Governor: More than ten killed in Zaporizhzhya

Biden: Think I could have won over Trump

US President Joe Biden believes he could have won the presidential election over Donald Trump if he had not dropped out of the campaign.

The 82-year-old Biden, who leaves office as president on January 20, is asked by the USA Today newspaper if he thinks it was realistic to believe that he could have won over Donald Trump in the presidential election in November.

– Yes, I think so, Biden replies.

– I really thought I had the best chance to beat him. But I wasn’t looking to be president when I was 85 years old, 86 years old. So I talked about passing the baton.

– But I don’t know. Who the hell knows?

Foreign Minister takes over in Austria

Conservative Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg will take over as chancellor of Austria for the time being after outgoing party colleague Karl Nehammer.

Access will take place on Friday, pending ongoing government negotiations to reach a conclusion or result in a possible new election. The far-right party FPÖ has been tasked with leading the discussions, which for Schallenberg’s party ÖVP will be led by acting party leader Christian Stocker.

– But it is necessary that we get honest answers, says Stocker according to the news agency APA and mentions media freedom, independence from Russia and European cooperation as key issues.

Three to hospital after collision

A head-on collision has occurred on road 570 outside Sundsvall, reports P4 Västernorrland.

Three people have been taken to hospital, but the extent of their injuries is unclear.

According to the emergency services, it is very slippery at the site.

NATO is planning a major operation in the Baltic Sea

NATO is currently planning a larger naval operation in the Baltic Sea.

The purpose of the operation must be to protect cables and submarine cables on the seabed.

– There is work going on now among the allies to see what resources it could be about, says Defense Minister Pål Jonson (M) to SVT.

Sweden will participate in the effort with several units, according to SVT.

The operation is expected to last several months.

SMHI warns of snow tonight

SMHI has issued a yellow snow warning for the eastern part of Hälsingland and eastern Medelpad tonight.

It can occasionally become heavy snow flurries and snowfalls that can cause problems in traffic with slippage and poor visibility.

The warning is valid from midnight until 12 noon on Thursday. It can fall between 10-20 centimeters.

Arrested Swede in Denmark suspected of more crimes

A 21-year-old Swedish man who was detained in Denmark on suspicion of several crimes is now suspected of new crimes, Danish media reports.

The Ritzau news agency writes that the man is now a suspect in a case involving plans to murder a person in Herning in June last year, which emerged during a custody hearing on Wednesday.

Danish media writes that the 21-year-old must have been involved in and coordinated murder squads that several young people, including Swedes, have taken on in Denmark.

EPN: NATO sends 10 ships to the Baltic Sea

Following the recent incidents of suspected sabotage of underwater cables in the Baltic Sea, NATO is now sending 10 ships to the area, according to information from Howl.

The ships are to be sent out later this week to guard important infrastructure, according to EPN. The operation will last until April.

Among other things, the ships must patrol in the vicinity of energy and data cables, to deter new possible sabotage.

Elderly man seriously injured in car accident

Shortly before 12 o’clock, a car collided head-on with a truck with a trailer on county road 151 outside Hillerstorp in Gnosjö. The driver of the car, a man in his 80s, has been taken to hospital with serious injuries.

– Right now we have no further update on the damage situation. It is a traffic accident without suspicion of crime. There have been bad road conditions, says police spokesperson Olle Älveroth.

A tow truck had to be called to the scene and at 1:30 p.m. the traffic started moving again.

Woman hit – taken to hospital by ambulance

The police are called to Brösarp outside Tomelilla in Skåne after a walking woman has been hit by a car.

Emergency services and an ambulance are also called to the scene.

– The woman is being taken to hospital, but we have no information on the state of her injuries, says police spokesperson Lina Friberg.

Northvolt votes yes to continued operations

The crisis-hit battery manufacturer Northvolt continues operations.

On Wednesday, the company’s shareholders voted yes to the board’s proposal regarding the company’s continued operation.

Before the meeting, the question was raised that the owners would choose to close down the company. But it didn’t turn out that way.

Sources: Trump may impose economic emergency

In order to launch massive punitive tariffs on goods from other countries, Donald Trump is considering declaring an economic emergency when he takes office as president of the United States, according to sources CNN.

This would give him special powers to push through tariffs more quickly, through rules that can only be used during national emergencies.

Trump’s team has not officially commented on the data.

Italy: Iran has released imprisoned journalist

The Italian journalist Cecilia Sala has been released from prison in Iran and is on her way home, the Italian government announces.

Sala is said to be on a plane landing in Rome on Wednesday afternoon.

The journalist was arrested on 19 December. She was in Iran to interview, among others, a former commander, a female comedian and a woman who rejects the country’s conservative interpretation of religious values.

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, announcing the release, expressed gratitude to “all those who contributed to making it possible for Cecilia to return”. She also announces that she gave the message to Sala’s parents in a phone call.

Fire in terraced house – risk of spread

Several units from the rescue service are on site at a terraced house in Hässelby farm in western Stockholm, where there is a fire.

– There is an ongoing fire in the basement, says Fredrik Hilmersson, management operator at the Rescue Service.

There is a risk that the fire will spread to neighboring buildings, says Fredrik Hilmersson.

Ambulance and police are also called to the scene. There are no reports of any injured people, according to the emergency services.

Fire in building

There is a fire in an industrial building in Perstorp.

– There is a fire in a chimney and we suspect that it has spread to the roof structure, says Karl-Magnus Larsson, officer on duty at the rescue service in Kristianstad.

People had to be evacuated from the building in connection with the fire.

The alarm came in at 11 o’clock.