Stockholms Dagblad - 24/7 news from Stockholm, Sweden and the world in six languages

Stockholm -
New Giacometti museum set for Paris in 2026

New Giacometti museum set for Paris in 2026

A new museum and school dedicated to artist Alberto Giacometti will open in Paris in 2026, bringing together the world's largest collection of his work, his foundation announced on Monday.

Read more
'Very scared': The resistance fighters of liberated Kherson

'Very scared': The resistance fighters of liberated Kherson

The young Ukrainian partisan wanted to be a musician before deciding to risk his life by giving away enemy positions during Russia's occupation of Kherson.

Read more
Afghan supreme leader orders full implementation of Islamic law

Afghan supreme leader orders full implementation of Islamic law

Afghanistan's supreme leader has ordered judges to fully implement aspects of Islamic law that include public executions, stonings and floggings, and the amputation of limbs for thieves, the Taliban's chief spokesman said.

Read more
Turkey accuses Kurdish group of Istanbul attack that killed six

Turkey accuses Kurdish group of Istanbul attack that killed six

Turkey on Monday accused the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) of carrying out a deadly bomb attack in Istanbul, saying a Syrian woman was in custody suspected of planting the device.

Read more
Stock markets mixed as global rally peters out

Stock markets mixed as global rally peters out

Markets were mixed Monday as traders struggled to maintain momentum after a global surge, though the loosening of China's Covid rules and plans to help its property sector helped Hong Kong extend its rally.

Read more
France, UK sign new deal on thwarting migrant Channel crossings 

France, UK sign new deal on thwarting migrant Channel crossings 

France and the UK on Monday signed a new agreement to work together to stop migrants crossing the Channel to England in small boats, a source of huge bilateral tension.

Read more
Biden to set 'guardrails' in Xi superpower summit

Biden to set 'guardrails' in Xi superpower summit

US President Joe Biden meets China's Xi Jinping in Bali on Monday hoping to set "guardrails" for relations between the world's two largest economies as they vie for international primacy.

Read more
Asian markets mixed as global rally peters out

Asian markets mixed as global rally peters out

Asian markets were mixed Monday as traders struggled to maintain momentum after a global surge, though the loosening of China's Covid rules and plans to help its property sector helped Hong Kong extend its rally.

Read more
UN climate talks enter home stretch split over money

UN climate talks enter home stretch split over money

COP27 entered its final week Monday with countries that grew rich burning fossil fuels and developing nations reeling from climate impacts at loggerheads over how to speed and fund reductions in carbon pollution.

Read more
Germany deploys bin trucks to map mobile blackspots

Germany deploys bin trucks to map mobile blackspots

On a street in Wusterhausen, around an hour's drive north of Berlin, a man paces intently, holding his mobile phone in front of him.

Read more