Scandinavia

Cucumber soup and tomato tart: Trine Hahnemann’s Scandinavian recipes for summer

Fresh, light, vibrant vegetable dishes that capture the changing of the season and Scandinavia’s long summer daysSummer is a beautiful season in Scandinavia, and the word that embodies it is “abundance”. The midsummer night doesn’t really get dark, the light is beautiful and it is only the sound of the blackbirds singing that indicates the day is ending. In stark contrast to the dark winter months, summer is all about the light, so your temperament is different and you long for different...

Weapons are one thing, but if war breaks out, Europe’s best resource is its people | Elisabeth Braw

In Scandinavia and the Baltic region, citizens are signing up to do their bit as non-combatants. Other Nato allies should take heedWars, these days, target digital infrastructure as well as military installations. The very fact that large chunks of daily life can be knocked out without a single shot being fired is the reason Russia seems interested in doing exactly that.

Sydney Morning Herald takes down article after author admits using AI

Sydney Morning Herald takes down opinion piece about AI after author used AI to write it Wed 3 Jun 2026 at 6:04pm In short: An opinion piece written by a university academic defending the use of AI has been taken down by the Sydney Morning Herald after the author admitted using AI to write it. Editor Jordan Baker said the Herald was not told about the use of AI and that is was "unacceptable". Nine, publisher of the Herald, did not provide a statement to the ABC.

Kraken review – fjord-based rampage is monster movie with environmental message

Fears Russia could threaten Arctic chokepoint that puts London within range of hypersonic missiles

Fears Russia could threaten Arctic chokepoint that puts London within range of hypersonic missiles UK’s defence secretary has warned Russia poses ‘greatest threat to Arctic and High North security since the Cold War’ amid growing military presence - Bookmark - CommentsGo to comments Russia is threatening a strategic chokepoint in the Arctic, control of which would place it within missile range of London, Norway’s defence minister has warned. Tore Sandvik told The Times that he was concerned...

Mum quits the UK and moves abroad because 'most people in England are miserable and soulless'

Mum quits the UK and moves abroad because 'most people in England are miserable and soulless' Mum-of-one, Melanie is taking the plunge to leave the UK as she claims she feels stuck in an infinite cycle of 'rise and repeat' with the country sucking the soul out of her A mum is selling all of her possessions in the UK to travel the world with her five-year-old son, as she said the country makes her "miserable", claiming: "There is something about England energy-wise that is just so off." This...

North Atlantic spring storms have grown more common since 1940, analysis reveals

North Atlantic spring storms have grown more common since 1940, analysis reveals Sadie Harley Scientific Editor Andrew Zinin Lead Editor Storm Dave, which swept across northern Europe over the Easter weekend, is an example of what new research from the University of Gothenburg has revealed. Spring storms forming over the North Atlantic have become more common than they were 80 years ago, and this is due to climate change. In the Northern Hemisphere, storm seasons follow a seasonal cycle.