Latest news – 21,000 dead in the earthquake disaster

A man in his 40s is suspected of having exposed nine children to a large number of sex crimes, TT reports.

The man, who is from Nässjö municipality, is suspected of, among other things, three cases of rape against children, reports Smålands-Tidningen.

According to the indictment, he made girls perform sexual acts on themselves in front of film cameras, while they chatted with the man. The youngest girl suspected of being victimized was eleven years old.

The man is also suspected of several cases of exploitation of children for sexual posing, sexual molestation, unlawful breach of privacy, gross defamation and child pornography offences.

A newborn baby girl was rescued from a collapsed house in the city of Jindayris in northern Syria after the strong earthquake on Monday.

Now thousands of people have offered to adopt the girl, reports the BBC.

Rescue workers heard the girl’s screams from the crowds. When she was pulled out, she was still with her mother with the umbilical cord.

The girl’s mother, father and four siblings died in the quake. After a video was posted on social media, thousands have come forward to take care of the girl, who has been named Aya.

The hospital’s director, Khalid Attah, says that is not the case.

– Until her distant relatives return, I will take care of her as if she were my own child, he says.

Russia has carried out a series of robot and drone attacks against Ukraine overnight, reports The Guardian.

The air raid warning has sounded over Kyiv and residents of both eastern and southern Ukraine testify to heavy explosions.

The cities of Mykolajiv and Zaporizhzhya have reportedly come under attack and in Kharkiv the power supply has been knocked out after being hit.

According to unconfirmed reports, between 30 and 40 Iranian-made drones were also fired from the occupied port city of Mariupol at Ukrainian territory.

During Thursday, information came that Russia is launching a new major offensive in the war.

French President Emmanuel Macron is flagging that it will be impossible to send any fighter jets to Ukraine in the coming weeks.

After the summit in Brussels, which was also attended by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyi, ended Friday night, Macron said that such quick deliveries are not possible.

– I am not ruling anything out. But it is not compatible with the demands made today, says Emmanuel Macron. (TT)

Agreeing on the right words regarding Ukraine, migration and the economy was not easy for the leaders of the EU countries.

Only at 02:30 last night could the first summit of the year for the heads of state and government be concluded, after the leaders had sat together for over 16 hours in Brussels.

Admittedly, a large part of the time was devoted to the visit from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyi. After his departure, the leaders have spent a long time refining the wording regarding the migration situation and how the EU should respond to the US’s large industrial package IRA.

A closing press conference with Council President Charles Michel and Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is expected shortly, as is a Swedish press meeting with Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson (M). (TT)

An injured woman was missed by the emergency services in connection with a fire last week in Västerbotten, Västerbottens-Kuriren reports.

At 18.23, the emergency services announced that a man – who died in the fire – had been found and that the apartment had been searched. But the injured woman was reportedly found more than an hour later.

– I can agree that I also think it has taken an unusually long time before you find person number two, says the rescue manager to the newspaper.

The woman is still being treated for her injuries at the University Hospital in Uppsala. (TT)

The government wants schools to be able to offer preparatory school also for middle and primary school pupils who need it. Law school for the youngest students was mentioned in the Tidö agreement and an extra 100 million kroner was set aside.

Now the government has also changed the regulation so that schools can apply for state grants for teaching the youngest children during summer and other holidays.

Up until now, school administrators have been able to apply for state grants for law schools for sixth graders and older students. (TT)

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has declared the country in a state of national emergency in an attempt to take command of the looming electricity crisis.

South Africa has for years been plagued by blackouts and widespread blackouts due to corruption, lack of infrastructure and aging power plants, and the problems are increasing.

– We are therefore declaring a national state of emergency to respond to the electricity crisis and its effects, Ramaphosa said on Thursday in his annual speech. (TT)

At 11.23 p.m. there was an alarm that a car had overturned in Sundbyberg north of Stockholm.

Two people were in the car but were able to get out themselves.

The extent of the damage is unclear, but an ambulance is on the scene.

A car chase began on the E4 near Älvkarleby earlier this evening.

The police patrol noticed a suspicious motorist driving north on the road. Then the driver increased the speed.

The chase continued all the way to Gävle’s southern entrance, where the motorist turned off the E4.

Then the chase ended in a pile of rocks – and the car had to be towed from the scene.

The driver, a man in his 30s, has been arrested on suspicion of gross negligence in traffic, for not having stopped at a policeman’s signal, drunk driving and drug offences.