By Mikael Nordstrom
Stockholm-based correspondent covering defence, NATO, the Arctic and Europe looking outward.
Oil and bond yields climb as US and Iran trade compensation demands
Oil prices and US Treasury yields climbed after the US and Iran traded compensation demands, pushing a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz f
Iran executes woman who claimed self-defence in assault case
Marzieh Nieri, 23, was executed at Qazvin Central Prison after courts rejected her self-defence claim. Her case highlights a sharp rise in e
Colombia quake kills at least 132; curfews imposed in Cali and Pereira
A powerful 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck western Colombia, killing at least 132 and injuring 570. Cali, Pereira, and Caldas have imposed c
Tropical Storm Dolphin disrupts Shanghai flights and travel
Shanghai airports cancelled over 900 flights as Tropical Storm Dolphin brought heavy rain and flooding to eastern China. The storm, which ma
Todd Blanche sworn in as US attorney general after narrow Senate vote
Todd Blanche has been sworn in as US attorney general after a tense Senate confirmation. The former Trump lawyer won by a single vote. Criti
Iran likens Hormuz standoff to chess, demands US concessions
Iran's foreign ministry says Tehran will not reopen the Strait of Hormuz until Washington meets its demands, including lifting the naval blo
Saudi sofa factory fire kills 16 Bangladeshi workers, Dhaka says
A fire at an unlicensed sofa factory in Riyadh killed 16 Bangladeshi workers on Sunday. Bangladesh's foreign ministry expressed deep shock a
Philippines monsoon floods kill at least 13, rescuers search for missing
Nine days of torrential rain, exceeding a month's average in places, have caused floods and landslides across Luzon, killing at least 13. In
British Columbia declares emergency as wildfires force 20,000 to flee
Over 20,000 people have been evacuated from their homes in British Columbia as wildfires spread rapidly. The province has declared a state o
Nagasaki anniversary reignites Japan's nuclear debate as pacifism wavers
Nagasaki commemorated the 81st anniversary of the US atomic bombing, with the mayor calling nuclear weapons 'absolute evil.' Japan's governm
Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan formalize joint defense pact in Mecca
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif met in Mecca to sign a joint defense pac
Sri Lanka sends troops to prisons as unrest spreads beyond Colombo
Sri Lanka has deployed troops to three prisons after inmates attempted to break out, leaving three dead and dozens wounded. Officials blame