Putin meets Slovakia’s Fico in Moscow

Overturned in the slippery conditions – two children in the car

A car has overturned on a county road outside Tidaholm.

The accident happened shortly before 4 p.m.

– It has overturned due to the slip, says Sanna Lagerqvist, officer on duty at the police.

The extent of the injuries to those involved is unclear, but there must have been two children in the car.

– An ambulance is on the scene, but I don’t know if anyone has been taken to hospital.

Person hit by car

A person has been hit by a car in Västervik.

SOS alarm states for P4 Kalmar that a person has been taken to hospital by ambulance. The extent of the injury is currently unclear.

Swedish priest suspended – appeals to the Pope

A Swedish priest in the Catholic Church was suspended from his job in November, reports say SVT News West.

The background is that in 2021 the priest was reassigned and forbidden to work with children and young people, because he allegedly had a relationship with a man who was a teenager when the relationship began.

Now he has been suspended by so-called “canonical suspension” by Cardinal Anders Arborelius.

– The guidelines given have not been respected and this has caused the cup to overflow, says Björn Håkonsson, child protection representative in the Catholic Church, to SVT.

The priest sees it as if he was fired without warning – and has now sued the Catholic Church in the Stockholm District Court.

He has also appealed the cardinal’s decision to the Dicastery for Clergy in Rome, which reports directly to the Pope, according to SVT.

Thousands demonstrate after deadly roof collapse

Thousands of people have again gathered to demonstrate in Serbia’s capital, Belgrade, to demand that leaders take responsibility for the collapse of the roof of a train station in November.

15 people lost their lives in connection with the incident.

For more than seven weeks, nationwide demonstrations have been held following the collapse, which took place in the northern city of Novi Sad. Many protesters have accused authorities of insufficient oversight and corruption.

Sunday’s protest, organized by university students, began with 15 minutes of silence, one minute for each victim.

After the incident, Goran Vesic, Minister of Construction, Transport and Infrastructure, resigned. The protesters also want to see Prime Minister Milos Vucevic and Novi Sad Mayor Milan Duric resign and that those directly responsible for the collapse be prosecuted.

Total stop on E45

Three vehicles have collided on the E45 in Trollhättan.

The accident happened shortly before 5 p.m.

– There seem to be three cars involved, but the extent of the damage is unclear. But those involved must be awake and talkative, says Sanna Lagerqvist, officer on duty at the police.

According to initial information to the police, four people are involved.

The road will be closed for at least another 20 minutes, says Lagerqvist shortly before 6 p.m.

Trump gives top diplomatic job to his TV producer

President-to-be Donald Trump has appointed British television producer Mark Burnett, creator of “The Apprentice” and “The Voice”, as the United States’ special envoy to Great Britain, writes The Guardian.

Thirteen-time Emmy winner Burnett has no previous experience in diplomacy, but he did produce Trump’s own TV show “The Apprentice”.

“With a distinguished career in television production and business, Mark brings a unique combination of diplomatic acuity and international notoriety to this important role,” Trump wrote on his microblog Truth Social.

E18 closed after accident

Two passenger cars have collided on the E18 at the height of Ölme between Kristinehamn and Karlstad, write P4 Värmland.

Seven people are involved in the accident, according to SOS Alarm.

On the Swedish Transport Administration’s website it says that the emergency services are on site.

The forecast is set for 16:45, but they write that the forecast is preliminary.

Ten dead after plane crash in Brazil

A small plane with ten people on board has crashed in the tourist town of Gramado in southern Brazil, reports say Reuters

“Unfortunately, the first reports indicate that no one on board has survived,” writes local governor Edurado Leite on X.

The plane crashed in an area with several shops.

According to authorities in Rio Grande do Sul, the plane first hit a chimney, then the second floor of a residence, before crashing into a furniture store.

15 people on the ground have been taken to hospital, most of them for inhaling smoke from the fire that started when the plane crashed.

The Houthis claim attack on aircraft carriers

In a statement on X, the Yemen-based terrorist group the Houthis claim they caused the downing of an American F-18.

The group says that they attacked the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman and its escort of destroyers, and it was in connection with that attack that an American destroyer accidentally shot down the fighter plane.

Details: Eleven hostages can be released

Hamas has agreed to release 11 young men hostage in the first part of a possible ceasefire agreement, according to media reports.

In exchange, Hamas will receive a “special value”, writes the newspaper Haaretz and refers to information in the Egyptian television channel Al-Ghad. The details of what it might be about are still unknown.

An Israeli official tells The Times of Israel that Hamas has provided evidence that several hostages are alive. Israel is said to know where most of the hostages are, but the newspaper’s source does not want to say whether Hamas has provided a list of which hostages are still alive.

Raped a young woman – the punishment is toughened

The Court of Appeal toughens the sentence for an 18-year-old man who was convicted of, among other things, rape and serious assault against a young woman in Motala, reports P4 Östergötland.

The penalty is increased from four years to eight years in prison since the Court of Appeal has determined that it is serious rape. The amount of damages is also increased to just over SEK 600,000.

A 14-year-old boy is also judged to be guilty of the crimes, but due to his age he cannot be punished. However, he must pay close to SEK 350,000 of the damages to the victim in solidarity with the 18-year-old.

The abuse happened last summer. The young woman was also burned with cigarettes and cut with a knife.

Cyclone Chido kills at least 94 in Mozambique

At least 94 people have died in Mozambique as a result of Cyclone Chido’s advance, the country’s disaster authority announced on Sunday.

The cyclone, which hit parts of the country with wind gusts of around 72 meters per second and 25 millimeters of rain in one day, has destroyed 110,000 homes in the country.

Over 500,000 of the 620,000 Mozambicans affected by the storm are in the province of Cabo Delgado.

Christmas chaos in English air traffic

Just in time for the most intensive travel period of the year, strong winds have caused over a hundred flights to be canceled at London’s Heathrow International Airport, writes The daily newspaper.

– Due to strong winds and airspace restrictions, a small number of flights have been canceled today. We know how important it is to travel at this time of year and have extra staff to ensure that people get away, says a spokesperson for Heathrow according to Dagbladet.

Wind gusts of up to 33 meters per second are being reported in the London area and a yellow gale warning has been issued for large parts of the UK.

– We urge people to check with their airline if their flight is on time, says the spokesperson.

Person hit on the old E6

A person has been hit on the old E6 in central Ljungskile.

Ambulance, emergency services and police work at the scene. The damage is described as serious.

– It is the entrance to the center of Ljungskile. What happened is unknown. But it has happened at an intersection, a person has walked out into the road and been hit, says Ulrik Olsson, officer on duty at the rescue service in northern Älvsborg.

– They are working with the patient there. The situation is serious, he continues.