Sweden will fast-track new legislation to allow police to use electronic surveillance tools against minors after dozens of gang-related bombings in the capital Stockholm in January, the prime minister said on Thursday.

Salwan Momika, an Iraqi man who sparked outrage by staging Quran-burning protests in Sweden in 2023, has been shot dead, according to Swedish authorities.

Iraqi atheist Salwan Momika’s provocations had sparked violent protests and prompted Turkey to suspend NATO negotiations with Sweden.

STOCKHOLM - An Iraqi refugee and anti-Islam campaigner was shot dead in Sweden hours before he was due to receive a court verdict following a trial over burning the Koran, and five people were arrested over the shooting on Thursday.

An Iraqi refugee in Sweden who repeatedly burned the Quran in 2023, sparking outrage in Muslim countries, has been shot dead south of Stockholm, investigators said Thursday, with Sweden's prime minister suggesting "a foreign power" might have been involved.

Sweden's LKAB could supply around 18% of Europe's rare earth metal demand in the long term if its north Arctic Per Geijer mine enters production, the company said on Tuesday as it began construction of a related processing facility.

Swedish state-owned mining company LKAB announced that it can meet around 18% of Europe's rare earth metal demand in the long term if its Per Geijer mine in the Arctic begins production. The company made the announcement during the start of construction on a new processing facility in Lulea,

An Iraqi man who carried out several Quran burnings in Sweden has been killed in a shooting near Stockholm, authorities said Thursday.

Salwan Momika, known for publicly burning copies of the Holy Quran, was allegedly shot dead in his apartment last night, according to local media reports. Momika, 38, found dead at his address in Sodertalje after he was shot while police have arrested five suspects so far, public broadcaster SVT reported.

The Nordic country has opened an investigation into the damage, just weeks after NATO stepped up its military presence in the area following a series of similar incidents.

Sweden’s Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said there needs to be a rethink of how governments and private enterprise in Europe work together in the wake of the collapse of battery maker Northvolt AB.

The victim had burned copies of the Muslim holy book in public demonstrations in 2023. Read more at straitstimes.com.