Category: Sweden

  • Turkey will not approve Sweden and Finland joining NATO

    Turkey will not approve Sweden and Finland joining NATO

    Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday he is not going to approve Sweden and Finland getting NATO membership. The Swedish ministry of foreign affairs said on Monday that senior representatives from Helsinki and Stockholm are set to travel “soon” to Turkey to talk about Turkey’s objections to their NATO membership. However, Erdogan said…

  • 16 police officers injured as Sweden riots continue for 3rd day

    16 police officers injured as Sweden riots continue for 3rd day

    Violence broke out in the city of Malmö in Sweden on Saturday following a gathering of the Stram Kurs, or Hard Line, a movement led by Swedish far-right politician Rasmus Paludan. Automobiles were set on fire, and some protesters threw stones at the police. A number of other clashes between the police and counter-demonstrators have…