https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Sweden in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed A man was arrested in Stockholm on Sunday after bangers were thrown at the US embassy during a protest by neo-Nazi group the Nordic Resistance Movement (NMR). https://www.thelocal.se/20180419/fireworks-thrown-at-stockholm-us-embassy-during-neo-nazi-protest Thu, 19 Apr 2018 13:40:04 +0200 fireworks-thrown-at-stockholm-us-embassy-during-neo-nazi-protest Sweden's Ministry for Foreign Affairs (UD) says it is still waiting for clarification of the details of Donald Trump's travel ban after meeting the US chargé d'affaires in Stockholm. https://www.thelocal.se/20170131/sweden-still-waiting-for-answers-on-us-travel-ban Tue, 31 Jan 2017 15:13:02 +0100 sweden-still-waiting-for-answers-on-us-travel-ban Police have confirmed that an envelope containing a “toxic and corrosive” white powder was sent to the US embassy in Stockholm on Wednesday, prompting the building to be evacuated for several hours. https://www.thelocal.se/20121017/43888 Thu, 18 Oct 2012 00:16:00 +0200 43888 The US embassy in Stockholm was evacuated on Wednesday with Swedish emergency services and police on the scene, investigating what media has referred to as a mystery letter containing "an unidentified white powder". https://www.thelocal.se/20121017/43876 Wed, 17 Oct 2012 14:18:00 +0200 43876 A prosecutor looking into whether or not a surveillance programme run by the US embassy in Stockholm violated Swedish law has dropped the investigation. https://www.thelocal.se/20110404/33002 Mon, 04 Apr 2011 14:53:00 +0200 33002 An investigation into the legality of a surveillance programme run by the US embassy in Stockholm has been hampered by a refusal of people involved to answer questions about the operation, a prosecutor said on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.se/20110303/32384 Thu, 03 Mar 2011 15:32:00 +0100 32384 Sweden has a key role in Europe as the U.S. prepares for future cyber-warfare, classified documents released by WikiLeaks indicate. https://www.thelocal.se/20110102/31202 Sun, 02 Jan 2011 10:50:00 +0100 31202 Sweden was pressured by the United States to increase its commitment in Afghanistan, documents released by WikiLeaks reveal. https://www.thelocal.se/20101221/30974 Tue, 21 Dec 2010 11:53:00 +0100 30974 The US embassy in Stockholm has increased its security, according to a statement on its homepage. https://www.thelocal.se/20101221/30976 Tue, 21 Dec 2010 08:34:00 +0100 30976 The Swedish Riksdag’s constitutional committee has announced that it will look into what current and former cabinet ministers knew about the US embassy in Stockholm's surveillance of people in Sweden. https://www.thelocal.se/20101123/30386 Tue, 23 Nov 2010 16:58:00 +0100 30386 Sweden’s former Social Democratic government was informed in 2002 about a surveillance programme run by the US embassy in Stockholm, secret documents reveal. https://www.thelocal.se/20101119/30304 Fri, 19 Nov 2010 08:30:00 +0100 30304 Sweden's Security Service Säpo did not give permission to the US embassy to conduct surveillance in Sweden, according to chief Anders Danielsson. https://www.thelocal.se/20101110/30124 Wed, 10 Nov 2010 09:28:00 +0100 30124 The United States on Monday acknowledged its surveillance programme conducted at embassies in Stockholm, Oslo and Copenhagen, seeking to ease tensions after a Swedish prosecutor opened a probe into the legality of the practice. https://www.thelocal.se/20101109/30102 Tue, 09 Nov 2010 08:07:00 +0100 30102 A Swedish prosecutor announced plans on Monday to open a formal investigation into the legality of information gathering activities carried out by the US embassy in Stockholm. https://www.thelocal.se/20101108/30086 Mon, 08 Nov 2010 17:20:00 +0100 30086 Swedish Justice Minister Beatrice Ask has confirmed that the US embassy in Sweden has undertaken similar secret surveillance measures since 2000 that have also occurred in Norway and Denmark. https://www.thelocal.se/20101106/30062 Sat, 06 Nov 2010 15:13:00 +0100 30062 US ambassador to Sweden, Matthew Barzan, praised Swedish police for their professionalism in a statement confirming that the suspect package found at the embassy this morning was determined to pose no threat. https://www.thelocal.se/20100917/29082 Fri, 17 Sep 2010 13:25:00 +0200 29082 Three Swedish companies have been added to the US embassy’s list of promising clean tech companies, as the embassy signaled that its work promoting clean-energy cooperation between Sweden and the United States would continue under the new ambassador. https://www.thelocal.se/20090630/20378 Tue, 30 Jun 2009 19:33:00 +0200 20378 A suspected bomb discovered outside of the US embassy in Stockholm on Tuesday turned out to be a Statue of Liberty souvenir. https://www.thelocal.se/20090217/17650 Tue, 17 Feb 2009 15:43:00 +0100 17650 Police bomb disposal experts have safely removed a suspicious package from the grounds of the US Embassy in Stockholm. https://www.thelocal.se/20081202/16070 Tue, 02 Dec 2008 13:12:00 +0100 16070 Surveillance cameras at the US Embassy in Stockholm will not be able to film outside the perimeter fence, county authorities have ruled. https://www.thelocal.se/20080704/12852 Fri, 04 Jul 2008 16:59:00 +0200 12852