A Swedish prosecutor said Thursday that she had closed an investigation into alleged rape and sexual assault against French football star Kylian Mbappe, saying there was insufficient evidence.

"Bro, I can't wait for my first dead body," wrote an 11-year-old boy on Instagram in Sweden, where gangs recruit children too young to be prosecuted as contract killers on chat apps. "Stay motivated, it'll come," answered his 19-year-old contact. He went on to offer the child 150,000 kronor ($13,680) to carry out a murder,…

Sweden will not be intimidated by Russia's provocations, Defence Minister Pal Jonson said Friday after President Vladimir Putin hinted at strikes on Western countries supplying weapons to Ukraine. The Swedish minister's remarks came as he announced "substantial funding" to Ukraine for the procurement of long-range missiles and drones. "The Russian escalation and provocation that we've…

One week after being given the power to seize luxury items from people not suspected of a crime, Swedish police said on Friday they had already confiscated items worth nearly $1.0 million. The law, which was passed by parliament on October 2 and came into force on November 8, is part of the right-wing government's…

A Swedish court on Tuesday sentenced a Swedish-Danish right-wing activist to four months in jail for inciting ethnic hatred at two 2022 protests that included the burning of Korans. Rasmus Paludan provoked rioting in Sweden in 2022 when he went on a tour of the country and publicly burned copies of the Koran. In August,…

Vice President Kashim Shettima on Friday led other Nigerian officials to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Nigeria and telecom giant, Ericsson, on a 5G Innovation Lab. The deal is aimed at placing Nigeria among the world's top users of the 5G network in terms of productivity and boosting Nigeria's technological capabilities. The MoU,…

Vice President Kashim Shettima departed Abuja on Wednesday for Sweden on a two-day visit to represent Nigeria in bilateral engagements with the Scandinavian nation. This is in light of President Tinubu's earlier departure from Abuja on October 2 for the United Kingdom to begin a two-week vacation, part of his yearly leave. His Special Adviser…

Sweden plans to boost payments to up to $34,000 to immigrants who leave the nation that has been a haven for the war-weary and persecuted, the right-wing government said Thursday. The Scandinavian country was for decades seen as a "humanitarian superpower," but over the years it has struggled to integrate many of its newcomers. Immigrants…

The Federation of International Football Association (FIFA) has flown the Swedish flag at half-mast to mourn the late Sven Göran Eriksson. FIFA President, Gianni Infantino issued the order, according to a post shared on the X handle of the world's football governing body media following the death of Eriksson. Former England manager, Eriksson passed away…

Swedish football manager Sven-Goran Eriksson, who coached England from 2001 to 2006, died Monday at the age of 76 after a battle with panc

Microsoft said Monday that it would invest 33.7 billion kronor ($3.2 billion) over two years in cloud and artificial intelligence infrastruc

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday said he had arrived in Sweden to appeal to his country's allies in northern Europe to supply