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Countries issue Middle East travel advisories amid rising US-Iran tensions

The advisories range from warnings to diplomatic evacuations, with Dutch airline KLM announcing on Wednesday that it is suspending all flights to Tel Aviv as of March 1.

In this handout photo obtained from the US Defence Department, Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) and Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Frank E. Petersen Jr. (DDG 121) sail in the Arabian Sea, Feb. 6, 2026.
A photo shows a flag of the pro-Palestine organization 'Samidoun' during a "in solidarity with Gaza" demonstration in Duisburg, western Germany, on October 9, 2023.

Terror-linked Samidoun actively promoting terror, armed resistance in Sweden

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.

Rubio says US does not dispute Navalny poisoning assessment by Europeans

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


Jewish International Film Festival in Sweden postponed as theaters cite security concerns

The festival was supposed to run from November 29 to December 2, and was intended to celebrate 250 years of Jewish life in Sweden.

 Jewish International Film Festival

Sweden identifies suspect in Quran-burner murder case linked to 'foreign power'

Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said in January, referring to the killing, that "there is obviously a risk that there is a connection to a foreign power."

 Demonstrators burn the Swedish flag during a protest in Tehran against the insult to the Koran after the Muslim holy book was burned in Stockholm, July 21, 2023.

Greta Thunberg alleges torture in Israeli detention after Gaza flotilla arrest

Greta Thunberg says she and other Gaza flotilla detainees were “kidnapped and tortured” by Israel, a claim the Foreign Ministry denies.

Swedish activist Greta Thunberg, who was part of the Global Sumud Flotilla seeking to deliver aid to Gaza and was detained by Israel, gestures upon her arrival to the Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport, in Athens, Greece, October 6, 2025.

How Swedish gangs are grooming young girls to make explosives, maim enemy groups

The gangs target “young, blonde, typical” Swedish girls, according to experts.

  Police officers work near the scene where several people were injured after a series of loud bangs that indicated gunfire, according to police, at Vaksala Square in Uppsala, Sweden, April 29, 2025.

Sweden’s Loke counter-drone system makes operational debut in NATO exercise

As Russian drones continue to test Europe’s defenses, the urgency for agile, interoperable countermeasures has never been greater.

The complete Loke solution

Iran's global scope of terror: Tehran's international crime network exposed

Iran's criminal networks operate differently from traditional terror cells, complicating conventional counterterrorism approaches and creating unprecedented vulnerability globally.

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's top advisor on international affairs, attends a conference under "The World Federation of Resistance scholars" on subject "resistance to liberate, terrorism to destroy

Sweden's civil defense minister followed, harassed by pro-Palestine 'mob'

Prominent pro-Palestine groups in Sweden have been critical of Carl-Oskar Bohlin and Ulf Kristersson, who they feel are not doing enough to act against Israel.

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

The secret Europe is hiding: Where to find true peace in 2025

Europe struggles with over-tourism, but Estonia’s remote islands offer true peace: Ruhnu with 150 residents and ringing sand, Vormsi with Swedish heritage, and Kihnu with a matriarchal society.

Kihnu Island, Estonia

Two people injured in shooting near mosque in Sweden, police say

"A call was received about a suspected serious violent crime in connection with a mosque in Orebro," police said in a statement.

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

EU must freeze trade with Israel until more aid enters Gaza, Swedish PM demands

Kristersson’s condemnation also came after Israel increased work with international partners to deliver aid to civilians, coordinating the airdrop of aid across the Gaza Strip.

Sweden's Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson speaks to the media upon arriving to attend the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Heads of State and Government summit in The Hague, on June 25, 2025. NATO leaders hold a two-day summit on June 24 and 25 in The Hague.