SwedenThe Christian Democrats and the Liberals are likely to lose their mandates in the EU - and the Center Party is just barely holding on.
Study: Natural settings stretch our sense of time
ScienceA new study suggests that spending time in natural settings alters our perception of time and broadens our perspective on life.
Norwegian teens struggle to reduce screen time
Norway"Social media is addictive", says Psychologist Mehri Agai.
Icelandic video game to be released next year
CultureThe new Island of the Winds is based on the country's rich folklore and historical legends.
WHO urges countries to finalize controversial pandemic treaty
World"Please, get this done", urges WHO Director-General Tedros Ghebreyesus.
Sámi request return of offerings from the Swedish History Museum
Culture"We think it's important that these objects are managed by Sámi people", says Hannah Edenbrink Andersson.
UK Foreign Secretary ignored lab leak data
WorldForeign Secretary Dominic Raab is said to have been moderately interested in the lab theory.
“We will target you” – Republican senators threaten attorney general
WorldIf the ICC issues an arrest warrant for Netanyahu, politicians promise punishment not only for the court's staff - but also for their families.
BREAKING: 2024 Bilderberg meeting to be held in Madrid
WorldThis weekend, the secretive power group meets in Spain's capital with minimal media attention.
“A new decade for the BRI: Xinjiang – Gateway to the future”
DebateNot to join in such a grand development perspective which the BRI envisions is worse than short-sighted. It is in fact sabotage of mankind’s best interests, Stephen Brawer on TNT Debate.
Eihwaz – The rune of the Sky Father
CultureDiscover the rune of the yew tree - and a forgotten light god of the Norse.
US suspends bomb shipments to Israel
World"Civilians have been killed in Gaza as a consequence of those bombs and other ways in which they go after population centers", Biden admits.
Ukrainians who document forced recruitment risk jail
World"Anyone who documents the work of recruiters during the ongoing mobilization" risks up to eight years in prison.
Pro-Palestinian demonstrators camp out in Helsinki
Finland"We demand that the University of Helsinki suspends 13 EU-funded research projects carried out in cooperation with Israeli universities", says one protester.
“From George Washington’s admonition against a ‘Passionate Attachment’ to ‘Genocide Joe'”
DebateThe student protesters are being demonized, as Palestinians have been. Those pretending to defend the US flag should consider actual facts.
Who is Joakim Paasikivi?
SwedenMeet Sweden’s military media guru.
Fewer insects in Norway
Environment"During the four years we have been studying the number of insects, we have seen a decline in all the areas we have analyzed", says researcher Jens Åström.
Sweden’s welfare authority introduces new eating disorder guidelines
Sweden"Eating disorders are a major public health problem, but at the same time too many people do not get the care they need", says head of unit Sofia von Malortie.
Internal feud has degraded Google’s search feature
TechHeated conflict between the tech giant's advertising and search departments is behind deteriorating search results.
German people say no to continued Muslim immigration
EuropeMany people are concerned that Germans are becoming a minority in their own country.
Perthro – Rune of the Earth Mother
CultureDiscover one of the most mysterious runes of the Norse.
Italian defense minister: “Time for Russia and Ukraine to negotiate”
Europe"The only way to resolve this crisis is to involve everyone, first (to obtain) a truce and then peace", says Guido Crosetto.
Artificial Intelligence and the Power of Language
ColumnsThorsteinn Siglaugsson: How the mastery of language may be driving emergent abilities in Large Language Models, and what this means.
Zelensky: “God has a chevron with the Ukrainian flag on his shoulder”
WorldAt the same time, Ukrainian authorities have taken a hard line against the Ukrainian Orthodox Church.