Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Sweden as part of his six-nation Europe-West Asia tour, receiving a grand cultural welcome and Sweden’s highest honour — the Royal Order of Polar Star. During his visit, Modi held high-level talks with Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson focused on trade, defence, artificial intelligence, clean energy and emerging technologies. He also addressed top European industry leaders, pitching India as a global hub for innovation, manufacturing and investment. Modi highlighted the growing India-EU partnership and welcomed the progress on the landmark India-EU Free Trade Agreement. He urged European companies to “Design in India, Make in India and Export from India.”

During a speech in Pennsylvania meant to focus on inflation, President Donald Trump veered into one of his most incendiary anti-immigrant tirades yet. He mocked Somalia, Haiti, and Afghanistan as “filthy,” “disgusting,” and “crime-ridden,” while insisting the United States should bring in “nice people from Norway and Sweden instead.”