Once a European nation receiving large numbers of refugees and migrants, Sweden completes a decade-long overhaul.

So-called ‘good behaviour’ legislation fiercely criticised by opposition politicians and rights groups ...

WASHINGTON, June 18 (Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Thursday it would make available $107 million in emergency funding to strengthen its domestic and ...

Eleven years ago, the Swedish employment minister visited Canada for advice on how best to integrate immigrants and refugees into the workforce. With Sweden now implementing some of the toughest ...

By Simon Johnson STOCKHOLM, June 25 (Reuters) - Sweden's centre-right government plans to deepen its immigration crackdown if ...

Sweden’s Social Democratic Prime Minister Stefan Lofven has probably never stood so alone: roasted by the right for leaving the door wide open to asylum-seekers and lambasted by the left for later ...

STOCKHOLM, Jan 9 (Reuters) - The number of people applying for asylum in Sweden dropped by 30% in 2025 to the lowest level since 1985, with the right-of-centre government saying it planned to further ...

The measures form part of the right-wing government's broader effort to reduce immigration and increase deportations ahead of parliamentary elections scheduled for September ...

Once shunned by every major party, the Sweden Democrats have gone from political pariah to the heart of government.

“I’m not afraid, but I am worried,” Hassan Abdullahi said while distributing voting papers at a polling station in a disadvantaged Stockholm suburb, as the far-right was set to win record support in ...