By Mikael Nordstrom
Stockholm-based correspondent covering defence, NATO, the Arctic and Europe looking outward.
Tibetan exiles in New Delhi protest China's new ethnic unity law
Hundreds of Tibetan exiles gathered in New Delhi on 20 August to protest China's new Ethnic Unity and Progress Law. Demonstrators shaved the
US-Iran deportation flights exposed in leaked emails
Newly released emails show US immigration officials coordinated with Iranian authorities to deport over 100 Iranians in 2025. The correspond
North Korea dismisses US drill cutback as meaningless gesture
North Korea's first response to Trump's drill scale-back is dismissive. Kim Yo Jong says the exercises remain provocative despite reduced si
South Korea's civil defence drill tests readiness amid scaled-back US exercises
South Korea conducted a nationwide civil defence drill on 20 August, part of the annual Ulchi Exercise. Authorities rehearsed responses to a
Central African Republic gold mine collapse may have killed 100
A landslide at the Zamboye gold mine in the Central African Republic may have killed at least 100 people. Rescue efforts continue, but offic
UAE severs all trade and financial ties with Iran after missile incident
The UAE has suspended all trade, commercial exchange, and financial transactions with Iran until further notice. The move follows Iran's fir
Iran executions top 900 in seven months, rights monitor reports
At least 901 people were executed in Iran in the first seven months of the year, according to the Abdorrahman Boroumand Center. The toll inc
Kyrgios admits cocaine use after positive test in Mallorca
Nick Kyrgios says he tested positive for cocaine at a June tournament in Mallorca and has been provisionally suspended. The Australian, rank
Washington rebukes Israel over Syria airbase strikes as 'unnecessary escalation'
The US has condemned Israeli strikes on a Syrian airbase near the Turkish border as an 'unnecessary escalation.' Israel says it acted to pre
Qatar returns Iranian pilot's remains, denies holding three others
Qatar says it returned the remains of one Iranian pilot and invited Tehran to review its search operation, but Iran has not responded. Doha
Berlin woman leaps into fire truck basket as blaze traps her on 11th floor
A woman trapped by a fire in a Berlin high-rise jumped from the 11th floor into a fire truck basket after the ladder fell short. The dramati
Russian strike on Kharkiv village kills at least 10, governor says
A Russian rocket attack on the village of Pechenigy in Ukraine's Kharkiv region killed at least 10 people and wounded eight, the regional go