Tag: Sky News
The son of scandal that creates problems for Joe Biden
Our correspondent in Washington Cecilia Khavar tells the dark story of the Biden family, about the family tragedies, the addiction, the criminal charges and how all this is used by Biden’s political opponents in the run-up to the upcoming presidential election. Host: Martin Wicklin Guest: Cecilia Khavar, Correspondent Washington Producer: Taavi Wickman and Kim Hessius…
NATO is growing – Biden’s dream and Putin’s nightmare
Moscow Correspondent Maria Persson Löfgren and Washington Correspondent Cecilia Khavar tells how Putin and Biden view NATO expansion. Host: Martin Wicklin Guests: Maria Persson Löfgren and Cecilia Khavar Producers: Katja Magnusson and Irma Norrman With audio from: Sky News, Bloomberg, The Guardian, SR, Expressen, CBS News, Nato, Senate USA, CNBC, TLDR News,
Therefore, Putin refuses to fire his defense minister
Ekot’s reporter Johanna Melén tells the story of Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu. A man with no military training who usually goes on hunting and fishing trips with Putin. Around midsummer, the paramilitary Wagner group marched on Moscow and threatened to depose the defense minister. The rebellion was stopped after negotiations. Host: Caroline Kernen Guest:…
Putin is in the midst of his most serious crisis
Swedish Radio’s Moscow correspondent Maria Persson Löfgren tells the story of Russian President Vladimir Putin and Yevgeny Prigozhin who lead the paramilitary Wagner group. Hear how friendship turned into enmity. Host: Caroline Kernen Guest: Maria Persson Löfgren, Moscow correspondent Producers: Katja Magnusson and Ulrika Lindqvist With clips from: The Guardian, The Times, TV4, Deutsche Welle,…
The forces of nature that become a weapon against Ukraine
On the night of June 6, 2023, the Kakhovka Dam bursts after a powerful explosion. Both Russia and Ukraine fight back, but there are suspicions of Russian sabotage. The tidal wave is sweeping down on communities after reports of the start of the Ukrainian counter-offensive, and observers are linking the events. When the pent-up natural…
The mystery of the record warm seas
Climate correspondent Marie-Louise Kristola tells what scientists know about the consequences of the heated oceans and how it affects the El Niño weather phenomenon. Host: Lena Nordlund Guest: Marie-Louise Kristola, climate correspondent Producer: Elin Roumeliotou With audio from: BBC, World Meteorological Organization, Wall Street Journal, Gapminder, CBS News, Sky News, Deutsche Welle and 7 News…
This is how the US and China will build houses on the moon
More than 50 years have passed since humans last walked on the moon – but soon it will be time again. Hear Sara Sellstromscience journalist, tell us how Nasa’s new lunar program Artemis is about to enter its third and final stage – at the same time as China’s space agency plans to build houses…
VMA in Skelleftehamn, Västerbotten county
Sveriges Radio’s former Moscow correspondent Johanna Melén tells of a series of attacks that took place inside Russian territory. For example, drones have flown over the place where Vladimir Putin is believed to have slept. Guest: Johanna Melén, former Moscow correspondent and Russia expert at Sveriges Radio Host: Robin Olin Producers: Katja Magnusson and Ludvig…
The story of how Disney became the right’s favorite villain
P3’s Margret Atladottir tells the story of how Disney ended up in the middle of America’s culture war. How to go from coming to terms with a troubled past to becoming the subject of political debate at the highest level. Guest: Margret Atladottir, reporter and presenter at P3 Host: Robin Olin Producers: Felix Öste Personne…
Putin’s battle for Bachmut – the battle that became a meat grinder
Ukraine correspondent Lubna El-Shanti tells the story of the city of Bachmut in Ukraine. Hear how a small industrial town known for sparkling wine became the site of one of the bloodiest battles of the war. The news podcast Today’s Eco gives you a story every weekday morning with presenters Robin Olin and Lena Nordlund…
Therefore, the Madeleine McCann case may have a solution
Madeleine McCann’s disappearance in May 2007 quickly became news, and the story of a four-year-old girl who disappeared without a trace during a family holiday in Portugal continues to shock the world today. Hear the story of the disappearance, the search efforts, the police investigation and the new clues that have given hope for a…
It happens if the US goes bankrupt
If the parties in the US Congress do not agree on the US state budget before June 1, the country may be forced to suspend its payments. Hear Ekonomikots Johan Anderberg tell about how this situation arose, what the president of the United States Joe Biden can do to get around the problem – and…
EU countries oppose Ireland requiring alcohol health warnings
DUBLIN, Ireland: Ireland will become the first country in the world to require health warnings on all alcohol products. The new rules were signed by Ireland’s Health Minister Stephen Donnelly on Monday. New labels will have to include information about the health risks of drinking alcohol, as well as the calories in alcoholic beverages. But…
Putin and Biden’s faltering health – decisive for the war in Ukraine
Russia connoisseur Fredrik Wadström and Washington Correspondent Cecilia Khavar talks about rumors that both President Vladimir Putin and Joe Biden may be suffering from illnesses and poor physical and mental health. Hear what it means for the war in Ukraine if one of the presidents were to become seriously ill or even pass away. The…
Simone Biles – the gymnastics, the records and the abuse scandal
Simone Biles (born 1997) is an American gymnast. After a turbulent first time in life, 3-year-old Simone Biles is adopted by her grandfather in Texas. A couple of years later, during a day trip with the preschool, she finds herself enchanted by the equipment and movements at the local gym. When she herself, on pure…
Benjamin Netanyahu – Israel’s strongman
In the spring of 2023, Israel will be 75 years old as an independent nation. At the same time, the streets of the country’s cities are filled with hundreds of thousands of angry demonstrators protesting against the country’s new, ultra-conservative government. The focus is on a bill that will reduce the political influence of the…
The dictator who is the guest of honor at King Charles’ coronation
King Charles’ relationship with the Sultan of Brunei One of the VIP guests at Charles’ coronation is dictator Hassanal Bolkiah, the Sultan of Brunei and one of the world’s richest men. Hear about their long-standing and contested friendship – and how King Charles must now balance Britain’s interests against the anger of the people. The…
The secret strategy to make Camilla queen
Queen Elizabeth’s demands before she died Before Queen Elizabeth II died, she shocked the whole world when she addressed the people directly with a statement about Camilla that changed everything. Hear about the secret strategy behind Camilla’s queenly title – and about her journey from hated mistress to the inner circle of royalty. The Monarchs…
The drama with Prince Harry and Meghan before Charles’ coronation
London Correspondent Stephanie Zakrisson tells of the family drama that characterizes King Charles’s coronation. The news podcast Today’s Eco gives you a story every weekday morning with presenters Robin Olin and Lena Nordlund and with Sveriges Radio’s sharpest journalists. Host: Robin Olin Guest: Stephanie Zakrisson Producers: Ulrika Lindqvist, Kim Hessius, Katja Magnusson With audio from:…
Therefore, the French anger does not end
Correspondent Marie Nilsson Boij has followed the mood in the streets since the demonstrations against the French pension reform began in January. She tells how the carnival feeling that existed then has now increasingly turned into violence. The French people have so far supported the protesters, but the question is how much chaos they are…
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More and more people are talking about a Ukrainian spring offensive in the war, but in order to recapture the eastern parts of the country, some believe that an advantage in the air is needed. Former air force chief Mats Helgesson believes that Ukraine can use fighter jets to push Russia back by attacking bases…
The speculation about Putin’s double
Russia Correspondent Maria Persson Löfgren talks about the speculation that Vladimir Putin has doppelgangers trained to act exactly like the president. Hear what speaks for and against that the rumors are true. The news podcast Today’s Eco brings you a new story every weekday morning. With host Robin Olin and Sveriges Radio’s sharpest journalists. Host:…
The miracle rescue: The soccer team that got stuck in a cave
A program by Martin Marhlo and Malin Rimfors, February 2023. Cast: Jonas Westerberg, cave diver specialized in underwater rescue work.Peder Gustafsson, Sveriges Radio’s Asia correspondent.Gunilla Österlund, reporter Ekot, Sveriges Radio. Archive sound: Sveriges Radio, SVT, Netflix, NBC, BBC, CBS, ABC, CNN, Sky News. Final mix: Tor Sigvardsson.
Two EU members offer jets to Ukraine
Poland and Slovakia will donate Soviet-era fighter jets to Kiev, officials from both countries have said Poland and Slovakia have agreed to hand over Soviet-built MiG-29 fighter jets to Ukraine, Slovak Defense Minister Jaro Nad said on Thursday. The day before, Polish President Andrzej Duda declared that his country would donate its entire fleet of…
Right now: Boris Johnson withdraws from the race to become the new prime minister
Boris Johnson will not run to become the next leader of the Tory Party, reports Sky News With this, he also withdraws from the fight to become the new prime minister of Great Britain
Kamikaze drones create the new horror of war
When the bridge between the Russian mainland and the annexed Crimean peninsula is blown up, Vladimir Putin responds with attacks on Ukrainian cities. Among the missiles targeting civilians are Iranian suicide drones. And drones have a big role in the war in Ukraine, not least in propaganda. On Twitter, for example, there are constantly new…
Marine Le Pen – the grande dame of right-wing nationalism
Marine Le Pen is 8 years old when she wakes up in the middle of the night to find that someone has tried to blow her family home to pieces with a large charge of dynamite. The attack is aimed at her father, Jean-Marie Le Pen. He is the founder of the right-wing nationalist party…
Nord Stream was broken by two explosions WSJ
The pipelines were damaged by explosions, each with a force equivalent to 500 kg (1,100 pounds) of TNT, the WSJ reported The pipeline leaks in Nord Stream 1 and 2 were caused by two powerful explosions, each with a force equivalent to 500 kg (1,100 pounds) of TNT, the Wall Street Journal reported Thursday, citing…
Russia withdraws from the International Space Station
In key development Yuri Borisovwho was appointed to head Roscosmos earlier this month, said Russia would fulfill its obligations to other partners before it exits the project. Borisov added that “the decision to leave the station after 2024 has been made,” Sky News reported. The remarks came during a meeting with the Russian president Vladimir…
Finland is not afraid of Russia’s minister
There is no panic? in Helsinki over someone? nasty? response to its NATO bid, says the Finnish Minister for European Affairs Helsinki would strengthen NATO and add a lot of “added value” to the US-led military alliance, Finland’s EU Minister Tytti Tuppurainen claimed in a interview with Sky News on Saturday. Finland’s quest for NATO…
Expulsion of spies can wake up sleeping agents
The great Russian war of aggression in Ukraine is now redrawing the spy map in Europe. We are entering a more uncertain time where the need for intelligence has increased both in the east and the west. With a decision on NATO at the door, the military warns of sabotage against mapped targets and there…
The Madeleine McCann mystery – that’s the police’s theory
On the evening of May 3, 2007, British doctor Kate McCann leaves the table at a tapas restaurant on the Algarve coast in Portugal. She has to look after her three children who sleep in the family’s hotel room – but there she makes a horrible discovery. The eldest daughter, the soon-to-be four-year-old Madeleine, is…
American citizen killed, British aid workers captured in Ukraine
A US citizen and former US Marine was killed while fighting alongside Ukrainian forces as Russia launched new attacks in eastern Ukraine. Willy Joseph Cancel, 22, worked for a private military construction company when he was killed on Monday, and is the first known American citizen to die during the fighting in Ukraine. Cancel signed…
Dane allegedly killed in Ukraine
The Russians have the bodyThis morning, Tantholdt said sources told him they had seen pictures of a deceased person resembling the 25-year-old man on Russian channels. The man’s body is said to be in the hands of the Russiansand it therefore proves difficult for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to confirm his death. His death…
Russia’s revenge against the Swedish researchers
The poisoning of the well-known opposition politician Alexei Navalny in the autumn of 2020 has similarities to what is happening today in Ukraine. It seems to be about revenge. Perhaps this story can also teach us something about what the Russian response to EU sanctions will look like in the future. Participants: Åsa Scotthead of…
Finland reveals NATO plans
A senior official says that a “large majority” of Finns support joining the US-led bloc Finland is “most likely“To apply for NATO membership, the country’s EU Minister Tytti Tuppurainen told Sky News on Friday. “At this point, I would say it is very likely, but no decision has been made yet.” She said. She claimed…
Finland joins NATO is “very likely”
It is “very likely” that Finland will join NATO and the application process should proceed as quickly as possible. This opinion was expressed by Finland’s EU Minister Tytti Tuppurainen. In an interview with Sky News, she explained that there is currently a profound change in relations between Russia and Finland and that the people in…
Finland and Sweden expand NATO’s plans
The leaders of the two Nordic states have met to discuss regional security in view of the conflict in Ukraine Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin and her Swedish counterpart Magdalena Andersson have expanded their countries’ possible NATO bid after bilateral talks on security in Stockholm on Wednesday. Helsinki’s decision on whether to apply for the…
Finland and Sweden talk about plans for NATO membership
The leaders of the two Nordic states have met to discuss regional security in view of the conflict in Ukraine Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin and her Swedish counterpart Magdalena Andersson have expanded their country’s possible NATO bid following bilateral security talks in Stockholm on Wednesday. Helsinki’s decision on whether to apply for the US-led…
Nordic leaders betray their national interests – Russia
By making false claims about a Russian threat, Finland and Sweden go against their own interests in favor of NATO, says Russia Russia has criticized the allegations that they pose a threat to Sweden and Finland in the midst of their sudden quest to join NATO. Leaders of the Nordic states have recently expressed a…
Nordic leaders betray their national interests Russia
By making false claims about a Russian threat, Finland and Sweden go against their own interests in favor of NATO, says Russia Russia has criticized the allegations that they pose a threat to Sweden and Finland in the midst of their sudden quest to join NATO. Leaders of the Nordic states have recently expressed a…
Finland and Sweden are acting against their own interests, Moscow claims
By using false claims about a Russian threat, Finland and Sweden go against their own interests in favor of NATO, says Russia The Russian Foreign Ministry has criticized the accusations of a perceived threat that the country poses to Sweden and Finland during their efforts to join NATO. The Nordic states have recently expressed a…
Timeline for new NATO expansion revealed media
Finland and Sweden can join the US-led military bloc within a few months, sources tell The Times Finland and Sweden can join NATO as early as this summer in response to Moscow’s ongoing military attack on Ukraine, according to a report by the British newspaper The Times, on Monday. The Finnish application for membership in…
Timeline for new NATO expansion revealed – media
Finland and Sweden can join the US-led military bloc within a few months, sources tell The Times Finland and Sweden can join NATO as early as this summer in response to Moscow’s ongoing military attack on Ukraine, according to a report by the British newspaper The Times, on Monday. The Finnish application for membership in…
NATO responds at Finnish level
Stoltenberg promised that the bloc would “fairly quickly” make a decision on whether Helsinki wants to join NATO “welcome warmly“Finland if it applies for membership and is ready to make a decision on membership”pretty fast,“said Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on Friday. Taking the country on board would enable the US-led military bloc to move even…
Mayor Klychko – the boxer who fights for his Kyiv
A documentary by Alexander Lundholm, created in March 2022. Archive audio: SR, SVT, Fox, CNN, The Sun, CBS, Sky News, Vladimir Klytjko’s Twitter.
VMA in Ängelholm
Volodymyr Zelensky, who grew up in a Ukrainian industrial city, is studying to become a lawyer. But it is as an entertainer, together with his colleagues in the humor group Kvartal 95, that he will make a comet career. He gets special attention in the TV series The Servant of the People, where he plays…
Vladimir Putin – from faceless bureaucrat to feared world leader
There is much that is not known about Vladimir Putin, both as president and as a private person. Already when he was appointed Yeltsin’s Prime Minister and Crown Prince in 1999, work began on building the image of Putin as a stable and strong leader. From the papal upbringing in Leningrad (St. Petersburg) there are…
Nothing to see here, only Western journalists doing PR for neo-Nazis
Lazy reporting or an eagerness to sell one side of the story has put the far right at the center Despite frequent claims to the contrary, the far right lives in Ukraine today. Everything from militant nationalists to white power-loving neo-Nazis, extremists have a significant presence. Although they do not control the country, they exert…
Afghanistan could reach 97 percent of poverty by mid-2022
February 8, 2022, UNICEF (United Nations Children’s Fund) Afghanistan sent out a gloomy set of tweets. One of the tweeters, which included a photograph of a child lying in a hospital bed with his mother sitting next to him, sa: “After recently recovering from acute watery diarrhea, two-year-old Soria is back in the hospital, this…
Roxette – the Swedish success story
It’s January 12, 1989. Roxette’s manager Marie Dimberg is standing next to a deserted road in the Australian countryside. The heat is oppressive and the dust dizzy. She is admittedly on holiday, but now she has to make an important call home to Sweden. It’s Per Gessle’s birthday. The former youth idol has reached the…
The girls’ national team that fled the Taliban
Participants:“We are not going on a holiday trip. We will fight for our lives ”.Fatima Urfani, football player in Afghanistan’s F17 national team. “Be prepared. Pack a bag. Be ready”.Wida Zemarai, goalkeeping coach and former player in the Afghan national team. News material from Ekot, BBC and Sky News. A program by Susanna Andrén, 2021.…
Melting of the Breiðamerkurjökull glacier
As reported by Sky News, the video showing the rapid melting of the Breiðamerkurjökull glacier aroused great interest. It is believed to capture the devastating impact of global warming on nature. Last summer, a team of glaciologists, filmmakers and science promoters installed two cameras on the Breiðamerkurjökull glacier, in the Vatnjökull National Park in the…
Live: Sudan’s supreme general says the prime minister is “at home with me” after the coup
Roads were blocked, telephone and internet services were down and mosque speakers called for a general strike in Sudan on Tuesday, a day after the army seized power in a coup that has claimed at least seven lives. Follow our live updates for the latest developments. 14:20 Paris time The top general says that PM…
When the Taliban regained power in Afghanistan
Chaotic scenes have taken place at the international airport, Hamid Karzai Airport, where desperate people have tried to flee and in the capital Kabul, women are no longer seen on the streets, according to Expressen’s war correspondent Magda Gad.Here is the story of how it went when the Taliban shocked the outside world with their…
Police will investigate the circumstances surrounding the Diana interview
British police are investigating whether anything criminal was committed when BBC journalist Martin Bashir was interviewed by Princess Diana in 1995, Sky News reports. Yesterday, an investigation was published which shows that Bashir forged documents and lied to Diana to get the interview. In March, the police said that there was no reason to initiate…
Donatella Versace – Clothes, cocaine and murder
In 1997, Gianni Versace, one of the world’s most influential fashion designers, was assassinated. He is shot in the open street in Miami Beach and then nothing is the same. It is little sister Donatella who gets to take over the throne of the empire with the medal logo, and it will not be an…
Virologist: Israeli vaccine study measures effect prematurely
This is what Allan Randrup Thomsen, professor of experimental virology at the University of Copenhagen, says. – To start measuring effect after two weeks is to challenge fate, he says. This is because at that time the immune system had only just been activated, he explains. – So I would wait for data after three…
Unrest in London after demonstrations against coronary restrictions
There has been unrest in central London today. About 60 people have been arrested in connection with demonstrations against the country’s corona restrictions, Sky News reports. With reference to the spread of infection, the police had in advance appealed to people not to participate in the demonstration. Next week, the country’s second shutdown during the…
P3 News Documentary
The documentary was made by Siri Hill. Producer is Isabelle Swahn. The sounds in the documentary come from Swedish Radio, SVT, Reuters, Moscow’s Eko, Ruptly, CBC, AFP, CBS News, Sky News, BBC and Al Jazeera. The documentary was made in September 2020.
Reduced help from the outside world hits Yemen hard
In Yemen, the situation has worsened for many after reduced help from the outside world and severe storms that washed away roads and tent camps. At the same time, the two rival sides of the civil war are trying to agree on the exchange of prisoners. If the Yemeni population used to be on its…
Wren’s week: COVID-19, climate change and collective action
Collective action is the key to overcoming the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic and climate change, writes John Wren. MANY of the United States who have observed politics for decades are watching with confusion and horror as nations with conservative political leaders in the United States, Britain and Australia, among others, struggle to address both…