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Special forces must guard the Baltic Sea

Several suspected acts of sabotage have occurred against underwater cables in the Baltic Sea.

Because of that, NATO will now deploy a special force to patrol the area.

This was announced by NATO chief Mark Rutte at the meeting between the NATO countries in Helsinki, AP reports.

The purpose is to protect the underwater cables from further possible sabotage.

Port workers warn of Israeli blockade

The Port Workers Union announces a blockade of military equipment to and from Israel.

The blockade, which will come into effect on January 27, takes place according to the federation as a measure of sympathy with the Palestinian trade union movement, due to the war in Gaza.

Exactly which goods will be covered is still unclear, but according to chairman Martin Berg, the association will apply a precautionary principle.

“It does not mean special consideration for the financial interests of Swedish companies and public institutions, but that if we have doubts about goods on the way to or from Israel being of a civilian or military nature, we will refuse to load or unload them,” he says in a press release .

Death on E20 not accident of infection

Last Friday, a person was found dead on the E20 outside Eskilstuna.

Now the police announce that it was an incorrect theory.

“It is a single-vehicle accident where a motorist lost control of the vehicle and drove off the road into a snowdrift,” the police write on their website.

In connection with this, the person was thrown from the vehicle.

Dozens rescued after months in illegal mining

26 people have been rescued and at least nine dead have been retrieved from an abandoned gold mine in South Africa.

Thousands of people are said to be working in abandoned mines in the country – without permission.

Those picked up on Monday were picked up with a large cage that was sent into the mine near Stilfontein, around 14 miles southwest of Johannesburg. Rescue efforts have resumed on Tuesday.

Thousands of people are said to be working illegally in abandoned mine shafts in South Africa. Attempts to force them out of the Stilfontein mine began in November and there are reports that some of them have been there since last summer.

The authorities claim that the workers can get out but refuse. Human rights groups claim instead that many of the workers die of starvation and cannot climb the steep shaft.

According to the police, there are probably hundreds of people still underground.

On Monday, the government stated that over 1,000 people involved in illegal mining in the area have been surfaced and arrested. Over 100 are believed to have died of starvation or dehydration.

SMHI: Yellow warning for icy conditions

It is expected to be very slippery on Wednesday over parts of Sweden, due to rain and freezing rain.

A yellow warning for icy conditions has been issued for Dalarna, Jämtland, Gävleborg, Västerbotten and Norrbotten.

SMHI urges road users to drive carefully and adjust their speed to the road conditions. There is also a risk of delays and canceled departures in public transport.

The Queen of Norway gets a pacemaker

Norway’s Queen Sonja will have a pacemaker inserted, the Norwegian royal house announces.

The Queen went into hospital at the weekend after suffering from atrial fibrillation during a ski trip in Lillehammer.

After that, it was decided that she should get a pacemaker. The procedure will take place at Rikshospitalet in Oslo on Thursday, and will remain in the hospital for one or two days.

Johan Forssell on Swedish citizenship: “You should feel proud”

Migration Minister Johan Forssell and the special investigator Kirsi Laakso Utvik are holding a press conference on Tuesday morning in connection with the submission of an investigation into stricter requirements for Swedish citizenship.

The reason for the tightened rules is said to be, among other things, that the authorities will have more time to gather information about the applicant.

Through the tightened rules, they also want to raise the status of that citizenship.

– You should feel proud to be a Swedish citizen, says the Minister of Migration.

Another proposal from the investigator is a stricter requirement for honest living. Even today, there are requirements that those who receive Swedish citizenship must have lived an orderly life.

The length of stay will be increased from five to eight years, according to investigator Kirsi Laakso Utvik.

The diesel price is close to SEK 19 per litre

Leading fuel chains are raising prices significantly for almost all fossil fuels – the latest in a series of recent hikes.

The price increases come after a period where oil prices have been pushed up globally at the same time as the dollar has become more expensive.

The target price for 95-octane petrol is increased by 30 öre to SEK 17.29 per liter at manned stations. The diesel price is also increased by 30 öre and thus rises to SEK 18.99 per litre.

The price of biodiesel (HVO 100) is also increased by 30 öre, which gives a liter price of SEK 22.23.

The ethanol price is increased by 30 öre to SEK 14.44 per litre.

The price of vehicle gas is left unchanged at SEK 25.98 per kilo.

Sweden’s radio has technical problems

Sweden’s radio states themselves that they are currently experiencing technical problems.

“Restart the app to get our latest news,” the radio writes on its website.

150 positions at Postnord are to be lost

Postnord announces that they will reduce the number of services in Sweden.

“We will adapt our organization in Sweden with fewer middle managers and fewer subordinate units,” writes Postnord’s press manager Anders Porelius to Aftonbladet.

About 150 positions will be removed from March/April this year, according to Postnord.

Details: Gaza talks in final stage

Negotiations for a ceasefire in the Gaza war and the release of hostages are said to have reached a final stage.

Details of the proposal on the table have begun to leak out.

On Tuesday morning, a “last round” of the negotiations will begin, an anonymous source told the AFP news agency.

An agreement could be announced on Tuesday, reports Israel’s The Jerusalem Post, citing sources familiar with the ongoing negotiations in Qatar.

The paper’s sources say it will happen unless there are any “last-minute surprises”. At least one of the sources is said to be on the Israeli side of the table.

The agreement is being finalized, an anonymous Palestinian official told the British BBC. There it is reported that the Islamist movement Hamas has stepped back fShow more

E6 shut down after series crash

Several cars have collided on the E6 at junction 25 outside Landskrona.

– Three passenger cars must have collided on the road and there was a complete standstill in traffic, says police spokesperson Filip Annas.

According to the police, no one was injured in the accident.

The road is closed until further notice, and there is no forecast for when it may reopen.

Truck and minibus in collision – road closed

National highway 30 outside Sävsjö is closed after a traffic accident between a truck and a minibus.

According to the police, no one is seriously injured, but one should have received minor physical injuries.

There is no forecast yet for how long the road will be closed.

The police lift Borg Høiby’s restraining order

The police in Norway lift the restraining order that Marius Borg Høiby, Crown Princess Mette-Marit’s son, had against a 20-year-old woman, according to the woman’s attorney. She is one of two women that Borg Høiby is accused of raping.

– She never wanted a restraining order at all, so she is very happy that it has now been lifted, says plaintiff’s assistant Heidi Juritzen to VG.