards from the early Middle Ages ever found in Sweden.”

Ett unikt föremål bestående av tre myntkedjor av vikingatida engelska mynt, sammanfogade med silverringar och hängande på en kopparplatta. Fyra mynt längst till vänster sitter löst, och det är oklart om de har ingått i kedjan. Alla mynten är av de engelska Crux- och Long Cross-typer.