Gripen fighters built to battle Russian jets are on the table for Ukraine, but only if Sweden gets to join NATO, Stockholm says

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Saab JAS-39C Gripen
A Saab JAS-39C Gripen at RAF Fairford during the Royal Military Air Tattoo on July 15, 2023.

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Sweden considers using its army to help battle the mayhem caused by violent crime gangs

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A damaged building with shattered glass and debris can be seen after a bomb explosion.
View of the damage sustained by a building after an explosion outside Uppsala killed a 25-year-old woman.

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The billionaire son of H&M's founder owns a sprawling English country estate with over 100 cottages, a distillery, and a pub that sells his own beer

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Two shoppers walk into a H&M store; H&M former CEO and chair Stefan Persson
Swedish billionaire Stefan Persson.

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I’m an American who moved to Sweden and was shocked the first time I saw a baby alone in a stroller

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Bridget Borden moved from the US to Sweden, she describes the things that shocked her most since moving.
Bridget Borden moved from the US to Sweden. One of the biggest things she misses about the US is the small talk among strangers.

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Sweden is exploring giving Ukraine its Gripens, fighters said to be by far the 'most suitable' of the available Western jets for battling Russia: report

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A Finnish Air Force's F-18 takes off from Orland Air Base during the The Arctic Fighter Meet exercises occurring from August 21 to 25 in Brekstad, located west of Trondheim, Norway, on August 23, 2023.
A Finnish Air Force's F-18 takes off from Orland Air Base during the The Arctic Fighter Meet exercises occurring from August 21 to 25 in Brekstad, located west of Trondheim, Norway, on August 23, 2023.

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Swedish Students Are Going Back to School and Getting Analog Books

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In an era of misguided technological innovation, teachers in Sweden are taking things back to basics. A movement in the country’s education system is emphasizing analog technology like actual books and handwriting in a bid to make education more effective.

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As Ukraine's air force dodges Russian missiles, the US and its allies are practicing to keep their jets flying while under attack

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A technician refuels a US F-16 during exercise Astral Knight 23 Part 6 at Šiauliai Air Base in Lithuania on August 22.

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Nobel Prize foundation bars Russia from awards ceremony after 'strong reactions'

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A plaque depicting Alfred Nobel at the Nobel Peace Prize Ceremony in Oslo, Norway.

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The year of 'global boiling' is creating an opportunity for winemakers in Sweden, and one winemaker says he can see things growing here that were unthinkable 30 or 40 years ago

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Murre Sofrakis, the winemaker at Fladie vineyard, looks at the grapevine near the city of Lund in Skane County, southern Sweden, on August 28, 2019
The year of global boiling is creating an opportunity for winemakers in Sweden, and one winemaker says he can "see things growing here that were unthinkable 30 or 40 years ago."

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The Ukrainians are begging Western countries for F-16s, but they've also got their eyes on an often overlooked Swedish jet

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Sweden JAS-39 Gripens
Gripens over Sweden in May 2020.

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