Five arrested on suspicion of terrorist crimes in Italy

Paramedics forced to lie about chemical weapons attack

Dictator Bashar al-Assad’s regime forced medics to give false testimonies after the deadly chlorine gas attack in Douma in 2018, two doctors and a nurse told the AFP news agency.

All three were working at a field hospital in Douma, near Damascus, in April 2018 when a nearby building was attacked with chlorine gas, killing over 40 civilians.

Their real testimonies had been impossible to provide before the change of power in Syria in early December. But now that the dictator has fallen, more and more Syrians dare to speak out.

Bill Clinton has left the hospital

Former US President Bill Clinton, 78, was on Tuesday allowed to leave the hospital in Washington, where he was admitted on Monday with a high fever.

“He was discharged earlier today after being treated for the flu. He and his family are deeply grateful for the excellent care he received from the hospital, and are touched by the kind messages he has received,” writes his spokesperson at X.

Person found in the water

A person has been found in the water in Nybro. Police and emergency services are on site.

– There is a man picked up from a lake in Nybro. CPR has been performed, he is loaded into an ambulance that takes him to hospital in Kalmar, says Peter Martin, officer on duty at the police.

At the moment there is no suspicion of crime. There is also no information on the man’s injury status.

– If they drive prio 1 towards a hospital, someone has decided that there is hope. With us, the case is a rescue effort, there is no sign of a violent crime, says Peter Martin.

Famine in Sudan – one in two people in need of emergency aid

Famine currently prevails in five regions of Sudan, and more regions are at risk of being affected in the future, according to an expert group within the UN.

About 25 million people, half of the country’s population, are completely dependent on food aid during the next five months, NTB reports.

The number of people in need is increasing sharply, from 21 million people at the expert group’s previous assessment in June.

The violent civil war in Sudan has led to more than 10 million being displaced from their homes and living as refugees, according to the Red Cross.

Man to hospital – stuck under car in ditch

On Christmas Eve, emergency services and an ambulance in Lidköping went out to help a disabled man who was stuck under his car in a water-filled ditch.

The alarm came in at 4:23 p.m. and seven minutes later the emergency services were on the scene to free him.

– The patient has run down and hit his head and was hypothermic. We have recovered the patient and the ambulance has taken over, says Simon Rosén, officer on duty at the rescue service.

The condition of the man’s injuries is unclear.

Trump calls for death penalty for rape

US President-elect Donald Trump wants crimes such as rape and murder to be punished with the death penalty.

“As soon as I’m sworn in, I will urge the Department of Justice to vigorously pursue the death penalty to protect American families and children from violent rapists, murderers and monsters,” he wrote on social media Truth social.

“We will be a nation with law and order again!”, he concludes the statement.

Olympic star dead in avalanche

Swiss snowboard star Sophie Hediger is dead, writes the news agency AP.

In connection with snowboarding in Arosa in Switzerland, an avalanche was triggered, which took Hediger with it.

– We are in shock and our thoughts go out to Sophie’s family, says Walter Reusser, chairman of the Swiss Skiing Association.

She competed for Switzerland in the 2022 Beijing Olympics. Her biggest success is a second place in the World Cup competition in St Moritz earlier this year.

Unexpected detail when Levengood lit the candle

In SVT’s live broadcast of Christmas host Mark Levengood’s candle lighting, an odd object appeared in the picture, just before Donald Duck.

Under the tree beside Levengood lay a snuffbox clearly visible to the onlookers.

Aftonbladet has asked SVT for a comment.

Continued trouble for Swish

On a day when many Swedes wish money as a Christmas gift to loved ones, the payment service has major technical problems.

Swish has been reporting trouble since 11 a.m. on Christmas Eve, and it still hasn’t been resolved.

By 2:30 p.m. at the latest, Swish updated on their website that they are experiencing disruptions in Swish payments.

– It is about an operational disruption, and we are working to resolve it as quickly as possible, says Matilda Westerman at Swish’s press service.

On Christmas Eve, swishing is most active between 10 and 11 o’clock. At 3 o’clock the swishing dips dramatically, and then rushes again at 5 p.m. according to statistics from Swish.

Update: At 16.27 the disturbances continued.

The Crown Princess family visited the high guard

Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel with their children Princess Estelle and Prince Oscar visited the high guard today.

The Crown Princess Family wished the officers and soldiers of the high guard in the high guard wing of the castle a Merry Christmas.

The court writes this in a press release.

During the visit to the high guard wing, the Crown Princess family participated in the officers’ and soldiers’ morning assembly. The Crown Princess family also went around wishing merry Christmas to the senior guards who were on post around the Castle.

American Airlines stopped all flights

American Airlines canceled all of its flights on Christmas Eve, reports ABC News.

Flights were halted early Tuesday morning local time due to a technical problem. According to information to Fox News, 1,979 departures should have been stopped in the middle of the Christmas traffic.

The FAA, the Federal Aviation Administration, stated that American Airlines requested a halt to the flights.

Shortly before 2 p.m., Swedish time, the flight stop was lifted and flights could take off again.

Brown water in Strängnäs

Several people in Strängnäs currently have brown water in their taps.

This is reported by Strängnäs newspaper.

Several residents are said to have reported the problem to the emergency department, but it is not yet clear why the water is brown

– We currently do not have much information to give. But there have been a lot of people who have contacted us and several addresses seem to be affected. We don’t know how widespread it is at the moment, says an operational informant to Strängnäs tidning.

Rebels in Syria unite in the Ministry of Defense

Syria’s new leader Ahmed al-Sharaa has agreed with the country’s rebel groups to disband all groups and bring them together under the Ministry of Defense, Reuters reports.

Al-Sharaa was a leader in HTS, the rebel group that led the uprising against former dictator Bashar al-Assad.

Fire in the Eiffel Tower – 1,200 evacuated

A fire that started in the elevator shaft of the Eiffel Tower gained momentum and required the historic monument to be evacuated, writes Photo. A total of 1,200 people were evacuated.

The emergency services initially had difficulty getting to the fire, but then got it under control. Now the fire is out.

The fire is said to have been caused when a device overheated near a cable on the elevators, according to the newspaper.

Man dead after accident

A man in his 60s has died after a traffic accident in Kramfors, the police say.

The man’s relatives have been informed.

The alarm about the accident came in at 07.15 this morning. A passenger car and pedestrians were involved in the accident.

The injured man was taken to hospital for treatment. But his life could not be saved.