A man set himself on fire in front of the US embassy
A man has set himself on fire in front of the US embassy in Copenhagen, Danish TV2 reports.
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Dominic Raab resigns
British Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab resigns.
He announced this on Twitter.
The announcement comes after Dominic Raab was accused of bullying staff.
He took office in October last year in connection with Rishi Sunak being appointed Prime Minister.
Digital ID card soon possible
Soon it will be possible to activate a digital ID card in the BankID app, Bank-id announces.
“The digital ID card is created using a valid ID document, such as a Swedish passport or national ID card,” they write on their website.
Stoltenberg: NATO countries agree on Ukraine
Yesterday, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said that Ukraine’s rightful place is in NATO.
At a press conference at the Ramstein military base in Germany today, he said that all NATO countries have agreed that Ukraine should become a member, reports Sky News.
However, German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius believes that it is too early to talk about membership and that there will be no quick decision on Ukraine’s entry into either NATO or the EU, ZDF reports.
Twitter scraps harshly criticized labels
The heavily criticized labels “state-funded” and “state-affiliated” are being dropped by Twitter, according to Reuters.
Sveriges Radio, which recently received a label, has had its removed. Accounts such as the UK’s BBC and the US’s NPR have also shed their labels.
Man is wanted in custody after the shooting in Umeå
A man in his 20s in Umeå has been requested to be detained for attempted murder after the shooting in Umeå on Monday.
Chamber prosecutor Petra Hedberg, who leads the preliminary investigation, says that the majority of observations have been made of the man at the crime scene and along the escape route, which led to his arrest.
– The police have worked efficiently and with a large-scale operation and the current investigation situation looks good, says Chamber prosecutor Petra Hedberg.
The four people who were previously arrested have been released, but the suspicions against the people remain.
Attempted rape against girl
The police have been alerted to an attempted rape against a teenage girl in Umeå.
It was on Thursday evening that two unknown perpetrators assaulted the girl at a cycle track.
The people have also pawed at the girl.
The incident is being investigated as attempted rape. The crime scene has been cordoned off for a technical investigation and some seizures have been made by the police.
No one has been arrested and the police are looking for witnesses who may have seen or heard anything.
– We are very grateful for the public’s tips and observations, says Åsa Mjörndal, press spokesperson for police region North.
One is requested to be detained – extremely serious weapons offence
A man in his 50s is wanted in custody on suspicion of particularly serious weapons crime after the shooting in Alingsås on Tuesday.
The man is suspected of having carried an automatic weapon and fired several shots. In connection with the police arresting him, a police officer opened fire and hit the man in the leg.
– The police have conducted massive investigative work both initially and subsequently. However, other suspicions about policemen’s experiences of being shot at need more investigation, says senior prosecutor Andreas Lennartsson, who is the head of the preliminary investigation.
Accident on E4 – major impact on traffic
On the E4 near Västberga in Stockholm, a lorry has collided with a car which then ended up in the center rail.
The accident occurred in the southbound direction and, according to the Swedish Transport Administration, has a major impact on traffic.
– Given that it also happens in the morning traffic, it affects the traffic quite a bit, says Patric Fors, press spokesperson at the police.
There is currently no information on any injuries in connection with the accident.
– We don’t know if the emergency services are on site yet, but there should only be material damage, says Patric Fors.
20-year-old is suspected of both gang murder and Easter riots
A 20-year-old man who is on trial for having participated in the Easter coup in Linköping is now also suspected of murder, reports Echo.
The murder must be connected to the gang criminal environment and material from the murder investigation is used in the trial about the riot.
The 20-year-old’s lawyer, Marko Thukanen, believes that this is problematic, as the court’s assessment in the case of the riots can affect the assessment in a possible murder trial.
Then Sweden can be approved – if Erdogan loses
If President Erdogan loses the election on May 14, Turkey’s new parliament may approve Sweden’s application before the NATO summit in Lithuania on July 11-12.
That’s what Ünal Ceviköz, foreign policy spokesperson for opposition leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu, says in an interview with Neewsweek.
Right now, Kilicdaroglu barely leads Erdogan in the opinion polls, the news magazine states.
Details: Shot six-year-old – for a basketball
A six-year-old girl and her father were shot outside their home in Gastonia, North Carolina on Tuesday night.
Their neighbor — Robert Louis Singletary, 24 — was arrested Thursday in Florida after being wanted.
Eyewitnesses states to NBC that he fired the shot after playing children caused a basketball to roll onto his lot.
The police have not confirmed the motive, but the 24-year-old is now suspected of attempted murder.
The six-year-old survived with minor gunshot wounds to the cheek. Her father is still being treated in hospital.
Shooting in southern Stockholm
On Thursday evening, the police had a major operation after a shooting in Hökarängen in southern Stockholm.
– The witnesses have heard a shot and we have found an empty casing, says Ola Österling at the police’s regional command center.
No injuries have been reported following the shooting and no one has been arrested.
– Around ten young men under the age of 20 have been seen leaving the crime scene, says Ola Österling.
A preliminary investigation into serious weapons crime has been initiated.
Ice cream truck has flipped off the road
A blue ice cream truck from Hemglass has overturned off road 172 at Dalaberg in Uddevalla, reports Gothenburg Post.
According to the emergency services, the driver got out of the vehicle unharmed.
Airport gold coup – 150 million gone
Toronto Pearson International Airport. Photo: SOPA Images Limited/Alamy
A league in Toronto is believed to have caught a gold rush, according to information provided to Canadian police.
This after about a large load of gold disappeared without a trace from the country’s largest airport, Pearson.
According to the Toronto Sun, the thieves came across gold worth SEK 150 million.
– We are still trying to get accurate information about the robbery, says a police officer to Bloomberg.
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