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The White House confirms: Zelensky is coming
The White House now confirms that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will travel to the United States today, writes Omni and refers to AFP.
Zelenskyy is expected to attend a meeting with the US Congress.
It will be the Ukrainian leader’s first visit abroad since Russia invaded Ukraine.
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Several dead in snow storm in Japan
At least three people have died after a heavy snowstorm in northwestern Japan during the week, TT reports.
At least ten people are said to have been injured in connection with the snowfall.
Hundreds have been stuck on the roads and train traffic has had to be stopped in several places. Thousands of households have been without power.
Seized 379 million doses of fentanyl – can kill all residents
In 2022, 379 million potentially lethal doses of fentanyl were seized in the United States, reports BBC.
The channel writes that there are enough drugs to kill all the inhabitants of the United States.
The drug police DEA (Drug Enforcement Administration) in the United States says that fentanyl is 50 times stronger than heroin. Most of it is brought into the United States from Mexico.
Over 100,000 Americans died from overdoses in 2021. Two-thirds of them died from fentanyl, according to the channel.
The space rocket crashed after takeoff
A space rocket that was launched from French Guiana in northeastern South America during the night of Wednesday crashed a few minutes after takeoff.
The rocket was carrying two satellites built by Airbus, but crashed uncontrollably towards Earth after an engine failure due to negative pressure, states the CEO of the company Ariancespace.
The satellites belonged to the European Space Agency ESA.
One to hospital after fire
A man in his 40s was taken by ambulance to hospital after a fire in an apartment in Mariestad just after 01:30.
The extent of the injuries is unclear, but the man should have been able to talk when he was loaded into the ambulance, according to the police.
– The apartment has been cordoned off for a technical examination, says Magnus Schildt, police officer on duty.
A preliminary investigation into public dangerous negligence has been initiated.
(TT, Aftonbladet)
Parts of Trump’s declarations are released
A committee in the US House of Representatives has voted to release a report on former President Donald Trump’s tax returns. Together with the report, parts of the declarations themselves will also be released.
Read more in TT’s article.
Musk: Then I will resign as Twitter CEO
The vote was announced on Monday. Now during the night of Wednesday, Musk answered.
Elon Musk had promised to follow the poll asking Twitter users if he should step down as CEO.
Now he announces that he will leave the post – but not immediately.
“I will step down as CEO as soon as I find someone foolish enough to take the job. After that, I will just manage the software and server teams,” he wrote in a tweet just before 02.30, Swedish time.
Read more in Aftonbladet’s article.
One arrested after attempted murder
A man in his 30s was arrested and a man in his 20s was taken to hospital by ambulance after a violent crime Motala in the late evening.
Read more in Aftonbladet’s article.
Warning for “deadly cold” in the US
Authorities in the United States are warning of a severe winter storm moving down from Canada in the coming days.
Snow, strong winds and “life-threatening cold” down to minus 40 degrees are expected to lead to major problems with travel just before the Christmas holiday, writes the Washington Post.
Canceled or delayed flights are expected in Chicago, Detroit, Cincinnati, Charlotte, Washington, New York and Boston, according to the warnings.
The storm is expected to reach its maximum strength starting Thursday evening.
The police seized suspicious objects
A suspiciously dangerous object was found on Brunnsgatan in Jönköping on Tuesday evening. The police were alerted at 21.50 and blocked off.
The National Bomb Squad was sent to the street and after their work on the scene, the suspected explosive device was able to be seized by the police. The cordon was lifted shortly before 02:00.
Read more in Aftonbladet’s article.
Text updated 02.38
Zelenskyy is expected to visit the United States
Volodymyr Zelensky. Photo: Mads Claus Rasmussen
Volodymyr Zelenskyy will travel to Washington on Wednesday.
This is reported by Reuters with reference to Punchbowl News, which was founded by former Politico journalists.
The data must come from nine transparent sources. Also Chad Pergram, reporter at Fox News tweets about the planned visit.
The visit comes before the US is expected to make a decision on more aid to Ukraine, which includes the Patriot weapon system, writes CNN.
Zelenskyy is expected to attend a meeting with the US Congress.
In such cases, it will be the president’s first visit abroad since Russia invaded Ukraine.
Read more here.
Wild car chase on the Essingeleden: “Drive carelessly”
The police were going to stop a car in Årstaberg in southern Stockholm when it suddenly increased speed.
After that, a chase began where several patrols were called in.
– We lost them on the Essingeleden at the height of Gröndal. They drove recklessly and have been in collision with the police, says police spokesperson Carina Skagerlind.
– You always wonder when a car doesn’t stop at the policeman’s sign.
At 11 p.m., the police stated that they managed to stop the car and that two people were checked.
– I can’t see that anyone has been arrested, we have to find out who was driving. It can certainly develop into more criminal classifications.
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How far has it come in the investigation into who was behind the explosion of the Nord Stream 1 and 2 gas pipes? When is the investigation expected to be completed? Will the investigation, parts of it, become classified information?
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Franco Baresi
Hey! Good question, so far not much has emerged from the investigation. But we’ll keep an eye on it and write about it in case we find out more!
Is it really a case if the police suspect attempted murder? Why suspect the woman instead of putting the weight and weight on what the police suspect: that a man pushed her to her death.
Redo do right… again…. ?
Angry!
See answer to the question below.
One person has been arrested and there are reports that the woman fell because she was pushed. It’s in the notice.
Fake news again? The woman was thrown from the balcony, she didn’t fall.. Distorting, keeping silent or lying as a journalist seems to be a code of honor at AB.. Ugh..
Eric T.
We still don’t know exactly what happened.
There are reports that she may have been pushed, and the police have arrested one person. It’s in the notice.
Whether it is so or not is not something we can confirm, the police investigation will have to show that.
All this misery. How are you coping?
The sandwich
You have to try to take advantage of the small flashes of light that appear at regular intervals! A tip to keep hope up is to read the articles from “Swedish heroes”, which you can find here!
Can also tell you about the “Svenska hältar gala” which will be broadcast tonight, which you can see here on Aftonbladet and TV4 at 8pm!
We keep the positivity up together!
Why do you have a pinned post from October 3rd?
Pinned post
The Coast Guard: The gas release is increasing
October 3 at 12:29 p.m
Emil Forsberg
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Hello,
It should not be pinned down by us at the editorial office. The post you click on is automatically pinned to the top of Aftonbladet Direkt. So maybe you accidentally clicked into it somehow? 🙂
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