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| Friday Weather The high pressure system that has brought days of Southern European sunshine and warmth to all of Sweden will be ending later today. In its place, powerful thunderstorms will drench the eastern end of the country, including the southern parts of the North. sr.se |
Bildt Hopeful after Afghan Election Foreign Minister Carl Bildt is hopeful for the future of Afghanistan after having spoken to main candidates in the presidential election which was held in the country two weeks ago. "The signals I am getting from the three main candidates gives me reason to have pretty good hopes for the future," Bildt told Swedish Radio on Tuesday.Carl Bildt is in Kabul to see for himself the follow up to the elections, and also to be able to bring the latest news about the situation in Afghanistan to his colleagues at the meeting of EU foreign ministers in Stockholm later this week. sr.se |
Bergman's island home to become arts centre A Norwegian businessman has bought the home of the late Swedish film director Ingmar Bergman on the remote island of Fårö and plans to turn the property into an arts centre. thelocal.se |
Israel accuses Sweden of 'diplomatic coup' Israel has accused Sweden of trying to change the EU's stance on Jerusalem and refer to the city as the official capital of Israel and Palestine while at the helm of the rotating EU presidency. thelocal.se |
Letter to the Editor: UK MPs back Sweden over Palestinian capital As EU foreign ministers gather in Brussels to debate the future of Israeli-Palestinian relations, a group of British MPs have come out in support of a Swedish proposal to establish East Jerusalem as the capital of a future Palestinian state. thelocal.se |