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Putin confirms: Used new weapon against Ukraine

Russia has fired a new kind of “medium-range robot” at Ukraine.

This is confirmed by President Vladimir Putin according to Reuters.

– Russia launched a new type of robot in response to the West’s aggression, says Putin according to the news agency.

Recently, Ukraine attacked Russia with Western long-range robots. Putin says the war has now acquired “elements of a global conflict”.

PG Gyllenhammar dead

The former Volvo boss Pehr G Gyllenhammar, called PG by many, is dead.

The family tells TT.

Gyllenhammar was one of Sweden’s most famous and successful business leaders.

In June, his daughter told Aftonbladet that he lived in a nursing home in Canada.

British tourist dead in Laos

A 28-year-old British woman has died of suspected methanol poisoning in Laos. That’s what Sky News writes.

The woman fell ill after allegedly drinking free shots at a bar in Vang Vieng – a popular backpacker spot.

Four people have previously died as a result of methanol poisoning in Laos, and several are being treated in hospital.

The Swedish Foreign Ministry has issued a warning:

“Be careful about drinking alcohol, especially cocktails and drinks that contain spirits that may have been adulterated with harmful substances”

Double accidents on the E45

Two traffic accidents have occurred on the E45 between Trollhättan and Lilla Edet, reports P4 West.

Just north of Lilla Edet, a car has driven off the road. The road is closed in the southbound direction.

Another accident occurred between Göta and Lödöse.

There is a big impact on traffic.

The Minister for Foreign Affairs: Sweden supports the ICC’s work

Sweden supports the work and independence of the ICC, announced Foreign Minister Maria Malmer Stenergard (M) when the court issued an arrest warrant against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

The United States rejects the court’s decision in its entirety.

“The arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court is the court’s independent decision. Sweden and the EU support the important work of the court and protect its independence and integrity”, announces Foreign Minister Malmer Stenergard in a short written comment, in which she does not value the decision as such.

The ICC, based in The Hague, Netherlands, has also issued an arrest warrant against Israel’s former defense minister, Yoav Gallant, as well as against Hamas leader Mohammad Dayf, whom Israel previously claimed to have killed.

The arrest warrant means – like the one previously issued for Russian President Vladimir Putin – that the 120 countries that are part of the ICC cooperation and have ratified the so-called Rome Statute must arrest the Prime Minister of Israel if he arrives there.

Clear: Russia is greatly increasing its defense budget

The Russian lower house has voted for a sharp increase in the defense budget next year, by almost 30 percent. It was the second vote on the issue and it was expected that the increase would pass.

In total, the equivalent of SEK 1,480 billion will be spent on Russia’s armed forces and the war in Ukraine next year – an increase from an already record high level.

The proposal must also be considered by the Russian upper house, a formality, before being signed by President Vladimir Putin.

Kristersson on the attack on L: Threat to society

Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson is now commenting on the attack on the Liberals’ office in Eskilstuna.

“Threats and violence against political parties and people involved in them are fundamentally a threat to our open and free society. The perpetrators of violence who participate in this must be prosecuted. If they are not Swedish citizens, they should be deported,” he writes on X.

US condemns ICC arrest warrant

The US condemns the ICC’s arrest warrant against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

This is stated by a spokesperson at the White House for Reuters.

The International Criminal Court, ICC, accuses Netanyahu of crimes against humanity and war crimes in Gaza.

An arrest warrant has also been issued against former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant.

Initial data: Russia did not use intercontinental ballistic missile

Two anonymous high-ranking Western sources told the Reuters news agency that Russia did not use an intercontinental ballistic missile in the attack in the Ukrainian city of Dnipro on Thursday.

However, the sources stated that it is an early analysis that may change.

Suspect item was key case

A police operation was launched in Slottstaden in Malmö after an alarm about a suspicious object.

A staircase was housed. The bomb disposal unit was called in, but already at 4 p.m. the operation could be canceled because the object turned out to be harmless.

– The police officers on the spot could assess that. It was some kind of case, a key case, says Fredrik Bratt, press spokesperson at the police.

The king on the climate meeting: It is going too slowly

As the UN climate meeting enters its final sprint, there is great disappointment from many quarters. King Carl Gustaf says he hopes the world leaders persevere in the discussions.

King Carl Gustaf is on a state visit to Singapore and finds it worrying that no agreement was reached in the climate negotiations at COP29 in Baku.

– Progress is slow in these matters, but it is far too slow, he tells TT.

The biggest stumbling block in this year’s climate negotiations concerns how much money the world’s rich countries are prepared to invest annually to support developing countries. The target is a new sum but when a first draft was presented on Thursday morning there was none at all. This indicates a large gap between the countries.

The developing countries say they need around 1,400 billion dollars – Show more

Doctors Without Borders halts operations in Haiti

Doctors Without Borders has suspended its operations in Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince.

The reason is that police forces have threatened the staff, the organization writes in a press release.

“Police officers have stopped MSF’s vehicles several times and directly threatened staff, including death and rape threats. This has taken place during the week following an attack on one of our ambulances on November 11 in which at least two patients were executed and our staff were physically injured,” they write.

Netanyahu: Absurd accusations

Netanyahu rejects the ICC charges earlier today.

– We completely reject the false and absurd accusations of the International Criminal Court, a biased and discriminatory political body, says Netanyahu’s press officer, David Mencer, to Norwegian Television 2.

– No war is more just than the war Israel has waged in Gaza since October 7, 2023, when the terrorist organization Hamas launched a murderous attack and carried out the largest massacre against the Jewish people since the Holocaust.

Details: C-tops are called to a crisis meeting

The center party’s district chairman has been called to a crisis meeting this evening, experiences Echo.

It is about the criticism that has emerged against party leader Muharrem Demirok’s leadership.

Within the party, resignation demands against the party leader are being discussed because of his support for Magdalena Andersson, according to Aftonbladet’s sources. Read more here.