[ad_1] Protesters set fire to Sweden’s embassy in the Iraqi capital Baghdad early Thursday, an international news agency journalist said, ahead of a planned burning of a Quran in Sweden. Swedish authorities approved an assembly to be held later Thursday outside the Iraqi embassy in Stockholm, where organisers plan to burn a copy of the Quran … Read more
[ad_1] Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said he would back Sweden’s NATO candidacy if the European Union resumes long-stalled membership talks with Ankara. “First, open the way to Turkey’s membership of the European Union, and then we will open it for Sweden, just as we had opened it for Finland,” Erdogan said in a … Read more
[ad_1] The United Nations Human Rights Council will hold an urgent meeting on the burning of a Quran outside a mosque in Sweden, following a request from Pakistan. The debate on the rise of religious hatred will likely take place later this week, a spokesperson for the Geneva-based UN council told a press briefing on … Read more
[ad_1] A woman and child who fell off a ferry in the Baltic Sea have died, Swedish police said on Friday, when prosecutors announced a murder inquiry had been launched. “The two people who fell from a ferry travelling to Karlskrona yesterday have died. They are a Polish woman born in 1985 and a Polish … Read more
[ad_1] Sweden must stop protests by supporters of outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) in Stockholm to get a green light on its Nato membership bid, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan told Nato’s Secretary-General in a phone call. According to international media reports, Erdogan told Stoltenberg that Turkiye had a constructive attitude, but Sweden’s change of terrorism … Read more
[ad_1] Beyoncé’s “Renaissance” tour has been linked to a notable increase in Sweden’s inflation rate – CBS News Watch CBS News According to reports, Beyoncé’s “Renaissance” tour has been linked to a notable increase in Sweden’s inflation rate, raising it by approximately two-tenths of a percentage point last month. An economist suggests that the influx … Read more
[ad_1] In a recent call between US President Joe Biden and Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, the leaders discussed several key issues, including Turkey’s potential purchase of F-16 fighter jets from the United States and Ankara’s objection to Sweden’s NATO accession. Biden said that he congratulated Erdogan on his victory in the presidential election and expressed … Read more
[ad_1] Last Updated: April 28, 2023, 02:41 IST 22 central banks have their currencies pegged to the US dollar. (Representative image/Reuters) Economists polled by Reuters had forecast GDP rising at a 2.0% rate The dollar rose on Thursday as weaker-than-expected U.S. economic growth in the first quarter is viewed as not likely to deter the … Read more
[ad_1] Saturday Sessions: The Tallest Man On Earth performs “In Your Garden Still” – CBS News Watch CBS News Swedish singer-songwriter Kristian Matsson is the voice behind the band Tallest Man on Earth. The singer-songwriter captivates audiences with his folk-inspired melodies and poetic lyrics, and is relesasing his sixth album, “Henry Street.” Here is The … Read more
[ad_1] Saturday Sessions: The Tallest Man On Earth performs “Looking for Love” – CBS News Watch CBS News Swedish singer-songwriter Kristian Matsson is the voice behind The Tallest Man on Earth. The singer-songwriter captivates audiences with his folk-inspired melodies and poetic lyrics, and is relesasing his sixth album, “Henry Street.” Here is The Tallest Man … Read more