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Rubio says US does not dispute Navalny poisoning assessment by Europeans

The Russian government, has repeatedly denied any responsibility for Navalny's death while he was held in an Arctic penal colony and dismissed the latest allegations as "a Western propaganda hoax."

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio testifies before a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing titled "US Policy Towards Venezuela", on Capitol Hill in Washington, January 28, 2026.
People gather outside the Russian embassy, following the death of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, reported by prison authorities in Russia's Yamalo-Nenets region where he had been serving his sentence, in Warsaw, Poland, February 16, 2024.

European governments say Alexei Navalny died after dart frog toxin poisoning in Russian prison

A Danish F-16 fighter jet takes off from Kangerlussuaq airport as Danish, Swedish and Norwegian home guard units together with Danish, German and French troops take part in joint military drills in Kangerlussuaq, Greenland, September 17, 2025.

Swedish fighter jets to patrol Greenland as part of NATO Arctic mission

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

Swedish citizens sentenced after 2024 grenade attack on Israeli embassy in Copenhagen


Meet the well-designed and excellent Peugeot 5008

Seven-seater electric cars are a rarity on the landscape. Maybe that's why Peugeot will try to bring us the least expensive option on the market in the coming year.

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Hidden in plain sight: Eden Golan reveals the wig that saved her life in Sweden

"At the moment, I thought it was funny but didn’t realize how scary and dangerous it really was," the singer said.

 Eden Golan, who represented Israel at the Eurovision Song contest last week, performing at thr rally at Hostages Square in Tel Aviv.

Pro-Israel Malmo Pride Parade marchers assaulted by gang

Video of the incident circulating on social media shows a group of men who appear to be of Middle Eastern extraction harassing and assaulting pride parade participants.

People carry a large rainbow flag, as they take part in the 2024 Pride Parade in London, Britain, June 29, 2024.

Jonathan Conricus: The Swedish Israeli making the case for Israel on the world stage

"Many born-and-raised Israelis struggle with understanding that to get through to other people, you have to adapt and tailor the way you deliver your message in a way they would accept."

 Raising a glass with Lt.-Col. (ret.) Jonathan Conricus at Reshel: ‘In Jerusalem’ editor Erica Schachne (L) and Noa Amouyal.

Swedish based neo-Nazi group designated by US as terrorist organization

“The group’s members and leaders have carried out violent attacks against political opponents, protesters, journalists and other perceived adversaries,” the State Department said in a statement.

Members of the Neo-nazi Nordic Resistance Movement march through the town of Ludvika, 2018

Iran prisoner says Sweden left him behind in jail, daily Expressen reports

The prisoner, Ahmadreza Djalali, said, "You chose to leave me behind, with a high risk of being executed".

 People demonstrate outside the Stockholm District Court as they wait for the verdict in the case of Hamid Noury, a former Iranian prosecution official accused of crimes against international law and murder in Iran in 1988, in Stockholm, Sweden

Sweden frees convicted former Iranian official Hamid Noury in prisoner exchange deal

In 2022, Noury was sentenced to life imprisonment by a Stockholm court for his role in the mass executions of Iranian regime opponents in 1988.

 Supporters of People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran protest outside Stockholm District Court on the first day of the trial of Hamid Noury, 60, accused of involvement in the massacre of political prisoners in Iran in 1988, Stockholm, Sweden August 10, 2021.

Grapevine June 13, 2024: Listen to your friends, Swedish ambassador urges Israel

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

 PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu greets former hostage Noa Argamani and her father.

Iran’s Raisi joins long list of political leaders involved in mysterious crashes

It isn't expected that presidents should go missing or be involved in crashes. However, historically, a number of important political and military leaders have met their end in crashes.

 A view of the wreckage of Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi's helicopter at the crash site on a mountain in Varzaghan, northwestern Iran, May 20, 2024

My Word: Biden, the Eurovision, and offensive questions and answers

If Israel is not able to defend itself – hitting back at its enemies – nobody will be safe. “Ironclad support” is meaningless if it translates as a steely grip preventing Israel from taking action. 

 ISRAEL’S CONTESTANT Eden Golan sings in the Grand Final of the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest in Malmo, Sweden, last week.