Riots in Leeds – riot police called in

People close to Joe Biden say he is close to accepting that he cannot win the presidential election and may have to drop out of the campaign, the New York Times reports.

A source emphasizes, however, that Biden has not yet made up his mind completely.

Since his criticized performance in the debate against Donald Trump, skeptical voices have been raised that he is not capable of beating Trump. And in recent days, the pressure has increased even more.

Several top Democrats have publicly called on him to withdraw from the campaign.

According to several American media, Nancy Pelosi has also said in a private conversation with the president that he is sinking the party.

The text is updated.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy expects hard work if Donald Trump is re-elected as US President.

– Hard work, but we work hard, he says in an interview with BBC.

Donald Trump announced a few days ago that his candidate for vice president will be JD Vance, who has been criticized for his stance on the war in Ukraine.

But Zelenskyy also says that he is ready to work with whoever leads the United States.

Bob Newhart 2019 Photo: Chris Pizzello/AP

Actor Bob Newhart is dead.

He was 94, reports Variety.

The American actor is known, among other things, for his own series in The Bob Newhart Show – which aired on television for almost two decades.

Newhart has also been awarded an Emmy for his role as a guest actor in “The Big Bang Theory” and praised for the role of the father in the comedy film “Elf”.

Read more here.

Two cars have collided on the E45 outside Karlstad.

The alarm came in shortly before 8 p.m.

– Both an ambulance and an ambulance helicopter have been called to the scene, says Claudia Giare at SOS Alarm.

Five people were injured and have been taken to hospital.

– The victims are two men, two women and a boy, says Rasmus Eriksson, officer on duty at the police.

The extent of the damage is unclear.

French Le Parisien reports that a man armed with a knife has been shot dead after attacking a police officer in Paris.

The United Arab Emirates has signaled its willingness to send troops in a “multinational stabilization mission” to Gaza. It must happen after the war is over.

It reports Financial Times.

Ideally, they want the US to have a leading role in the mission and support the recognition of a Palestinian state.

The Gulf state thus becomes the first country to say something similar.

A man has been arrested on suspicion of violence against an official in Kungsladugård in Gothenburg.

Just before 6 p.m., the police were alerted to a disturbance in an apartment in the area.

There were three people on site and a “commotion” broke out.

“One of the people hits a police officer in the face with his elbow,” the police write on their website.

The man is then arrested by the police. The people in the apartment then try to prevent the arrest.

They are now suspected of violent resistance.

Two people have been taken to hospital after a single accident in Gävleborg, reports P4 Gävleborg.

A total of four people are said to have been in the car.

According to the police, no one is seriously injured and no crime is suspected.

A 17-year-old boy has been taken to hospital after a big fight in Vasa in central Gothenburg. According to the police’s first information, he was chased by about 20 people and then stumbled on tram tracks.

Then he was beaten.

– The perpetrators have left, then it is unclear how many were involved in the assault itself, says police spokesperson Fredrik Svedemyr.

The victim, who currently has unclear injuries, will now be interviewed by the police.

– No one has been arrested or suspected at the moment, but we will also go through cameras and surveillance images.

In June, Tiktok closed 35 accounts that were allegedly aimed at benefiting the Sweden Democrats.

They write that in one reportwhich the journalist Emanuel Karlsten was the first to report on.

According to Tiktok, the account must have been controlled by a network in Sweden and aimed at a Swedish audience.

“The network created deceptive profiles, including accounts pretending to be from government agencies”.

In addition, the accounts allegedly worked to “reinforce narratives that are favorable to the Sweden Democrats’ political party and agenda”.

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With hours to go before the second night of Bruce Springsteen’s concerts at Strawberry arena, fans have started arriving.

Pierre, far left, has so far seen 27 concerts with “the boss”.

Former president Barack Obama has previously shown his support for Joe Biden as the Democratic candidate.

But now he is beginning to doubt that Biden can win the election, according to sources for the Washington Post.

The newspaper writes that Obama told allies that Biden’s chances in the presidential election have decreased significantly.

The group Extinction rebellion often uses civil disobedience as a method of protest. Archive image. Photo: Matt Dunham/AP/TT

Roger Hallam, who co-founded the climate movement Extinction rebellion whose activists often use civil disobedience as a method of protest, is sentenced to five years in prison by a British court.

The prison sentence is believed to be the longest ever handed down for non-violent protests in Britain, writes The Telegraph.

He is accused of planning a blockade of traffic on the M25 motorway for four days in November 2022 as part of the “Just stop oil” campaign, which criticizes the oil industry.

Another four activists were sentenced to four-year sentences for the same criminal classification.

Corrected: In an earlier version of the text, an incorrect description of the sentence was given.

Several top Democrats want Joe Biden to drop out of the presidential race.

This is according to sources for Axios. Several of them believe that the resignation can be announced as early as this weekend.

– I hope he makes the right decision. He is heading in that direction, says a source.