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  From silk stoles to Orchid painting: PM Modi presents iconic Indian gifts to world leaders | Pics

  World | May 21, 2026 12:25 IST

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi's five-nation diplomatic tour to the UAE, Netherlands, Sweden, Norway and Italy highlighted India's cultural soft power through a curated selection of traditional gifts for world leaders.

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  Haqiqat Kya Hai: Modi's Friends Are Growing, Pakistan's Fear Is Rising

  Hakikat Kya Hai | May 17, 2026 23:55 IST

  A short while ago, Prime Minister Modi arrived in Sweden from the Netherlands. PM Modi received a royal welcome in Sweden. Swedish Gripen fighter jets even escorted the Prime Minister's aircraft. Today, Modi is the biggest headline in Sweden

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  PM Modi Sweden visit LIVE: Rule of law and democracy unite India, Sweden, says PM Modi in Gothenburg

  World | May 17, 2026 23:34 IST

  PM Modi's Sweden visit comes immediately after PM Modi’s engagements in the Netherlands, where he visited the iconic Afsluitdijk Dam alongside Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof.

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  Sweden's 'hostile' migration system forces Indian startup founder to quit, sell firm and return home

  offbeat | February 25, 2026 16:11 IST

  An Indian entrepreneur in Sweden has claimed he was forced to quit and sell his thriving microgreens startup due to what he called a hostile and dysfunctional migration system.

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  Sweden: Several feared dead after bus ploughs into pedestrians in Stockholm

  World | November 14, 2025 21:34 IST

  Sweden news: Police and medical personnel have been rushed to the spot to tend to those affected after being hit by a bus in Stockholm.

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  Sweden's newly appointed Health Minister Elisabet Lann collapses during press conference | VIDEO

  World | September 10, 2025 11:22 IST

  Sweden's Health Minister Elisabet Lann collapsed during a press conference but recovered after low blood sugar. Officials, including the Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson and Deputy Prime Minister Ebba Busch, rushed to assist.

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  England's dramatic late-win against Sweden help them qualify for Euros semis, to face Italy

  Football | July 18, 2025 11:46 IST

  England defeated Sweden 3-2 in a penalty shootout to qualify for the women's Euro 2022 semifinals, where they will face Italy. The defending champions suffered in the first half, before scripting a comeback in the second as the match ended 2-2 in regular time.

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  Sweden: 10 killed, including gunman, in shooting at adult education centre in Orebro city

  World | February 04, 2025 23:35 IST

  Following the incident, police have issued a public advisory and urged residents to avoid the Vasthaga area or stay indoors for safety.

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  Who was Salwan Momika? Iraqi man, who burnt Quran, dies in shooting in Sweden

  World | January 30, 2025 17:20 IST

  Salwan Momika, the man who burnt Quran in Sweden, died in shooting near capital Stockholm. The Swedish media reports that Momika came to Sweden from Iraq in 2018 and was granted a three-year residence permit in 2021.

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  Mpox outbreak: Thailand confirms first case of new variant, second outside Africa

  World | August 22, 2024 18:15 IST

  The first case of the new variant outside Africa was earlier confirmed in Sweden after Congo recorded over 27,000 cases and more than 1,000 deaths since January last year. The new clade Ib strain of the virus is now spreading rapidly in Kenya and other African countries.

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  Mpox detected in Pakistan: Health officials confirm at least one case of virus

  News | August 16, 2024 19:06 IST

  A Pakistani health official said authorities would be taking all necessary measures after Pakistan's health ministry confirmed at least one case of the mpox virus in a patient who had returned from a Gulf country, though they did not yet know the strain of the virus.

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  Pakistan reports three cases of new Mpox virus in 2024, China to screen arrivals: Report

  World | August 16, 2024 11:34 IST

  The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Wednesday declared the recent outbreak of the disease as a public health emergency of international concern after a new variant of the virus has been identified.

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  Mpox outbreaks: Sweden confirms first case of deadly infectious virus outside Africa

  World | August 16, 2024 6:07 IST

  WHO said there have been more than 14,000 cases and 524 deaths in more than a dozen countries across Africa this year, which already exceeded last year’s figures. So far, more than 96 per cent of all cases and deaths are in a single country -- Congo.

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  'Fired a bullet into heart...': Quran-burner Salwan Momika breaks silence on his death reports

  World | April 12, 2024 13:41 IST

  The 37-year-old Iraqi man sparked intense outrage in Muslim countries by burning pages of the Quran, leading to riots and unrest in several areas. He was reported dead earlier this month after he went to Norway when Sweden rejected his asylum bid.

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  Why did Sweden join NATO even though Putin warned of harsh ramifications?

  World | March 07, 2024 23:48 IST

  Sweden has stayed out of military alliances for more than 200 years and long ruled out seeking NATO membership. But after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, it ditched its longstanding policy of nonalignment almost overnight and decided to apply to join the alliance.

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  Sweden joins NATO two years after Putin's invasion forced it to end post-World War II neutrality

  World | March 07, 2024 23:37 IST

  NATO chief Stoltenberg underscored that the Nordic country “now enjoys the protection granted under Article 5, the ultimate guarantee of allies’ freedom and security.”

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  'No jurisdiction': Sweden ends probe on Nord Stream explosions, hands evidence to Germany

  World | February 07, 2024 16:53 IST

  he multi-billion dollar pipelines transporting Russian gas to Germany were ruptured in a series of explosions in September 2022. Sweden, Denmark and Germany launched separate investigations into the Nord Stream blasts after Putin alleged Western countries to be responsible for the incidents.

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  US approves sale of F-16 fighter jets to Turkey after Ankara ratifies Sweden's NATO membership

  World | January 27, 2024 17:58 IST

  Turkey has long sought to upgrade its F-16 fleet and ratified Sweden's NATO membership based on the approval of the sale of the new planes. Turkey delayed Sweden's approval as it believed Stockholm did not take Ankara's national security concerns seriously enough.

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  Turkey approves Sweden's NATO membership bid after 20-month-long delay

  World | January 24, 2024 1:39 IST

  Turkey, a NATO member, has been dragging its feet on ratifying Sweden’s accession for more than a year, accusing the country of being too lenient toward groups it regards as security threats.

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  EXPLAINED: Why Turkey took 18 months of negotiations to let Sweden join NATO bloc

  World | December 27, 2023 11:58 IST

  Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan dropped his objection to Sweden’s membership during a NATO summit in July, but it took him several months to send the bill to parliament for ratification and weeks for the parliamentary committee to give its consent.