Norway Seizes Russian-Crewed Ship Suspected of Cutting an Undersea Cable

Norway Seizes Russian-Crewed Ship Suspected of Cutting an Undersea Cable

The authorities in Norway have seized a Russian-crewed ship that is suspected of damaging an undersea cable in an act of sabotage in the Baltic Sea, the Norwegian police said on Friday. They were acting on a request from the Latvian authorities and on an order issued in Norwegian courts, the police said in a … Read more

Salwan Momika, Who Burned a Quran in Sweden, Is Killed

Salwan Momika, Who Burned a Quran in Sweden, Is Killed

Salwan Momika, an Iraqi immigrant who set off enormous protests when he burned a Quran in Stockholm in 2023, has been killed, the Swedish Prosecution Authority said Thursday morning. The police said that they had arrested five people and that a murder investigation had been launched. Mr. Momika had been set to appear in Stockholm … Read more

Why Sweden Is Sending Its Inmates To Prisons Abroad

Why Sweden Is Sending Its Inmates To Prisons Abroad

Stockholm: The Swedish government said Wednesday that it was examining the possibility of sending some inmates to serve their sentences in prisons abroad, anticipating heavy pressure on its own prisons in the coming years. Sweden has struggled in recent years to rein in shootings and bombings linked to score-settling between rival criminal gangs. Perpetrators are … Read more

Fries With Your McBaguette? For Some Travelers, McDonald’s Is a Destination.

Fries With Your McBaguette? For Some Travelers, McDonald’s Is a Destination.

When in Morocco, one might visit the El Badi Palace, walk the grounds of the Koutoubia Mosque or enjoy a meal of dates and chebakia at … McDonald’s? For some, dining at McDonald’s has become part of the fun of traveling abroad. With distinctive locations — a “ski-through” restaurant in Sweden, a decommissioned Douglas DC-3 … Read more

Sweden Suspects ‘Gross Sabotage’ After Damage to Cable Under the Baltic Sea

Sweden Suspects ‘Gross Sabotage’ After Damage to Cable Under the Baltic Sea

The Swedish authorities on Monday boarded a ship in connection with what they described as “gross sabotage” after an undersea communications cable in the Baltic Sea was damaged a day earlier. The ship was escorted to the coast of Sweden for an investigation, the authorities said. “We suspect that a serious act of sabotage was … Read more