The decision of Sweden to discontinue the investigation against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange after nine years of brutal scrutiny over sexual assault charges proves that the entire campaign was a state-orchestrated attempt of a frame-up, Chris Marsden, the National Secretary of the UK Socialist Equality Party, told Sputnik on Tuesday

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, during a meeting with the new Swedish ambassador to Iran, Mattias Lentz, on Tuesday, said that both countries should further deepen their partnership even in the face of the US sanctions against Iran, which Sweden considers a violation of international norms

Sweden will not proceed with its preliminary probe into sexual assault claims against Julian Assange, WikiLeaks whistleblowing organization said Tuesday

Russia is ready to discuss ways to ease tensions in the Baltic region both at the NATO-Russia Council and with regional nations bilaterally, Sergey Belyaev, the head of the Russian Foreign Ministry's Second European Department, said in an interview with Sputnik

Icelandic Foreign Minister Gudlaugur Thor Thordarson is expected to pay a visit to Russia by the end of 2019, Sergey Belyaev, the head of the Russian Foreign Ministry's Second European Department, said in an interview with Sputnik

Protecting children from exploitation and ensuring their online safety is a prime responsibility for countries across the world, said an editorial published by English daily Gulf Today on Saturday

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled that the European Parliament "seriously compromised" the principles of impartiality toward the euroskeptic Alliance for Direct Democracy in Europe (ADDE) political group while ordering it to repay part of EU funds and denied it 501,000 euros ($551,000) in grant money in 2016