Tuesday, 7 June, 2022 , 11:56 AFP — Sweden's government on Tuesday averted a political crisis, after it clinched a last-minute deal to ensure its justice minister survived a no-confidence vote in parliament.

Tuesday, 7 June, 2022 , 09:24 AFP — Sweden's government said Tuesday it had clinched a last-minute deal to ensure its justice minister would survive a no-confidence vote in parliament, averting a political crisis.

Tuesday, 7 June, 2022 , 01:42 AFP — Sweden's lawmakers are Tuesday holding a vote of no-confidence against the country's justice minister, potentially triggering a government crisis only weeks after the country submitted a bid to join NATO.

Monday, 6 June, 2022 , 11:17 AFP — Moussa Fatimi's wheat field was once part of a thriving Syrian breadbasket. Now, he can't even grow enough to feed his family, and the land has been turned over to animals.

Monday, 6 June, 2022 , 05:40 AFP — Trucks loaded with humanitarian aid queue bumper-to-bumper amid the olive groves at the Turkish-Syrian border, waiting to be allowed across into war-torn Syria.

Saturday, 4 June, 2022 , 21:04 AFP — Top US General Mark Milley said Saturday that the United States is determined to support Sweden and Finland as the countries pursue NATO membership, a statement underscored by his visit to the USS Kearsarge after it became the largest US warship ever to dock in Stockholm.

Friday, 3 June, 2022 , 18:23 AFP — Top US General Mark Milley on Friday met Finnish President Sauli Niinisto to pledge US support for Finland's and Sweden's NATO membership bids which Turkey is blocking.

Thursday, 2 June, 2022 , 18:24 AFP — Russia hopes Turkey will "refrain" from launching an offensive in northern Syria, a diplomatic spokesperson said Thursday, after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan renewed threats of a military campaign targeting Kurdish "terrorists".

Thursday, 2 June, 2022 , 14:02 AFP — Turkey is seeking to enhance its role as a geopolitical player, unafraid to deploy strategic assets and political objections to drive hard bargains, even at risk of irritating allies, analysts say.

Wednesday, 1 June, 2022 , 16:29 AFP — NATO said Wednesday it will hold talks involving Turkey, Finland and Sweden in hopes of ending Ankara's opposition to the Nordic nations joining the alliance ahead of a summit this month.