Sweden heads to the polls: What’s at stake in the knife-edge election?
Sweden votes on Sunday as voters weigh migration, crime, the economy and whether the far right will enter government.

Sweden votes on Sunday as voters weigh migration, crime, the economy and whether the far right will enter government.

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Her lawyers say Flores needs cardiac treatment and recovery facilities a detention centre cannot provide.
Observers on both sides of the political divide express concern about Trump’s pledge to pay ‘dividend’ for midterm wins.
Turning Point USA has expanded its campus presence, even as Trump’s support among young men has fallen.

Anti-immigrant protests in the country are back.
The ruling is a blow to Trump administration’s efforts to change how mail-in voting works ahead of November elections.
Exit polls suggest 9 percent of Trump voters backed New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, despite ideological differences.

Israeli air strikes have killed and injured dozens across Gaza.
Pennsylvania senator who has clashed with party over Israel support says he will reject ‘the extremes and socialism’.
Federal employees are generally barred from receiving compensation beyond their government salaries.
Attorneys general from 20 states and Washington, DC, say the US government illegally rolled back landmark protections.