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Turkey’s NATO decision may be delayed until October
today at 06.29 Johanna Sundbeck
It can be quick for Turkey to ratify Sweden’s NATO application, according to Turkey expert Paul Levin. But if Erdogan wins the election, it may also be delayed until October, when the parliament reopens after a long summer break, TT reports.
Sweden’s NATO application still lacks signatures from two parliaments – Hungary’s and Turkey’s.
Hungary is expected to ratify this spring. However, it is unclear when Turkey will do so.
Turkey plans for parliamentary and presidential elections in early summer. A date mentioned in the Turkish media is June 18, while President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said last week that the election may be brought forward to May.
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Children in youth homes are exposed to violence and abuse
The Inspectorate for Care and Care, Ivo, states that children cared for in the National Institutions Board’s (Sis) youth home are exposed to violence and violations and are isolated longer than the law allows, reports Echo.
The new report points out that it is girls in particular who are affected.
It concerns, for example, uncontrolled and dangerous closures and the staff using a disproportionate amount of violence against young people in placement.
Golden Globe – no Swedish prize for Östlund
Despite several nominations, there were no Swedish awards during the 80th edition of the Golden Globe gala, writes TT.
Director Ruben Östlund, whose “Triangle of sadness”, which won the Palme d’Or in Cannes earlier this year, was nominated in the category of best musical or comedy. Actress Dolly De Leon, who was nominated for her performance in the film in the Best Supporting Actress category, also did not receive an award.
Cate Blanchett received the award for best actress for her performance in “Tár”. The award for Best Actor (Drama) went to Austin Butler for his portrayal of Elvis Presley in “Elvis.”
China introduces rules against “deepfakes”
China is introducing new rules to limit the use of “deepfakes”, realistically manipulated videos created with artificial intelligence. With the technology, for example, users can replace one person’s face with another’s in a video, or have a person say things they didn’t say, sometimes with very realistic results.
Read more in TT’s article.
Shooting at train station – large police effort
Several shots were fired just before midnight inside the commuter train station in Kungsängen, north of Stockholm. The police received the first call at 23:39 and have a large operation in the area.
– We have started a preliminary investigation into attempted murder and serious weapons offences, says Per Fahlström at the police’s regional command centre.
Read more in Aftonbladet’s article.
Man killed in accident on E4 – truck driver arrested
A 55-year-old man died in the accident at the High Coast Bridge on the E4 in the early hours of Tuesday evening. A woman of the same age was on the passenger side and was taken to hospital with serious injuries.
The man and the woman were traveling in a car that collided with a lorry that had come over on the wrong side of the central barrier.
The truck driver, a foreign national in his 40s, has been arrested and is now being questioned by the police.
Read more in Aftonbladet’s article.
Uranium found in package at Heathrow
A small amount of uranium was found on December 29 in a package that arrived at Heathrow Airport in London.
The border control contacted the anti-terrorist police, who have now started an investigation, says Sky News.
The find is considered harmless to the public and has so far not been able to be linked to any concrete threat, according to spokesperson Richard Smith.
Greek ex-king is dead
King Constantine II and Princess Anne Marie at the wedding of Crown Prince Frederik and Mary Donaldson in Copenhagen in May 2004. Photo: Toni Sica/AP
The former king of Greece, Constantine II, is dead, AFP reports with reference to Greek television.
Constantine II lived to be 82 years old.
Constantine II was king from 1964 to 1973.
He was married to the Danish princess Anne-Marie, who is the cousin of Sweden’s King Carl XVI Gustaf.
In 1967, Constantine tried to overthrow the military junta in power in Greece, but failed and then went into exile. In 1974, the monarchy was abolished in Greece through a referendum, which the king then explicitly accepted, writes TT.
Masked men fled from car during police check
The police in Gothenburg stopped cars for checks at Utby shortly after 8 p.m.
Then two masked men ran out of one of the cars.
Several patrols, including dog handlers, were alerted to the area.
“The police have subsequently searched for those who strayed from the scene. Due to the search effort, a temporary train stop has also been carried out,” the police write on their website.
The masked men have not yet been found and police are still searching.
Two men remained in the vehicle during the police check and have been taken into custody.
Tate appealed remand – denied
Andrew Tate. Photo: Alexandru Dobre
The controversial influencer Andrew Tate is in custody in Romania on suspicion of rape and human trafficking.
Tate has appealed. And now the court has rejected him, reports BBC.
Tate was arrested on December 29, and a Romanian court ordered the next day that he be detained for 30 days pending the investigation.
Tate denies the allegations.
PLUS: Here you can read more about the women who were detained together with the Tate brothers.
Man knocked down and robbed on dog walk
A man has been beaten and robbed on Drottninggatan in Örebro, the police write on their website.
The man was out walking his dog when he was attacked and knocked to the ground by another man.
The suspected perpetrator is said to have then taken the man’s phone.
“The complainant was in the vicinity of the incident and the perpetrator probably noticed that he was being watched, which is why he left the scene walking west in the direction of Fabriksgatan,” the police write.
The police have searched for the suspect but have not found him. The injured man should not have had to be taken to hospital by ambulance.
Large police effort in Norsborg
The bomb shelter in place in Norsborg. Photo: Aftonbladet
A major police operation is underway in Norsborg, south of Stockholm.
Pictures show that the bomb shelter is in place.
The police are keeping quiet about the incident.
– An investigative effort has been underway since 2 p.m. today. There are various units on site, but I don’t want to go into what measures are being taken, says Mats Eriksson, press spokesperson for the Stockholm Police.
According to the police, there should be no danger to the public.
The police later stated that they carried out a house search in connection with a suspected drug crime. In connection with that, weapons and a suspected dangerous object were found.
A man in his 40s has been arrested. The police have launched a preliminary investigation into weapons offences, drug offenses and offenses against the Act on Flammable and Explosive Goods.
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Why does Tove’s investigation feel so strange? Long periods of detention for the girls who are in custody, the police being extremely secretive about the circumstances and a what feels like an unusual investigation? Can you boil down the circumstances so that you keep up with where you are now in the process?
RK
Isn’t it the case that if it had been Russia that was behind the Nordstream attack, it would have been trumpeted out!?
But maybe it’s not Russia and then you have to SILENCE it!
That’s how the media works!!
Ugh
Hey Uff! At the moment there is nothing new to report about who is behind the sabotage. On Christmas Eve, we published an article on the hunt for perpetrators, citing European intelligence sources who are unsure of the Russian trail. You can read the article here.
But the fact that we would, as you claim, “shut down” something is therefore not true.
Hey! Do you have any new info on how Jeremy Renner is doing?
Monica
Hey! According to a spokesperson, Jeremy is said to be on the mend.
– Jeremy continues to make progress and is now awake. He talks and is in good spirits. He will continue to be cared for in the intensive care unit as the situation is critical but stable, says the spokesperson.
Here is our latest article about it.
Hello, I have a question. Do you know who is behind the attacks on Nord Stream yet?
JOHN
Hey! There is nothing that has been confirmed yet, so at the moment it is not known who is behind it.
How is Finland’s application to NATO going? Have they received the go-ahead from all countries?
Ann
Hey! Hungary or Turkey have not yet ratified either Sweden’s or Finland’s applications to NATO.
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