Swedish officials say they have registered the first case outside Africa of the more dangerous variant of mpox. Sweden says it has confirmed a first case of mpox clade I, a viral infection that spreads through close contact and is a more dangerous variant of the mpox disease. The Swedish government made the announcement on […]
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Image source, Facebook/Farooq Abdulrazak Image caption, Juan Cifuentes (left) and Farooq Abdulrazak were expected to return to the UK on Sunday evening 18 July 2024, 14:51 BST Updated 10 minutes ago A travel agency co-owned by missing Britons Juan Cifuentes and Farooq Abdulrazak has confirmed that Mr Abdulrazak has died. The business partners, from north
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Former Iranian official Hamid Nouri released in exchange for Swedish citizens Johan Floderus and Saeed Azizi. Tehran, Iran – Iran and Sweden have completed an Omani-brokered prisoner swap that involves the release of a former Iranian official in exchange for a European Union diplomat and another Swedish-Iranian citizen. The state-run Oman News Agency confirmed on
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Move comes after meeting between Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa and UNRWA chief Philippe Lazzarini. Japan is planning to resume funding to the United Nations aid agency for Palestinian refugees after suspending assistance over Israeli claims that some of its staff participated in Hamas’s October 7 attacks. Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa met UNRWA chief
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7 March 2024, 16:43 GMT Updated 1 hour ago Image caption, Sweden applied to join the military alliance after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine Sweden has officially become the 32nd member of Nato after it completed its accession process in Washington. The handover of documents took place at a ceremony two years after Sweden applied
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Sweden is set to join NATO after Hungary’s parliament voted Monday to approve its membership, ending a standoff that has lasted almost two years. NATO officials and diplomats said membership formalities could be completed by the end of the week. The historic expansion of the military alliance — Finland also joined last year — was
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