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- 3d ago
Russia's FSB says it detained Swedish man accused of planning sabotage at military sites
Russia's FSB security service says it detained a Swedish man in the Pskov region, near the Latvian border, accused of planning attacks on military sites. The security service also alleges he had fought alongside Ukrainian forces.
- 4d ago
CoreWeave slump sparks AI debt fears as Wall Street recovers and Asia rebounds
CoreWeave's shares fell 15.5% on Wednesday, 14 October, after reports that its bond yields had reached levels linked to distressed debt. The stock recovered on Thursday after Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang defended the company.
- 5d ago
Swedish parliament rejects Magdalena Andersson as prime minister by 248 votes to 99
Sweden's Riksdag voted against Social Democrat leader Magdalena Andersson as prime minister on Thursday, 15 October, leaving the country without a government more than a month after the 13 September election. Speaker Andreas Norlén now has three more attempts before new elections must be called.
- 6d ago
Robert Hall and Michael Woodford win 2026 Nobel economics prize for macro stabilisation work
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences named Robert Hall and Michael Woodford on Monday, 12 October, for work on the microeconomic foundations of macroeconomic stabilisation. The prize is worth 12 million Swedish kronor, about one million euro.
- Oct 8
Canadian poet Anne Carson wins 2026 Nobel Prize in Literature for bold, inventive work
The Swedish Academy announced the prize on 9 October, worth about one million euros. Carson, who is 76, was reached by phone while she was in Iceland.
- Oct 7
Researchers identify new prehistoric crocodile Herugavialis cairensis in Sphinx quarry rock
Paleontologists have identified Herugavialis cairensis, an extinct crocodile species from Mokattam limestone quarried to build the Great Sphinx, after re-evaluating a 1920s fossil.
- Oct 7
Ikea expands second-hand furniture marketplace to the UK, Ireland and Germany
The Ingka Group is rolling out its second-hand platform across the UK and Ireland before launching in Germany on 14 October, allowing customers to trade used furniture with an optional 15% gift card bonus.
- Oct 7
Henri Kagan and Kenso Soai win 2026 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for mirror-image molecule research
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences awarded the 12 million crown prize to the French and Japanese chemists for solving how to direct chiral reactions in drug synthesis.
- Oct 7
Spotify expands audiobooks to 180 markets with 350,000 titles in 120 languages
Spotify announced at the Frankfurt Book Fair that it is expanding its audiobook service from 22 markets to more than 180 countries by the end of 2026, granting access to more than 750 million listeners across 120 languages.
- Oct 6
Swedish police shoot and injure armed suspect outside Stockholm Royal Palace
Officers discharged service weapons on Tuesday evening at Lejonbacken outside the official residence of King Carl XVI Gustaf, hospitalizing an armed man with serious injuries.
- Oct 6
Sweden to deploy Patriot air defence missiles and 100 troops to Polish NATO logistics hub
Stockholm will send 100 soldiers from its Lv 6 Air Defence Regiment to Rzeszow-Jasionka in December 2026, replacing Dutch forces at the logistics centre for Ukrainian military aid.
- Oct 6
Francis Halzen outlines next steps for IceCube neutrino astronomy after Nobel Prize win
Belgian-American physicist Francis Halzen received the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics for leading the IceCube observatory in Antarctica, detailing future research goals at an INFN meeting in Turin.
- Oct 5
Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel win 2026 Nobel Prize in Medicine for optogenetics
American scientist Karl Deisseroth and German researchers Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel received the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine on Monday for discovering light-gated ion channels and developing optogenetics.
- Oct 2
Mondo Duplantis will skip 2027 indoor season to focus on recovery and outdoor campaign
World record holder Mondo Duplantis will bypass the 2027 European Indoor Championships in Valencia to prioritise physical recovery ahead of the World Championships in Beijing.
- Oct 2
Swedish speaker tasks Magdalena Andersson with second attempt to form government
Parliament Speaker Andreas Norlén asked the Social Democratic leader to resume coalition negotiations following party consultations, setting an October 12 deadline to report back.
- Oct 2
Volvo Cars withdraws 2026 sales and cash flow outlook as Q3 deliveries fall 10.7%
Volvo Cars cancelled its full-year volume and cash flow guidance after a 40.6% sales contraction in China and a 14% drop in the Americas led to a 10.7% drop in third-quarter global deliveries.
- Oct 1
Kylian Mbappé visits Paris nightclub with Ester Expósito while recovering from knee injury
Real Madrid forward Kylian Mbappé visited a Paris nightclub with actress Ester Expósito instead of completing injury rehabilitation at the club's Valdebebas complex.
- Oct 1
Swedish Truth Commission demands state apology and reparations for Sami persecution
Sweden's Truth Commission has presented a 1,100-page report documenting four centuries of state persecution of the indigenous Sami people, demanding official apologies, financial reparations, and greater autonomy.
- Oct 1
Sweden to Deploy Gripen Fighter Jets to Guard Polish Airspace for Two Months
Swedish Gripen fighters will begin a two-month patrol mission over Poland in October 2026 to protect NATO airspace and logistics routes aiding Ukraine.
- Sep 28
Magdalena Andersson abandons Swedish government formation after Left Party dispute
Swedish Social Democrat leader Magdalena Andersson conceded her bid to form a cabinet on Monday after the Left Party voted with the right-wing bloc to re-elect parliamentary speaker Andreas Norlén.
