Fire in villa in Mönsterås

Putin approves new doctrine for nuclear weapons

Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree approving a new doctrine for nuclear weapons in the country, state news agency Tass reports.

The document states that nuclear weapons should be used as a last resort to protect the country’s sovereignty.

This after several military threats arose against Russia.

Google may be forced to sell Chrome

The US Department of Justice wants to force Google to sell the Chrome browser, according to the Bloomberg news agency.

Competition and antitrust officials have decided to ask a judge to issue an order saying Chrome must be sold.

Boy was held prisoner for several days – seven are charged

A 17-year-old boy was kidnapped and held captive for several days in Uppsala this summer. Seven people are now being charged for having been involved in the kidnapping in various ways, according to a press release from the Public Prosecutor’s Office.

It was on June 29 that he was kidnapped in central Uppsala after, according to the prosecutor, having been tricked into a trap. He was then held prisoner until July 4.

In the meantime, he was subjected to abuse and threats, and his relatives who received films of the boy were demanded large sums of money. If they didn’t pay, he would be hurt or killed, the kidnappers said, according to the indictment.

Five of the accused are men and two are women. The people are between 20 and 35 years old, and are suspected of, among other things, kidnapping and attempted gross extortion.

Stop in commuter train traffic

The commuter trains do not run between Tumba and Rönninge south of Stockholm due to safety reasons, according to SL.

According to P4 Stockholm, the stop is due to a truck driving into a train bridge.

Replacement buses operate the route.

There is no forecast for when traffic can go as usual again.

The bonus prince arrested yesterday – for the third time

The Oslo police have arrested the Norwegian bonus prince Marius Borg Høiby for the third time, writes Vg.

The already ongoing investigation against him has been expanded and now also includes suspicions of rape.

Crash on the E18 – road completely closed

Two cars have collided on the E18 in Vallentuna north of Stockholm.

The alarm came in at 06:45.

– One person is taken to hospital by ambulance, awake and able to speak, says Tommy Wållberg, commanding officer at the rescue service.

Otherwise, the damage situation is unclear.

As a result of the accident, the road is completely closed in the southbound direction.

– We hope to be able to open up within 15 minutes, however with careful passing. There are a lot of queues on the road.

Two people arrested after shooting in Fisksätra

The police have arrested and detained two people after a shooting in Fisksätra on Monday evening, the authority writes on its website.

The shots were fired at a door to a residential building in Fisksätra.

A preliminary investigation has been launched into attempted murder and serious weapons offences.

Truck has overturned and is blocking lanes

A truck has overturned and is blocking the road on the E6 from Trafikplats Värö (56) to Trafikplats Frillesås (57) in the direction of Gothenburg.

According to Hallandsposten, one person has been taken to hospital.

The Swedish Transport Agency writes on its website that it is diverting traffic and estimates that the road will be open as usual again at 12 o’clock.

Trump nominates yet another Fox profile

Donald Trump is nominating former Republican congressman, reality show contestant and Fox profiler Sean Duffy for Secretary of Transportation, the president-elect announced on his Truth Social platform.

Duffy began his career in Congress after winning a seat in the House of Representatives for his home state of Wisconsin in 2010, a seat he held until 2019 when he stepped down at his own request after his newborn daughter was diagnosed with a heart condition.

In January of last year, he took over as one of the presenters of the program “The Bottom Line” on the Fox Business channel. He began his career in the television industry already in 1997, when he was in the reality series “The Real World: Boston”, which he followed up by participating in “Road Rules: All Stars” the following year.

Truck accident King’s curve

A truck accident has occurred on the E4 at Kungens kurva south of Stockholm during Tuesday morning, reports P4.

The car is currently blocking two lanes in the northbound direction and is heavily affecting traffic.

The road is expected to be open again at 08:00.

45 democracy activists are sentenced to prison

A court in Hong Kong has sentenced 45 democracy activists to prison for between four and ten years, writes NBC.

Law professor Benny Tai, 60, was sentenced to the longest sentence of ten years.

The activists are being tried under a national security law introduced by China after the 2020 Hong Kong peace demonstrations.

The United States and several Western states have called the so-called Hong Kong 47 trial politically motivated and demanded the immediate release of the accused.

Biden missed the group photo

Joe Biden missed the group photo at his last G20 meeting.

When the outgoing US president arrived for the photo session at the summit in Rio de Janeiro, the heads of state in attendance had already posed for the traditional photo.

Frustrated US officials blamed the miss on “logistical problems” and denied that Biden deliberately delayed his arrival to avoid sharing a picture with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.

Instead, it is said that Biden’s meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau dragged on.

The two instead posed with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, who was also not in the group photo.

New York is threatened by drought

Authorities in New York have issued a drought warning for the city and its surrounding municipalities.

It is the second highest warning level before water rationing becomes relevant.

There are no restrictions for residents yet, but they are asked to be frugal with their consumption.

The water reservoirs are down to 60 percent capacity, against the normal capacity of 79 percent at this time of year.

Google may be forced to sell Chrome

The US Department of Justice wants to force tech giant Alphabet’s Google to sell the Chrome browser, according to Bloomberg, which refers to sources at the department.

Competition and antitrust officials have decided to ask a judge to issue an order saying Chrome must be sold.

The judge concluded in August that Google, in violation of the law, has monopolized the market for online searches.