Swedish clothing retailer H&M says it had the legal right to sell Justin Bieber merchandise. Merchandise was removed from stores this week after the pop star claimed he had not given permission. Items were hoodies, t-shirts, and sweatshirts with lyrics from his songs. Swedish clothes retailer H&M (HMb.ST) said on Thursday it had the rights … Read more
Just two days after the singer criticized the Swedish shop for exploiting his name. likeness without “permission,” H&M withdrew all of its Justin Bieber items. H&M pulls Justin Bieber merchandise Despite claiming to have “followed proper approval procedures,” business representatives told that they ultimately chose to cancel the line “out of respect” for the “Stay” … Read more
As the crisis in Ukraine rages on, British soldiers have taken part in a military drill with the Swedish and Finnish armed services. Exercise Vigilant Knife, according to the Ministry of Defense, will improve the combat efficiency of the armed forces of all three countries. A mutual security agreement with Sweden and Finland was inked … Read more
A gunman opened fire at a Copenhagen shopping centre on Sunday, killing three people and injuring four others. Danish police say they have no information that the shooting was a “terrorist act” or that the suspect acted with others. COPENHAGEN: Danish cops said on Monday that four people, including two Swedish nationals, were in critical … Read more
The Yemeni government and Huthi rebels agreed earlier this month to extend the truce which went into effect in April. The UN says the conflict has triggered the world’s worst humanitarian crisis. “The truce provides us with steps that normalize life in certain small areas for the Yemeni population”. A renewed two-month truce in war-torn … Read more
China has a triad of nuclear forces – solid-fueled mobile and siloed land-based missiles, nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines, and bombers with a full, re-established nuclear mission. The ratio of stockpiled and stored warheads will shift when more new launchers become active in 2021. BEIJING: China possesses at least 350 nuclear weapons, more than double India’s … Read more
In November of last year, Swedish police may have stopped a second Breivik-style massacre when they searched the property of a 25-year-old right-wing fanatic, which had 50 tonnes of fertiliser, a bomb lab, and automatic weapons. The farm, according to Swedish media, was located outside of Falköping, where the suspect had planned a bomb strike … Read more
Turkey on Wednesday, said the NATO accession process for Sweden and Finland would not move forward unless they addressed Ankara’s security concerns, In talks with delegations from both Nordic countries “We conveyed our message in very clear terms that the process will not move forward unless Turkey’s security concerns are addressed through concrete steps and … Read more
The wife of Iranian-Swedish citizen Ahmadreza Djalali, who is accused of espionage and faces execution in Iran, called on the European Union on Saturday to secure her husband’s release. “I hope that the EU can really act decisively in order to bring Ahmadreza home,” Vida Mehrannia said according to excerpts of an interview on Germany’s … Read more
Iran could postpone the execution of Iranian-Swedish academic Ahmedreza Djalali, who is due to be executed later this month, according to a spokesman for the foreign ministry. Djalali was sentenced to death in 2017 for espionage for Israel, and the ISNA news agency reported earlier this month that he would be killed by May 21. … Read more
Finland’s and Sweden’s lawmakers debated their NATO bids on Monday, as the two neighbors prepare to submit applications this week as a deterrence to Russian aggression. Finland officially announced its intention to join NATO on Sunday as Sweden’s ruling party said it backed membership, paving the way for a joint application. The move is a … Read more
After decades of avoiding military alliances, Finland officially announced on Sunday that it would apply for NATO membership, with neighbouring Sweden expected to follow suit soon. The two Nordic countries have expressed a desire to act in unison and submit their applications jointly, as a deterrent to Russian aggression. – Historic U-turns – For decades, … Read more
Finnish government formally declared its intention to join NATO On Sunday, , as Sweden’s ruling party held a pivotal meeting that could pave the way for a joint application. Less than three months after Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, the move is a stunning reversal of Finland’s long-standing policy of military non-alignment. Sweden, which … Read more
During a mission to Tehran to help revive Iran’s 2015 nuclear accord, EU ambassador Enrique Mora appealed for the release of an Iranian-Swedish academic on death sentence on “humanitarian grounds.” On Wednesday and Thursday, Mora, the European Union’s coordinator for talks between Iran and key world powers to repair the deal, met with Ali Bagheri, … Read more
US shares slid Wednesday following facts that confirmed a slowdown in inflation, but less than buyers had anticipated. European stocks, which have been buying and selling strongly higher, pared their gains after the United States Labor Department stated the customer price index (CPI) rose by 8.5 percent in April, down from the 8.5 percent annual gain registered in … Read more
US and European stocks are mostly superior Wednesday notwithstanding statistics that showed the USA inflation bogged down less than investors were looking forward to. Soaring inflation and the trekking of interest quotes with the aid of vital banks in reaction have been one of the reasons why stocks have taken a beating so far this … Read more
Philip Morris International, the manufacturing company of Marlboro cigarettes, said Wednesday that it has offered $16 billion to acquire Swedish Match, a maker of smokeless tobacco, as the US company seeks to diversify away from its traditional cigarette business. Swedish Match’s board of directors recommended that its shareholders accept the bid of 106 Swedish kronor … Read more
According to reports, a Swedish-Iranian person sentenced to death in Iran on allegations of espionage for Israeli intelligence will be executed this month, according to Iran’s semi-official ISNA news agency. Ahmadreza Djalali, a disaster medicine doctor and researcher, was detained in 2016 during an academic visit to Iran and is scheduled to be killed on … Read more
