THREE NEWS FROM THE DAY YOU CAN’T MISS:
India has its first case of suspected mpox infection. A person who has been on a trip where the infection has spread has fallen ill after returning to India, reports The Economic Times.
The Deccan Herald writes that the patient has been isolated in hospital while waiting for test results.
At the end of August, the Public Health Authority in Sweden updated its vaccine recommendation regarding mpox to apply to people who will travel to affected areas.
THREE NEWS YOU CAN’T MISS
A Russian drone violated Romanian airspace during the night to Sunday, EU and NATO country Romania says.
The incident is said to have occurred in connection with an attack against “civilian targets and infrastructure at the port” on the other side of the Danube River in neighboring Ukraine, Romania’s Ministry of Defense writes in a statement.
An investigation is ongoing and the NATO countries have been notified, according to the ministry.
Filipino doomsday pastor Apollo Quiboloy, 74, has been hunted by the FBI on suspicion of human trafficking and various sex crimes.
Now he should have been arrested, according to Philippine media.
The 74-year-old who leads the congregation “Jesus Kingdom” was arrested on Sunday in Davao city.
In late August, CNN reported that the doomsday pastor is believed to have been hiding at the church’s compound in the same city. According to the American news channel, the facility will be 30 hectares in size.
On Tuesday, Donald Trump and Kamala Harris will meet in a debate ahead of the US presidential election, which is fast approaching.
If the election had been decided today, Trump would be the winner, according to a recent poll which The New York Times made with voting readers.
There is a hit eagle on the E4 at the height of Bergshammar outside Nyköping.
There is little impact on traffic, according to the Swedish Transport Administration.
There is a fire in an apartment in Gothenburg, the police write on their website.
One person was taken to hospital with unclear injuries. It is unclear how the fire started and to what extent it is burning.
The police will cordon off the scene and conduct a crime scene investigation.
A passenger car and a moose are involved in an accident that occurred at Mellansel Airport in Örnsköldsvik. That’s what the police write on their website.
No people are reported to have been injured in the accident. It is unclear how the moose fared.
Three people belonging to Israel have been killed in a shooting at a border crossing between the occupied West Bank and Jordan, the Israeli public service company KAN states.
A suspected perpetrator has been killed by Israeli security forces, police said according to Haaretz.
A little later, Sky News Arabia reports that Jordan is closing the bridge and will investigate the shooting.
The border crossing is used by Palestinians, Israelis and international tourists.
Israel closes border crossings to Jordan after attacks on the border between Jordan and the West Bank, writes Dagbladet with reference to NTB.
Read more in Aftonbladet’s article.
An area roughly the size of 100 football fields is currently on fire in Southern California, several American media outlets there sometimes report NBC News.
The fire, which has been named Line, since it started at Base Line Road about 12 miles east of Los Angeles, started at 6:00 p.m. Thursday evening (local time) and is now spreading at a rapid rate.
Around 500 firefighters are participating in the extinguishing work.
Accommodations in the immediate area have been evacuated and those affected by the smoke are asked to stay indoors.
Read more here.
The emergency services were alerted on Sunday morning about a fire at a student residence in the Johanneberg district of Gothenburg.
– There has been a fire in an apartment on the first floor. It is now switched off, says Patrik Hedlund, alarm and line operator at the rescue service.
A man has been taken to hospital by ambulance and is said to have minor injuries, reports say P4 Gothenburg.
It is still unclear what caused the fire.
– There has been smoke spreading in the property. So we remain in place and ventilate, says Patrik Hedlund.
A man in his 20s was taken to hospital during the night after being beaten in a small town in Båstad.
Two men have been arrested on suspicion of assault.
According to the police, the suspects are in their 30s and 45s.
There is a heavy fire in a building in an industrial area in Trollhättan.
The emergency services received the alarm at 05.25 and at 06 a VMA was issued.
– We are on site with five units, says Patrik Karlsson, officer on duty at the Rescue Service.
It is said to be lithium batteries that are on fire and therefore a VMA has been issued.
In the important message to the public, the emergency manager urges everyone in the area to go indoors and close doors, windows and ventilation.
Read more here.
Photo: Mikael Nilsson
During the night, at least four balconies belonging to an apartment building in Söderkulla in Malmö caught fire.
According to the police’s website, eight people were taken to hospital by ambulance.
Read more here.
Police and ambulance were called at 02.20 to Bagarmossen in southern Stockholm.
A man in his 30s raised the alarm that he had been the victim of an attempted robbery but managed to escape.
The perpetrator disappeared in an unknown direction and was searched for during the night by the police.
– The plaintiff’s version is that the perpetrator tried to take his phone, was refused and started brandishing a knife, says Peter Asp, police officer on duty.
According to his own statement, the victim was scratched by the knife, but did not need to be taken to hospital.
– He says he kicked the perpetrator with some kind of ninja kick. Then the perpetrator disappeared in an unknown direction and in an unknown way, says Peter Asp.
The wanted Joseph A. Couch Photo: Laurel county police
Five people have been shot near Interstate 75 in Kentucky.
A few more were injured by a vehicle, according to the local mayor.
Police say the suspect — Joseph A. Couch — is still at large and are asking the public to avoid the area.
“Stay indoors,” writes a spokesperson on social media, according to CNN.
The shooting happened outside the city of London in Laurel county.
Karen Kelly, Chief of Staff to Congressman Hal Rogers, writes on X:
“Hearing reports of an active shooter on I75 between exits 49 and 41. Highway closed. Shooter in the forest. Ask.”
The suspect is described as “armed and dangerous”.
According to the mayor’s information to a local radio station, the victims were not chosen at random.
The shooting was preceded by a dispute between two cars, he says.
Read more here.
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