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Municipality rejects police report amid whistleblower warnings. Despite whistleblower calls, a Swedish municipality chooses not to file a police report on political threats against officials, raising concerns about local political interference.

Swedish officer killed intervening in Copenhagen fight. Christian Zedig, a Swedish police officer, dies after stepping into a violent altercation at the Copenhagen World Cup, with authorities now having arrested a suspect.

Fatal Uppsala shooting spotlights gun violence issues. A deadly shooting on July 5 in Uppsala triggers a major police response, underscoring ongoing challenges despite Sweden's overall decline in gun violence.

Sweden sends planes to fight wildfires in southern France. Amid Europe's heatwave, Sweden dispatches two firefighting aircraft to southern France, joining an EU effort to combat severe wildfires.

Russia protests to Sweden over embassy paint drone attack. After a drone-enabled paint attack on its Stockholm embassy, Russia summons the Swedish ambassador to demand explanations over embassy security lapses.