Asked all of Los Angeles to evacuate – accidentally

E4 blocked after truck accident

The E4 at the height of Ödeshög is completely blocked in the northbound direction after a truck has driven into the center guardrail, the emergency services in eastern Götaland announce.

The alarm came in at 01.33, and at 01.57 recovery of the vehicle had not begun.

“The road is completely blocked in the northbound direction. Very slippery at the scene,” writes the rescue service.

Trump will receive his sentence on Friday

The United States Supreme Court refuses to stop the sentencing of President-elect Donald Trump in the bribery case against porn actress Stormy Daniels.

HD is rejecting a request from Trump’s lawyers filed Thursday night local time to postpone the whole thing in the first place. This means that the penalty, the punishment, for Trump will be announced on Friday.

The judge in the case, Juan Merchan, has already indirectly made it clear that there will be no jail time or fines for Trump, who was found guilty on all 34 charges in the case. Instead, there may be a question of a remission of the penalty, that is to say that the penalty will not be carried out.

17,000 doctors in protest against Robert F Kennedy Jr

More than 17,000 doctors have signed a petition calling on the Senate to stop the nomination of Robert F Kennedy Jr as health secretary, reports CBS.

“This appointment is a slap in the face to every healthcare professional who has dedicated their life to protecting patients from preventable illness and death. Americans deserve better,” the letter reads.

Man arrested with crocodile head at airport

A 32-year-old Canadian man was stopped while going through security at the Delhi airport on Monday.

An unusual find was made in his bag.

“During inspection, a 777-gram skull with sharp teeth, reminiscent of the jaw of a baby crocodile, was discovered wrapped in a creamy white cloth,” writes the Delhi customs in a statement according to BBC.

The man was arrested on the spot and the find was handed over to India’s Nature Conservation Authority.

After the skull was further examined, it was determined that it was a species that is considered endangered.

The man is said to have bought the head in Thailand, and lacked a permit for it, according to the report The Times of India.

360,000 evacuated in Los Angeles

The head of the US disaster agency FEMA, Bob Fenton, says on Thursday evening to Reuters that 360,000 Los Angeles residents have now been served with mandatory evacuation orders.

Hundreds of thousands more have received evacuation warnings.

One death after apartment fire

One person has been found dead after a fire in an apartment in Örnsköldsvik on Thursday.

The next of kin have been informed.

The police will investigate the cause of the fire, and have filed a report of public negligence.

During the evening, the place has been cordoned off, and the police will carry out a technical investigation.

Frederiksen wants to meet Donald Trump

Denmark’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, the country’s Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen and Defense Minister Troels Lund Poulsen are currently holding a press conference.

The background is Donald Trump’s statement about Greenland.

– Were we unprepared for this? No, we weren’t, says Mette Frederiksen

During the evening, she sat in a meeting with the party leaders of the other parties in the Folketing about Greenland.

Frederiksen was asked how she reacted to Donald Trump’s outbursts about military action and economic sanctions.

– We have no reason to believe that it will be like that, she says.

She herself has not spoken to Donald Trump, but says she will propose a meeting with him.

– Nothing will happen before he takes office as president, she says and adds that she expects “good cooperation” with the future American president.

The Los Angeles fires: “The death toll will rise”

So far, five people have been confirmed dead in the firestorm in Los Angeles, which is in its third day.

However, the death toll is expected to rise once it becomes safe for police and emergency services to investigate the fire-ravaged areas, where entire residential areas were wiped out in a few hours.

According to the LA Times, several investigations are underway into as yet unconfirmed deaths.

– The information is still very preliminary, but there have been a number of deaths in the fire areas, Nicole Nishida, spokesperson for the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Office told the newspaper.

So far, more than 2,000 buildings are estimated to have been destroyed in the fires.

One death after a head-on collision

One person has died after a head-on collision between two cars on national highway 61 in the municipality of Kil.

Relatives have been notified.

The accident happened at 6.30 pm on Thursday evening.

Another person has been taken to hospital. The extent of the injuries is unclear, but according to the police, the person was awake and able to speak.

The police have impounded both cars and will carry out a technical examination.

A preliminary investigation has been opened into negligence in traffic and causing the death of another in order to investigate the accident.

Suspected dangerous object in Stockholm

A suspiciously dangerous object has been found in a residential area in Nälsta in western Stockholm.

The police have set up cordons in the area.

Adjacent houses have been occupied.

At the moment, there is no forecast for how long the work at the site will take.

At 22.45, the police updated with information that the suspected dangerous object will be destroyed on site through a controlled explosion.

“Therefore, a bang can be heard in the area shortly”, they write.

Opposition leader in Venezuela arrested

María Corina Machado, opposition leader in Venezuela was arrested today in the country’s capital, Caracas.

Machado made his first public appearance in months.

The 57-year-old politician had called on supporters to come “in the millions” to pressure Maduro to hand over power to Edmundo González Urrutia, the exiled opposition candidate who many international observers see as the rightful winner of the election.

Machado himself had his presidential bid blocked by Maduro-loyal institutions in 2023.

Major search effort for elderly man – missing on the ice

A large search operation is currently underway in Järnafjärden outside Södertälje.

According to the Sea Rescue, they are looking for a man in his 70s.

– It was his wife who alerted us. He would have been on his way out to a summer cottage, says Pontus Svensson, rescue leader.

The sea rescue is currently searching with several units.

– We have two helicopters, a hovercraft, and the rescue service is on plastic with a bunch of units, says Pontus Svensson.

According to him, there is ice in the bay, but it must have gone up at the island the man was on his way to.

Netanyahu is welcomed – despite arrest warrants

If Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wants to attend the commemoration ceremony of the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, he will be able to get there without arrest, the Polish government announced.

This despite the ICC issuing an arrest warrant against him.

– Whether it will be the prime minister, the president or the minister of education… whoever comes to Oswiecim, to the ceremony in Auschwitz, will be guaranteed security and will not be arrested, says Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk.

The memorial ceremony will be held at the end of January.

Denmark’s prime minister in crisis meeting about Greenland

Denmark’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen (S) has called the party leaders from the parties in the Folketing to a meeting about Greenland and the USA.

Frederiksen has stated that the meeting will last for approximately one hour.

After the meeting, she will hold a press conference.

It is scheduled to start at 8 p.m.