Sweden is finalising plans to send 35 soldiers to Iraq as part of an international effort to stifle advancements of the Islamic State, and Swedish troops stationed in Mali claim they are not receiving enough food, according to newspaper Dagens Nyheter. Troops speaking to the newspaper say that The United Nations ration of 1800 kilocaleries is too little. Many world-renowned musicians are living in Sweden, but are relatively uknown to the Swedish public. Many of the musicians were forced to flee their countries of origin. I spoke to Iranian singer Safoura Safavi earlier today. And basketball in Sweden is experiencing a rennaissance, comparable to the height of the sport's popularity in the 1980's.