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Man detained in connection with CEO murder in New York

A man has been detained in connection with the assassination of an insurance company executive in New York, according to ABC News.

The man, who was taken into custody in Altoona, Pennsylvania, is described as a person of interest to the investigation and will be questioned by police investigators from the New York Police Department.

A source says the television channel that the man owns a weapon similar to the one used in the murder.

Christmas train in accident – several people injured

A train accident has occurred in a train stable in Krylbo in Avesta.

The emergency services and ambulance have been called to the scene.

– It is some kind of half-derailment that happened. It is a bit unclear at the moment, says Anders Dahlman, press spokesperson at the police.

According to the rescue service, several people were on board the train.

– One person was inside the locomotive and some people were in a wagon, says Mats Sjöland at the rescue service.

The train belongs to the association SKÅJ and was on its way to the locomotive shed after a Christmas dinner was served at the central station in Krylbo in the train’s restaurant.

– We can be happy that people are alive, says Tony Söderlund, representative of SKÅJ, to Avesta newspaper.

Syrian rebels grant amnesty to conscripts

The Syrian rebels will grant amnesty to all soldiers who were recruited and were part of the regime of the now overthrown dictator Bashar al-Assad.

– Their lives are safe and no one will attack them, says a spokesperson, reports the BBC.

The Assad regime fell on Sunday and in recent days thousands of prisoners have been freed by the rebels from Assad regime prisons.

He is expected to lead Syria’s transitional government

According to Al-Jazeera, the rebels have named Mohammed al-Bashir in charge of the transitional government in Syria after they overthrew dictator Bashar al-Assad.

Mohammed al-Bashir has until today been the prime minister of the autonomous enclave in northwestern Syria that was founded by the Islamist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham in 2017.

Electrical engineer al-Bashir is credited with introducing digital governance and modernizing the administration of the Islamist enclave. He is also trained in Sharia law.

Tiktok appeals for postponement in dispute with US

The social media platform Tiktok is turning to a federal appeals court in the United States with a plea to delay new legislation that could require the company to be banned in the country. The same federal court last week rejected a request by Tiktok to overturn the law on a possible ban.

Tiktok has appealed the verdict to the US Supreme Court and now wants the new law to be postponed until HD takes up the case.

The current law, which was passed in April, states that Tiktok must be sold to an American owner no later than January 19 of next year. If the platform continues under Chinese ownership, it will be banned.

Lawyer sentenced – embezzled millions of kroner

A Swedish man active as a lawyer in Spain is convicted of having embezzled approximately ten million kroner in real estate deals in the mainly Spanish city of Marbella.

– He has received purchase money and then he has not carried out the deals, in short he kept the money himself, says prosecutor Nathalie Müntzing at the Ecocrime Authority.

He received the money when, in his role as a lawyer, he undertook to buy or sell properties for Swedes between the years 2020 and 2023. He was sentenced on Monday by the Södertörn district court to 4.5 years in prison for gross embezzlement against a number of affected plaintiffs.

The man left the Swedish Bar Association in 2019 when he joined the Spanish equivalent and has not been active in Sweden since then.

Aggressive man pulls on doors at Arlanda

An aggressive man pulls on doors at a hotel at Arlanda Airport.

“The man showed signs of drug addiction and ran and yanked on doors and entered behind the reception desk,” the police write on their website.

When police and security guards arrived, the man’s aggressive behavior continued.

He is now arrested and suspected of, among other things, violent resistance.

After the fatal accident at Gröna Lund – prosecutors demand a record amount

A woman died and three people were seriously injured when the Jetline roller coaster derailed in Gröna Lund last summer.

Now the prosecutor is demanding a record amount from the companies behind it.

“The claim is that the companies are ordered to pay among the highest corporate fines imposed in Sweden,” says a press release from the Public Prosecutor’s Office.

This week, a lawsuit was brought against three companies for grossly causing the death of another, grossly causing bodily harm and causing danger to another.

Then Princess Birgitta is buried

Princess Birgitta’s funeral service and burial will take place on Sunday, December 15, 2024. The royal house announces this in a press release.

The funeral service takes place in Drottningholm’s castle church. The subsequent burial takes place at the Royal burial ground in Hagaparken.

In accordance with Princess Birgitta’s wish, the ceremonies take place in the circle of family and special invitees.

The king has decided that the flags at the Royal Palace, Drottningholm Palace and Haga Castle are to be flown at half mast during the funeral day. After the burial, the flags are raised at the top.

A seraphim ringing will take place in Riddarholm church on the day of the funeral at 12.00-13.00.

The Royal Cemetery in Hagaparken is open on Monday, December 16 at 11.00–14.00 for those who wish to visit Princess Birgitta’s grave.

Sweden pauses asylum processing of Syrians

Due to the development of events in Syria, the Migration Agency will pause asylum processing of people from the country.

– Given the situation, it is simply not possible to assess the reasons for protection right now, says head of justice Carl Bexelius in a press release.

The stop is valid for a limited period of time.

– As far as Syria is concerned, the situation is fragile and recent events raise several legal questions that require a thorough analysis. A similar decision was also made in connection with the Taliban’s takeover of power in Afghanistan in 2021, says Carl Bexelius.

Gothenburg is discussing banning reflective vests on children

After the fatal accident at a preschool in Umeå, the municipality has called on the city’s preschools to review the use of reflective vests on the children.

Now the pre-school administration in Gothenburg also announces that they will address the issue of stopping the use of reflective vests on Tuesday, reports GP.

Alarm about explosions on Kungsholmen

The police have moved to the district of Kungsholmen in central Stockholm after reports of explosions.

– We have patrols in the area and are investigating the matter. Right now there is no indication that anything has happened, says Per Fahlström, press spokesperson at the police.

Woman hit by her own car

A woman in Kinna who fell next to her car has then, for unclear reasons, been run over by the car.

It is the woman’s leg that is trapped.

– The car has rolled for an unknown reason, says police spokesperson Jens Andersson.

The woman is said to have been awake and able to speak when she was taken away by ambulance. The extent of the damage is otherwise unclear.

Hamas has handed over a list of Israeli hostages

Israeli media reports that Israel and Hamas have begun exchanging lists of names of people who could be released in the event of a possible ceasefire.

According to the Times of Israel, mediator Egypt has received a first list of names from Hamas of hostages to be released for humanitarian reasons, such as the elderly and sick.

That list must also include four American citizens, who are not included in the category “humanitarian reasons”.

Israel, in turn, must hand over lists of imprisoned Palestinians who can be released if the parties agree on a cease-fire.