Sweden runs war drill with royal family
Sweden's government said Friday it had carried out a war simulation exercise involving the king and the crown princess, in a statement it translated into Russian.
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Sweden considers charging jihadist jailed abroad with war crimes
Swedish prosecutors on Monday asked a court to remand in detention a convicted Swedish jihadist for his suspected involvement in the 2014 killing of a Jordanian pilot in Syria..
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