Macron calls for elections in Lebanon

Almost 50,000 displaced in Syria

Almost 50,000 people have recently been displaced in Syria, announces the UN agency for disaster relief, OCHA.

“The displacement situation is still very fluid, new figures are verified daily. On November 30, over 48,500 people had been displaced,” says Ocha.

It was last week that the jihadist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) took control of Syria’s second largest city, Aleppo.

Judge Stops Musk’s Giant Compensation – Again

A judge in the state of Delaware has once again stopped the giant compensation of 56 billion dollars (equivalent to 615 billion kroner) that Tesla founder Elon Musk was to receive from the company, reports Bloomberg.

Already in January, Judge Kathaleen McCormick stopped the compensation on the grounds that it was far too high.

This after a shareholder sued the company and its board, which had approved the compensation plan for Musk.

But at the meeting in June, the shareholders approved the payment.

Now, however, the judge continues to press the brakes on the grounds that the board was far too much under Musk’s influence when its decisions were made.

Major protests in Georgia

Thousands of people have once again gathered in the streets of Georgia to protest against the government’s decision to freeze talks on EU membership.

It is the fifth night in a row that people have protested.

Tens of thousands of people are outside the parliament building in Tbilisi, waving EU and Georgian flags, according to AP reporters.

Water cannons and tear gas are used against the protesters.

The Prime Minister claims that the protests are being financed “from abroad”, and promises that there “will be no revolution in Georgia”.

He also criticizes Western countries for not having condemned the protesters’ “organized violence”, when criticism has been raised about excessive violence by the Georgian police.

Trump warns Hamas: They will go to hell

Donald Trump directs a sharp warning against Hamas in a post on his platform Truth Social.

“If the hostages are not released by January 20, 2025, the date I proudly take office as President of the United States, the Middle East will GIVE HELL, and all those responsible for these atrocities against humanity.”

If Hamas doesn’t listen, they will be “hit harder than anyone in the history of the United States,” Trump warns.

Snow warning in Stockholm

SMHI has issued a yellow warning for snowfall in Södermanland County, Stockholm County and Uppsala County.

The warning applies from 05:00 to 12:00 on Tuesday.

Early in the morning, rain may change to snow or sleet.

This means that it can be noisy in the morning traffic.

There is a risk of slipping, poor visibility and snow drifts and it can be difficult to get around due to snow on the roads and traffic accidents.

There is also a risk of delays or canceled departures in public transport.

Israel has attacked targets in Lebanon

Israel’s military says it has attacked “terrorist targets in Lebanon”, writes AFP.

It comes a few hours after Hezbollah fired two shells into the Israeli-occupied border area between the countries.

The attack was the group’s first since the cease-fire in Lebanon began last week

However, the United States believes that the truce still holds, despite having seen “some incidents”, reports Reuters.

Dog got epilepsy – from the neighbor’s lamp

A dog owner in Ystad municipality has reported his neighbor to the environmental association.

The reason is a long-term renovation where the neighbor uses a sensor-controlled construction lamp as work lighting.

According to the dog owner, the light is turned on between 10 and 30 times each evening.

“One evening when it was windy, it lit up at least every two minutes. All of a sudden, our dog has had epileptic seizures 3 times in a couple of weeks”, he writes according to Ystad’s Allehanda.

However, it is unclear whether the municipality can do anything, says environmental manager Torbjörn Håkansson to the newspaper.

– Light can absolutely be a disturbance for the individual. But here you also have to weigh the benefit with the disturbance, if the benefit is greater you have to put up with it.

Set evacuated after sauna fire

There has been a fire in a sauna at the Sats Slakthuset gym in southern Stockholm.

– It was a minor fire that they could put out themselves. We are checking the sauna right now, says Henrik Jynnersjö at the rescue service.

No one is said to have been injured. But the entire gym had to be evacuated.

Norway sends soldiers and warplanes to Poland

Norway is sending around 100 soldiers and a number of F-35 fighter jets to Poland to protect an airport near the border with Ukraine.

“The situation in Ukraine is critical, and the transport of material to the country goes largely through Poland,” says Norwegian Defense Minister Bjørn Arild Gram (Sp) in a press release.

Among other things, the soldiers will work with security around the operations at the Rzeszów airport.

“In this way, Norway is helping to ensure that aid to Ukraine arrives so that Ukraine can continue its fight for freedom,” continues the Minister of Defence.

New CEO for Northvolt in Skellefteå

The German Markus Dangelmaier has been appointed as the new CEO of the factory Northvolt Ett in Skellefteå, writes Norran.

“Markus will be a key player in our endeavor to make Northvolt Ett reach its full potential. We have to demonstrate our production capacity both in terms of quality and being able to deliver products according to schedule to our customers,” says Matthias Arleth, vice president at Northvolt, in a press release.

Dangelmaier comes most recently from the electronics company TE Connectivity, where he had the main responsibility for ten factories.

He will take up his post on January 2 next year.

The police bill: SEK 92 million

Police surveillance during the Eurovision song contest in Malmö cost 92 million kroner.

– It is the biggest cost for an event that lasts for a week, says head of command Per Engström at the National Operational Department (Noa) to SVT.

Around 1,500 police officers worked during Eurovision in Malmö.

– I think we succeeded very well with this based on the conditions we had with the uncertain situation, says Per Engström to SVT.

By comparison, the authority’s effort during the football derby between Hammarby and Djurgården, which was interrupted by the police, cost just over three million kroner.

Nine people in traffic accident

Nine people were involved in a collision on road 212 between Valdemarsvik and Gryt in Östergötland.

A minibus is said to have collided with a car.

Two of the people involved are said to be seriously injured, but “awake and talking”, according to the police.

– Four people have been injured. For two of them it looks more serious. It is a serious accident, says police spokesperson Angelica Forsberg.

The alarm about the accident came in to the police at 1:14 p.m.

Road 212 was completely closed after the accident, but is now open again, according to the Swedish Transport Administration.

Baguette recalled – contains allergens

A ready-made baguette that is supposed to be filled with cheese and ham is being recalled because it contains the allergens mustard and egg, which are not stated on the packaging, writes the Swedish Food Agency in a press release.

The recalled baguette from Nyhléns Hugosons, with product number 3368 and the label “Ham cheese baguette”, has a best before date of December 3, 2024.

No confidence vote against the French government

France’s prime minister forces a budget through parliament without a vote, backed by the constitution.

The left has stated that they will raise a vote of no confidence.

Both the left and the far-right party National Gathering have announced that they will vote to bring down the government.

Together they have enough votes.