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Pål Jonson in Ukraine – paid tribute to Jas
Reznikov and Jonson held a joint press conference on Sunday. Photo: Youtube/Ukraine Media Center Odesa
Sweden’s Minister of Defense Pål Jonson (M) is visiting Ukraine. On a joint press conference with his Ukrainian counterpart Oleksii Reznikov in Odessa he praised the Ukrainian will to resist and said that Ukraine is fighting not only for its own but also for Europe’s freedom.
Pål Jonson confirmed previously known information about the latest support package from Sweden.
– In the ninth package, we contributed air defense systems and qualified ammunition for another air defense system. We are stepping up our support to Ukraine in step with the Russian escalation, he said.
A journalist from Brazil asked if it might be relevant for Sweden to send Jas planes to Ukraine.
– There are no immediate plans to send the Gripen to Ukraine, I want to be clear about that. But it’s a very good plan. We are very proud to manufacture it, Jonson said.
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Storms close airports
All air traffic at Stansted outside London has been canceled due to heavy snow.
Also at Heathrow and Gatwick, departures have been canceled or delayed during Sunday’s storm, reports the BBC.
Kanye West Award: Antisemite of the Year
Kanye West. Photo: Michael Wyke
Kanye West has been showered with music awards, but now he’s received a less flattering accolade.
The organization Stopantisemites has named the 45-year-old as 2022’s most problematic person and awarded him the prize for “anti-Semite of the year”, writes TMZ.
– Kanye is using his celebrity platform to push dangerous anti-Semitic theses about Jews and power, and he refuses to stop. His continuous attacks and bigoted statements have resulted in horrific anti-Semitic acts by the white supremacy movement and other groups that want to harm Jews, said chairwoman Liora Rez.
Two to hospital after traffic accident
A car and a tractor collided in Bromölla on Sunday evening.
Three people were involved. A woman and a boy were taken to hospital.
Six civilians killed in cross-border firing
At least six people have been killed after Afghan border forces fired at Pakistan at a border post on Sunday, writes TT.
All the victims were civilians, another dozen were shaken in what the Pakistani military calls unprovoked and indiscriminate firing.
Pakistan’s military resisted and, according to Afghan reports, one Taliban was killed and ten wounded. Three of them civilians, according to AP.
Youths brandished weapon-like objects
The police were alerted about young people with weapon-like objects in central Malmö.
– We receive information that the children have been seen pointing weapon-like objects at passers-by and vehicles, says Evelina Olsson, press spokesperson at police region South.
The police found four teenage boys in the immediate area. One had a soft air gun.
All the boys were driven home to their guardians and a report of concern has been made to social services. The boy with the soft air gun is suspected of weapons offenses and aggravated unlawful threats.
27 men found dead in Zambia
Zambian police have found 27 dead men outside the capital Lusaka, TT reports.
The men are believed to be Ethiopian migrants who tried to get to South Africa.
According to Reuters, the police suspect that the victims were dumped at the site. One person was still alive and taken to hospital.
Children became addicted to Fortnite – now the game company is being sued
Children have neither eaten nor slept because they have become addicted to the video game Fortnite.
That’s what three parents in Canada who are now suing the game maker Epic Games and their Canadian subsidiary, report Cultural news in P1.
A Quebec judge has upheld the parents’ class-action lawsuit and is urging others in the province to join if they feel the game has caused harmful addiction. Over 200 people joined, according to New York Post.
Big hostage drama at airport
Supporters of Peru’s ex-president Pedro Castillo demonstrated in the capital Lima on Friday. Photo: Martin Mejia/AP
Fifty people have been taken hostage at Andahuaylas airport in southern Peru, reports say La Republica.
The hostage takers are said to be protesters who have taken control of parts of the airport.
The protesters are demanding new elections after Dina Boluarte was sworn in as the new president of Peru.
Migrants in distress at sea were rescued to Italy
Over 500 migrants who have been in distress in the Mediterranean have been rescued by the aid organizations Doctors Without Borders and SOS Humanity, TT reports.
The migrants were taken by ship to Italy, where the country’s government has said it will be restrictive in accepting migrants who cross the Mediterranean.
The country’s interior minister Matteo Piantedosi has previously spoken in favor of only the most vulnerable being accepted.
Great willingness to donate despite tough times
Despite tough times for many households, many Swedes seem prepared to spend money on charitable causes before Christmas.
It shows a ringing that TT has done.
– There is a fantastic willingness to donate despite the financial situation that many find themselves in, says Jessica Zimmerman, head of private collection at Unicef Sweden.
– We have not seen any huge slowdown in the willingness to donate during years of economic unrest and crisis, says Malin Barnö, head of the marketing unit at the Swedish Red Cross.
The industry organization Giva Sweden follows the development month by month. In their report for November, no dip in giving is yet visible, writes TT.
However, there are concerns about how giving will develop in the coming years. Likewise for inflation, rising costs and a record-breaking need for aid.
NASA’s capsule is back on Earth
NASA’s Orion capsule has now landed on Earth after its space journey around the moon.
Orion landed in the Pacific Ocean off California on Sunday, reports AFP.
Project Artemis’ goal is to be able to take people to the moon.
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Hi Inga! How it is that it always happens on the second weekend in December, I actually don’t know. At 16.20 we will have a chat with the Swedish Transport Administration’s press manager Bengt Olsson, so then you can ask him your question!
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Hey! So far, no major problems have been reported. According to Trafikverket’s website so far only one train is delayed.
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