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Senator Bob Menendez outside a federal court in New York. Stock Photography Photo: Seth Wenig/AP/TT
US Senator Bob Menendez resigns on August 20 after being convicted of taking bribes and acting as an “agent” for Egypt. The Senate has received a copy of Menendez’s resignation letter, according to Vermont Sen. Peter Welch.
In connection with the bribery charges, a search was conducted at the home of Menendez and his wife. There, gold bars with a value equivalent to just over 1.1 million kroner and cash worth over five million kroner were found.
His resignation opens the door for Democrats to nominate someone to take over his Senate seat for the remainder of his term, which expires Jan. 3.
Menendez faces a decades-long prison sentence when it is announced at the end of October.
THREE NEWS YOU CAN’T MISS
Donald Trump says he wants to debate Kamala Harris, but nothing has been decided yet.
– I haven’t agreed to anything yet. I agreed to a debate against Joe Biden, but I want to debate her. There will be no difference because they have the same policy. I think debate is important to the political race. You have to do that, he says according to CNN.
Just before 10 p.m., the emergency services were alerted to a drowning incident.
– We have received information that a person may be in the water. We are investigating this, says Oscar Davila, line operator at the rescue service.
Just over an hour later, the rescue service states that no one has been found and that the operation has ended.
A Russian citizen has been arrested on suspicion of trying to “destabilize the Olympics in Paris”, according to France’s public prosecutor’s office.
According to Le Parisien sources, the man, who is in his 40s, was preparing a “large-scale plan” that could have serious consequences.
However, the authorities do not believe that it is a planned attack, which means that the incident is being investigated as counter-espionage instead of counter-terrorism.
The man has now been arrested.
A child has fallen from a window in a residential area in Linköping, reports Corren.
The child has been taken to hospital but is said to be awake and talkative.
– We are still on site and looking at what may have happened, says police spokesperson Olle Älveroth to the newspaper.
People dressed as bulls in Bogota celebrated Monday the decision to ban bullfighting in Colombia. Photo: Ivan Valencia/AP/TT
Colombia bans bullfighting as of 2026. As recently as 2018, the Constitutional Court recognized bullfighting as part of Colombia’s cultural tradition, and each year around 300 events are held in the country.
In front of a crowd gathered at the bullring in the capital Bogota on Monday, Colombian President Gustavo Petro celebrated the abolition of the right to kill animals for entertainment.
– If we have fun when we kill animals, we will have fun when we kill people, he said in a speech.
Tens of thousands of Colombians work in the bullfighting industry, and according to the bill, the state will be obliged to help them find alternative means of livelihood.
Joe Biden. Photo: Manuel Balce Ceneta / AP
US President Joe Biden appears for the first time since announcing that he is withdrawing his presidential campaign.
Kamala Harris leads the presidential race against Donald Trump according to the latest Ipsos survey, reports Reuters.
Harris picks 44 percent to Trump’s 42.
At 8 pm, Kamala Harris will give her first campaign speech.
The service pension association SH Pension has been exposed to a hacker attack.
The Everest group writes on Darnet that the company has until 10 p.m. to make contact – otherwise information will be leaked.
According to P4 Värmland threatens the hacker group with leaking personal data and a total of 100 GB of files.
But SH pension’s CEO writes to the channel that they will not meet the requirements.
Rescue service with gas mask in Södertälje. Photo: Blue light images
Emergency services and police were called to a stairwell in Södertälje after strong-smelling foam was found on a door.
– It is an unknown subject. There were several people who felt affected. I’m a little unsure if anyone needed care, says Emil Ring, the duty officer of the rescue service.
In pictures, firefighters with gas masks are seen entering the stairwell.
– We have taken the safe before the uncertain. On site, the assessment has been made to wash away this substance. It appears to be some solvent that smells quite strong.
Top Democrats Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries are backing Kamala Harris in the presidential race, Reuters reports.
“Vice President Harris has done an impressive job securing the Democratic Party’s nomination to be our next president,” Schumer said.
The support of the Senate Majority Leader and the House Minority Leader gives Harris almost the total support of the Democrats.
According to a bare-chested man armed with a stick, he chased young people in central Nyköping Södermanland’s news.
The police then arrived at the scene and asked the man to go home.
– There must have been some kind of fight there between the man and a group of young people. But I can’t see that this is a report of a crime, says police spokesperson Olle Älveroth to the newspaper.
A new study shows that one in three Ukrainians is willing to give up territory to Russia – if it would mean the end of the war.
The study was conducted from May 12 to 22 at the Ukrainian Institute of Sociology KIIS, Reuters reports.
Of the 1,067 people who answered, 55 percent said no to the question.
In July 2023, about 10 percent responded that they were willing to give up territory.
A motorcycle has driven off a road in Skurup.
The motorcyclist is a 35-year-old man who was taken to hospital by ambulance, the police say.
The man has life-threatening injuries.
The police have been alerted to a shooting in Södertälje, according to information to Aftonbladet.
At least one person is injured, according to the information.
The police confirm that they are on the scene, but are tight-lipped about why.
– We are on site, but at the moment I don’t know why, says Robert Sennerdal, the police’s press officer.
According to information to Aftonbladet, a weapon has been found at the scene.
This is the third act of violence in Södertälje within the space of a couple of days.
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