Five held over murder of Quran-burner Salwan Momika, Sweden suspends double taxation agreement with Russia, and foreign ministry warns against travel to several provinces in Rwanda and the DRC. Here's the latest news.

Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson announced the introduction of a law allowing the surveillance of children to prevent their exploitation by gangs. In January, there were over 30 bomb explosions in the country.

Salwan Momika, an Iraqi man who sparked outrage by staging Quran-burning protests in Sweden in 2023, has been shot dead, according to Swedish authorities.

President Volodymyr Zelensky has expressed gratitude to the government and people of Sweden for the largest Swedish defense package for Ukraine. — Ukrinform.

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Sweden will fast-track new legislation to allow police to use electronic surveillance tools against minors after dozens of gang-related bombings in the capital Stockholm in January, the prime minister said on Thursday.

Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson admitted that his government has lost control over a burgeoning wave of violence sweeping the country, amid escaltating public concern. The acknowledgment came during an emergency meeting where Kristersson announced the acceleration of new legislation targeting juvenile involvement in criminal activities.

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -Swedish police arrested five people on Thursday after an Iraqi anti-Islam campaigner was shot dead hours before a court verdict was due in a trial over his burning the Koran, as the prime minister expressed concerns over the killing's links to a foreign power.

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -The Swedish prime minister said the shooting of an anti-Islam campaigner just hours before a trial verdict was due on Thursday over his burning the Koran might be linked to a foreign power, and police arrested five people over the killing.

Sweden’s national security advisor ... Landerholm, a longtime friend of prime minister Ulf Kristersson, faced mounting pressure to step down, with Kristersson acknowledging his role was ...

Sweden is fast-tracking legislation allowing police to use electronic surveillance on minors after a series of gang-related bombings in. The move aims to tackle escalating gang crime, partly driven by youth recruited via social media.

Sweden wants to bring forward a new law that will allow authorities to secretly wiretap children under the age of 15 as the Nordic country grapples with a spate of bombings linked to criminal gangs.

An Iraqi man who carried out several Quran burnings in Sweden has been killed in a shooting near Stockholm, authorities said Thursday. Salwan Momika, 38, staged several burnings and desecrations of Islam's holy book in Sweden in 2023.