CultureIn Gävle, Sweden, a giant straw goat is erected in the town square every Christmas – which has a tendency to burn down.

WorldThe death toll is expected to rise sharply as police continue to search through the burned-out buildings.

HealthResearchers sound alarm: Suicide, drugs and alcohol driving increased mortality among young adults.

EconomySave the Children Sweden new measurement shows that 100,000 more children are economically vulnerable than previously thought.

SwedenA tool that could, “in seconds,” determine who is moving in public places in Sweden is now being proposed.

IcelandThe genocide allegations against Israel in Gaza form the basis for the decision.

Finland200 kilometers of the 1300 kilometers border have now been equipped with an 11.5-foot-high fence with barbed wire.

WorldDonald Trump accuses South Africa of genocide against white people and halts all payments to the country.

SwedenApproximately €320 million has been paid out in benefits to active gang criminals.

SwedenThe “green” company has received over €100 million in state aid, while workers say they haven’t been paid for nine months.

EuropeChildren under 13 years old should not be allowed to use the platforms.

TechEU ambassadors have approved measures including "far-reaching risk assessments" and "voluntary" scanning of messages.

NorwayFarmers have reported cows with fever, fertility problems and deaths.

FinlandOfficials at Kela, Finland's Social Insurance Institution, are being threatened with death and having their families targeted.

WorldRussian defense conglomerate Rostec claims that the country now leads the world in the production of grenades and aerial bombs.

SwedenElon Musk accuses Olof Palme of introducing a destructive multicultural policy in 1975.

TechFrench authorities have attempted to force developers to install backdoors in the highly secure and privacy-focused mobile operating system.

SwedenThe party board cites the "increasing antisemitism" in Sweden as the primary reason for retaining the law.

CultureChinese and Swedish artists united east and west in a poetic musical dialogue between the nyckelharpa, guzheng and bamboo flute.

WorldNeoconservative debaters believe that Canada, Germany and Japan should acquire nuclear weapons.

WorldThe former Trump-loyal congresswoman and MAGA leader from the US state of Georgia is leaving her position after being called a "traitor" by the president.

WorldChina's UN ambassador accuses Tokyo of threatening armed intervention regarding Taiwan and vows to exercise the right to self-defense.

WorldThe 28-point plan can be interpreted as a stinging defeat for Zelensky and Brussels.

WorldTrump reversed position on Epstein issue after increased pressure from Congress.

ScienceThe transplantation took 19 hours and required a team effort of 40 people.

Norway"We are on the verge of getting yet another eating disorder", says psychologist Bente Sommerfeldt.

WorldThe European Union was a peace project that transformed into a war project, says Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán in an interview with Mathias Döpfner.