THREE NEWS FROM THE DAY YOU CAN’T MISS
After the assassination attempt on Donald Trump at the golf club on Sunday, the Secret Service is demanding action – if the presidential candidate is to continue playing golf.
According to sources, Ronald Rowe, head of the Secret Service, has decided on that New York Times.
Just 24 hours after Ryan Wesley Routh was suspected of the planned assassination attempt on Trump, a meeting with the head of the agency was held at Mar-a-Lago.
– Mr. Rowe told how difficult it is to secure sprawling golf courses, but that Trump’s golf courses are easier than others to secure, a source told the paper.
THREE NEWS YOU CAN’T MISS
Helicopter image of the Kilauea volcanic area, taken by the US Geological Survey on Tuesday. Photo: A. Ellis/USGS via AP/TT
One of the world’s most active volcanic groups, Kilauea on the island group of Hawaii, has had a new eruption.
A first sign of volcanic activity was recorded this weekend, followed by new eruptions that intensified on Tuesday.
The volcano is located in a national park, and no settlement was considered to be directly threatened by the volcanic activity.
The eruptions are being measured by the US Geological Survey, which was able to record and take pictures of the shield volcano at 1,250 meters above sea level during a helicopter flyover on Tuesday.
The neighboring volcano Mauna Loa is also located in the national park. The current eruption site is a mile from the nearest road, making tourist visits to the crater rare.
A car has crashed into a concrete foundation on Arenavägen by Globen in southern Stockholm.
– There is information that there has been a high speed, says Mats Eriksson at the police’s regional command centre.
According to the police, the emergency services got a female passenger out of the car.
– She will be taken to hospital. The extent of the damage is unclear, says Mats Eriksson.
According to the police, the driver is suspected of negligence in traffic and causing bodily harm.
Two people have been attacked on a tram in Gothenburg.
The incident occurred at 8:45 p.m.
A person has been arrested on suspicion of minor assault and is being taken into custody for intoxication.
There is no information on the injuries of the affected persons.
A motorcycle has run off the road in Svalöv.
The driver, a man in his 40s, has been taken to hospital by ambulance.
The accident happened just before 8 p.m.
The extent of the damage is unclear.
Swedbank had technical problems on Tuesday evening. Archive image. Photo: Caisa Rasmussen/TT
Swedbank again had technical problems on Tuesday evening. Storbanken’s customers had difficulty logging into the app and the website for a couple of hours.
– Some customers came in and some didn’t, but now it’s working again, says Åsa Lundquist at Swedbank’s press service at around 10:30 p.m.
Also last Saturday, Swedbank had technical problems. Åsa Lundquist cannot answer what caused the disturbances.
SMHI has issued a yellow weather warning for very strong winds over large parts of the Lapland mountains.
The warning applies from 21:00 on Wednesday to Friday.
People who are not used to hiking over the mountain are advised not to venture into the area.
The weather authority also warns of the risk of frostbite due to cold air and rain.
Sweden’s new foreign minister Maria Malmer Stenergard. Photo: CAROLINA BYRMO
On Wednesday, Foreign Minister Maria Malmer Stenergard and Justice Minister Gunnar Strömmer will travel to Turkey, the government announced in a press release.
There they will have a “security dialogue” with Turkey, where they will, among other things, discuss security cooperation.
“On the agenda is the joint fight against terrorism and transnational organized crime,” writes the government.
“Even Russia’s war in Ukraine, the situation in Gaza and other foreign policy issues will be discussed”, they also write.
A female German tourist has died in a shark attack off the Canary Islands, AFP reports.
The woman was in her 30s.
She reportedly lost a leg in the attack, but died in an ambulance helicopter on the way to the hospital.
According to local media, the attack happened on Monday, about 50 miles off the coast of the Canary Islands.
The woman is said to have been traveling in a catamaran when the accident occurred.
Read more here.
At least one person has been abused at Vårberg’s sports ground in southern Stockholm.
The injured person is a teenager.
– There are several people who have mistreated this person, someone has also had some affection, says Mats Eriksson, press spokesperson for the Stockholm police.
The people allegedly tried to stab the teenage boy with a sharp object.
When the alarm came in, the perpetrators must have already fled the scene.
The police are on the scene to investigate the incident and an ambulance has been called.
The incident is being investigated as attempted murder and aggravated assault.
A 15-year-old boy has been convicted of assaulting a sleeping child. Archive image. Photo: Jessica Gow/TT
A 15-year-old boy in Malmö has been convicted of assaulting a seven-year-old girl who was sleeping, writes Sydsvenskan.
The abuse was discovered when the police investigated a serious assault last summer in which the 15-year-old was a suspect.
An eight-second video clip was found in his phone where the person filming assaulted a sleeping girl. She was identified as a relative of the 15-year-old.
The face of the person who commits the abuse is not visible and the teenager has denied that it is him, but the district court considers him to be beyond proof.
The 15-year-old is convicted of gross sexual abuse of children and sentenced to 110 hours of youth service. He must also pay SEK 30,000 in damages to the vulnerable girl.
A car has run over a person at a crosswalk in an intersection in central Malmö.
The police received the alarm about the accident at 16.25.
– We’ve just arrived at the scene, I don’t know anything about any damage at the moment, says police spokesperson Evelina Olsson.
Update: No injuries have been reported.
Charlie Weimers (SD). Photo: Caisa Rasmussen/TT
The Sweden Democrats’ top politician in the EU Parliament, Charlie Weimers, believes that Sweden’s place in the upcoming EU Commission is weak.
According to Weimers, Sweden’s government lost its way in the negotiations with Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.
– Sweden could have negotiated better, says Charlie Weimers to Aftonbladet in the EU Parliament in Strasbourg.
– Sweden signaled its support for Ursula von der Leyen early on and it does not seem to have resulted in one of the commission’s heavier portfolios, he says further.
On Tuesday, it became clear that the Swedish government’s nomination to the commission, Jessika Roswall (M), will be assigned responsibility for the environment, water and a competitive circular economy in the new EU Commission.
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The safety zones in Eskilstuna will end at midnight. The police announce this on their website.
Almost two weeks ago, the police decided on two security zones in Eskilstuna.
However, it may be introduced again.
“A decision on an extension can be taken at short notice if the local situation changes,” the police write on their website.
One of the explosions took place inside a car. Photo: Hussein Malla / AP
1,000 people have been injured when pagers exploded in Lebanon, local media reported.
About a dozen claim to belong to Hezbollah.
The communications devices must have been hacked and manipulated to explode, according to Al Jazeera.
An Iranian ambassador is also said to be among the injured.
The Ministry of Health has asked the hospitals to be on the highest alert.
Follow our live coverage of the explosions in Lebanon here.
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