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

Stockholm -
Verstappen and Red Bull fired by twin ambitions in Texas

Verstappen and Red Bull fired by twin ambitions in Texas

Newly acclaimed double world champion Max Verstappen has every right to enjoy celebrating his second drivers’ championship success in relaxed Texan style this weekend.

Read more
Reluctant referee Yamashita on brink of World Cup history

Reluctant referee Yamashita on brink of World Cup history

Yoshimi Yamashita had to be "dragged along" to officiate her first match -- now she's making history as one of the first women referees at a men's World Cup.

Read more
Riot of color draws fall tourists to Canadian mountaintop

Riot of color draws fall tourists to Canadian mountaintop

Despite the complete absence of snow, the ski resort in Canada's Quebec province attracts tens of thousands of visitors every fall to witness one of the world's great displays of autumnal glory.

Read more
Shiffrin, Odermatt favourites to defend titles as ski season kicks off

Shiffrin, Odermatt favourites to defend titles as ski season kicks off

Reigning overall World Cup champions Mikaela Shiffrin and Marco Odermatt kick off the 2022-23 season as odds-on favourites, as alpine skiing again battles on against challenging environmental issues.

Read more
Britons skipping meals in cost of living crisis: poll

Britons skipping meals in cost of living crisis: poll

Millions of Britons are skipping meals in current the cost-of-living crisis, a consumer group warned Thursday, having already forecast that many risk fuel poverty after the UK curbed its energy price freeze.

Read more
Musk says he's 'excited' about buying Twitter, but overpaying

Musk says he's 'excited' about buying Twitter, but overpaying

Elon Musk on Wednesday said he is "excited" about taking over Twitter, expressing enthusiasm even though he's spent months trying to break free of the $44 billion buyout contract.

Read more
Director Paul Haggis's civil trial for rape opens in New York

Director Paul Haggis's civil trial for rape opens in New York

The New York civil trial against Oscar-winning Canadian filmmaker Paul Haggis, who is accused of raping a publicist in 2013, opened on Wednesday.

Read more
Russia's population transfers amount to 'mass deportation', says Ukraine

Russia's population transfers amount to 'mass deportation', says Ukraine

Ukraine on Wednesday accused Moscow of orchestrating a "mass deportation" of civilians from the occupied region of Kherson where evacuations have begun in the face of advances by Kyiv.

Read more
Trump testifies in case filed by rape accuser

Trump testifies in case filed by rape accuser

Former US president Donald Trump testified Wednesday in a defamation case pitting him against a prominent former American columnist who says he raped her in the 1990s.

Read more
Russia, Iran defiant as West presses sanctions over drones in Ukraine

Russia, Iran defiant as West presses sanctions over drones in Ukraine

Russia on Wednesday warned the United Nations not to probe alleged strikes by Iranian-made drones in Ukraine, joining Tehran in denying the weapons' origin as the European Union prepared new sanctions.

Read more