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Joe Biden should reconsider his decision to stay in the presidential race, says former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi according to New York Times.
– It is up to the president to decide whether he should run. We encourage him to make that decision because time is running out, she says.
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During the last three hours, 19,000 flashes of lightning have been registered in Sweden, according to SMHI.
Areas from southwestern Scania up to southern Värmland are affected.
– It is preliminary data and as the flashes are different in strength, we will see what the data shows later, says Linus Karlsson from SMHI.
As it looks now, the thunderstorm will last until the evening – and more areas are expected to be affected.
– This area of rain and showers is spreading across the country. Even the thundershowers look like they will last during the afternoon and evening, says Linus Karlsson.
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Last week, 58 children were waiting to be placed in Sis homes.
Now the number has been reduced to 31, the State Board of Institutions (Sis) announces.
One reason must be increased cooperation with, among other things, metropolitan municipalities, according to Anna Sandahl, Acting Director General at SiS.
At the same time, much work remains.
– We have taken a series of measures to ensure more places where the safety and security of those placed and our employees is the focus. But more needs to be done, says Anna Sandahl.
The police in the South region have stopped 8,480 crimes linked to international criminal networks. This is what the police write in a press release.
In order to combat cross-border crime – such as theft, fraud and the like – the police have started a project targeting foreign criminals.
This year they have issued 212 travel bans which they believe have stopped thousands of crimes.
– Detectives, external service employees, investigators and others contribute directly to the crime-fighting work by using the border police’s tools, says Tomas Sawicki at the Border Police Unit in the South.
Early on Wednesday, twelve children died on their way to school in a bus crash in Johannesburg, South Africa. The minibus they were traveling in overturned and caught fire after being hit by another vehicle, the country’s government says.
The driver who was driving the children also died in the fatal accident and seven children were rushed to hospital for treatment. The children’s ages have not been released.
Israeli airstrikes killed 20 Palestinians in central Gaza early Wednesday morning, according to medical services in the Hamas-controlled strip.
Among the dead are six children and three women, according to the local health authority. Some of the victims are said to have been in the “safe zones”, where Israel’s military urged Palestinians to seek shelter during the offensive in Gaza.
Twelve of the victims are said to have died in attacks on three houses in Nuiserat, which since 1948 have served as a refugee camp for displaced Palestinians. A reporter from the AP news agency counted the bodies at a local hospital.
The Bernadotte burial vault in Riddarholm Church is to be restored for SEK 17 million. The Swedish Property Agency (SFV) has decided on that, reports the Siren news agency.
The burial vault, where several kings and queens are buried, has been heavily damaged by moisture and the royal coffins have suffered very badly, according to SFV.
“The situation has been both technically alarming and gravely unworthy,” writes SFV.
Minister of Justice Gunnar Strömmer (M) is now commenting on last night’s shootings in Bagarmossen and Åkersberga.
– What has happened is terrible, and I think above all about the crime victims and their relatives. The events also confirm the serious situation our society is in, he says in a comment to Aftonbladet.
He also says that it is “crucial that we neither allow ourselves to be blunted nor give up”.
– We must continue to do everything we can to crack down on the brutal violence of the gangs, strangle the criminal economy and break the recruitment of children and young people into the gangs.
Read more here.
Four men are now sentenced to prison for having planned a murder in Kalmar in the summer of 2022.
Among those convicted is a 26-year-old man who is singled out as a gang leader with connections to Foxtrot. According to the prosecutor, the man must have controlled his group from Spain.
The 26-year-old is sentenced to 11 years and 8 months in prison for having planned and coordinated an assassination mission in Kalmar.
Flyers dropped over Gaza. Photo: X
Leaflets are being dropped over Gaza by the IDF, according to a picture circulating on social media.
In the image, residents of Gaza City are urged to leave the city and head to Deir al-Balah and al-Zawaida further south.
According to the IDF, this must be done through humanitarian corridors.
Israel has on several occasions in the past released leaflets over Gaza.
The text is updated.
Among other things, the traveler tried to smuggle in a milk snake that occurs mainly in America. Pictured is a milk snake from Oslo Zoo. Photo: Heiko Junge/NTB/TT
A man has been caught trying to smuggle over 100 live snakes – in his trousers.
The incident occurred on Tuesday when the traveler was stopped by customs at the border of the Shenzhen region from Hong Kong, according to Chinese customs.
During an inspection, the customs officials discovered that the traveler had filled his pockets with six cloth bags tied together and taped together.
“When the bags were opened, they were found to contain live snakes of all shapes, sizes and colors,” according to a statement.
A total of 104 snakes were found, several of which are not found naturally in the country.
China is one of the world’s biggest hubs for animal trafficking, but authorities have cracked down on the illegal trade in recent years.
It is still unclear what punishment awaits the man.
SJ will take over the night train traffic between Stockholm and Luleå from December. Archive image. Photo: Janerik Henriksson/TT
SJ takes over the night train traffic between Stockholm and Luleå and Norwegian Narvik, according to a press release from the Swedish Transport Administration.
The agreement is valid from 15 December and one year onwards, and there is the possibility of an extension for a further year.
This means that the agreement with Vy tåg, which has been responsible for the traffic since December 2020, is not extended.
The last time SJ was responsible for the route’s night trains was between 2008 and 2020.
A man was stabbed or cut after a fight at Willys in Nybro outside Kalmar on Tuesday evening.
According to the Kalmar region, the man’s injuries are serious.
He is admitted to IVA.
There was an operational disruption at Vattenfall in Solna.
A total of 10,442 customers were without electricity.
However, by 08:50 the problem was solved.
– All customers must have had their power restored. I have no reason for the error at the moment, says Carina Netterlind, press secretary at Vattenfall.
A woman walked the dog in Linköping shortly before 11pm on Tuesday.
During the walk, she was confronted by several people who started kicking and punching her.
The woman defended herself.
The incident is being investigated as assault with reporting and counter-reporting.
An ambulance was on the scene and examined the woman.
– It is unclear whether she needed to seek medical care, says Jonny Gustafsson at the police.
The dog must be unharmed, and was not involved in the abuse.
– I don’t want to go into what kind of dog it is.
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What happened to the British teenager who went missing in Greece?
Johan Larsson
Hello! Wondering if you might be thinking about Jay Slater who is missing on Tenriffa? Search efforts ended last week but he has yet to be found.
You haven’t written anything about the “murder” in Tollarp last Friday night?
Anonymous
We have certainly done that, we were also on site in Tollarp yesterday. You can read about it here, here and here.
Is there no positive, fun or sunny news?
Prostgatan
Of course there is!
Here you can read about Vanessa Kamga who broke a new Swedish record.
Here you can read about Jonna Jumisko who, after living a double life, is now “100% Jonna”.
Here you can come along to the Summer Meet in Västerås and see what the motorfest has to offer.
Which electoral system is the most fair, our Swedish, the English, the USA or the French. Got curious in these times.
Bengt Gustavsson
Good question Bengt! And it’s probably not something I can answer, but a big difference between Sweden and the USA is that election day here is always a holiday, which at least makes it possible for more people to vote without having to take time off (if you don’t vote early then).
Why do you only answer ridiculous questions about pacifiers and sports, while respectfully dissing heavy topics that may be a bit sensitive and difficult to answer? 😡
Lars
Hey Lars!
I wouldn’t say we do, and when it came to the issue of pacifiers, it was a recall. So quite important information for parents.
Then it is not always the case that we can let all questions go through, e.g. those that contain serious violations or name publications that we ourselves have not made.
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