Magdalena Andersson resigns as Swedish Prime Minister
After conceding defeat in Sweden’s knife-edge election, Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson has resigned. Andersson called a press conference w...
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Bomb found at Stockholm Culture Festival in Sweden
On Sunday 20th August, a bomb was found and subsequently disarmed by the Swedish police bomb squad located at the popular Stockholm Culture Festival i...
AI to dictate policies for new political party in Denmark
A new political party in Denmark, the Synthetic Party, is to let AI dictate its policies and will stand in the country’s next general election i...
Plane on route to US lands in Iceland due to bomb threat
During a flight from Frankfurt, Germany, to Seattle, US, a bomb threatwritten on a bathroom mirror onboard an Airbus A330, caused the journey to be cu...
New law passed in Finland for stronger fences across border with Russia
A new law has been passed in Finland to build stronger fences across the border with Russia, replacing the current border made of light wooden fences....
Two mass shootings occur in Norway
Norway is on its highest terror alert after mass shootings have left two people dead and many others wounded in the country’s capital, Oslo. Two...
Denmark and Canada settle border dispute over island near Greenland
A decades-old dispute between Denmark and Canada over the border of Hans Island, a small island in the Arctic sea passage between Greenland and Ellesm...
Sweden and Finland officially announce intention to join NATO
Sweden and Finland have both officially announced their intention to join NATO, a decision triggered by the Russian invasion of Ukraine. It’s ex...