Newsroom · World & Security

By Mikael Nordstrom

Stockholm-based correspondent covering defence, NATO, the Arctic and Europe looking outward.

82 published stories

Iran executed Mehdi Farid, a former Atomic Energy Organisation employee, on charges of spying for Israel's Mossad. Human rights groups repor

Central Asia is emerging as a key transit and consumption zone for synthetic drugs, with criminal networks exploiting digital platforms and

Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps seized two cargo ships in the Strait of Hormuz, heightening tensions in the vital waterway. The incident fo

The IOM's Missing Migrants Project documented 7,904 deaths or disappearances in 2025, a slight decrease from 2024's record high of 9,200. Th

The EU and UN estimate $71.4 billion is needed for Gaza's recovery over ten years. Physical infrastructure damages alone total $35.2 billion

Iran executed Amirali Mirjafari for allegedly setting fire to a Tehran mosque and collaborating with Israel and the US during January protes

Olzhas Suleimenov, a Kazakh poet and diplomat, founded the Nevada-Semipalatinsk movement that led to the 1991 closure of the Soviet Union's

Donald Trump has proposed a 76-metre 'Triumphal Arch' for Washington, D.C., a structure critics have dubbed the 'Arc de Trump'. The project

Kazakhstan is developing one of Central Asia's most extensive social welfare systems, supporting over 1.7 million families. The country rank

Iran's national football team will stop in Spain en route to their World Cup base in Mexico. Players are still awaiting US and Mexican visas

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