Putin gives a New Year’s speech – after 25 years in power

Argument at bus stop – one arrested

Three people have been involved in a fight at a bus stop in Gothenburg, the police write.

According to the police’s initial information, it is a person who has been beaten with a stick.

An ambulance was called to the scene.

Two people, a man and a woman, jump on a bus and set off. They are soon found by the police and the man, who is in his 50s, is arrested on suspicion of assault.

Arguments over parking space ended in a fight

The police were called to a parking lot in the Skiftinge area in Eskilstuna due to a fight. It turned out that the argument had degenerated into a fight.

A woman is the plaintiff in the case and two men are both plaintiffs and suspects.

All are in their 30s and no one is said to have received injuries that required hospital treatment.

Fire in villa – unclear if anyone is injured

The emergency services were called to an address in Degerfors shortly before 2 p.m. due to a fire.

– It is a villa that has caught fire, says the rescue service in Bergslagen.

Six units from the rescue service have arrived at the scene and have started extinguishing work.

It is too early to know if someone is in the villa or if there is a risk of spread.

An ambulance is also called to the scene.

France has bombed IS targets in Syria

French warplanes have bombed IS positions in central Syria, says Defense Minister Sébastien Lecornu.

On X, he writes that French forces continue to “fight terrorism” in the Middle East.

Sunday’s attack is France’s first on Syrian soil since the fall of dictator Bashar al-Assad’s regime earlier in December.

The collapse of the regime has raised concerns that the IS terrorist movement will take advantage of the chaotic situation.

Yellow warning for wind and high flows

SMHI has issued a yellow warning for wind in southernmost Scania that can reach storm force.

The warning applies from tomorrow at 08:00 until 20:00 in the evening of the same day.

There is a risk of roads being blocked by fallen trees which can affect traffic.

There may also be disturbances in the electricity grid.

Anchor loose objects, the authority recommends.

SMHI also warns of high flows on Friday in Västra Götaland, where there is a risk of flooding along rivers and streams.

Several alarms about fireworks on New Year’s Eve

During the night and New Year’s Eve, the police were alerted to a number of accidents with fireworks around the country.

• In Jönköping, the police were alerted to an explosion which turned out to be a firecracker. A total of 10-15 cases during the night were connected to fireworks.

• In Gällivare, several people were reported to be setting off firecrackers near a gas station, they were turned away from the site.

• In Östersund, a patrol was ordered after an unknown perpetrator fired rockets at a bus. No one was injured then.

In several cases, fireworks have been aimed at people or homes, the police say.

Yesterday, the police urged guardians to be especially aware of fireworks.

Happy New Year!

Now 2025 is here. At least in one place in the world.

Kiribati is the first time zone to enter the new year.

The prime minister worried after suspected cable sabotage

After the suspected cable sabotage in the Baltic Sea, Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson (M) says TV4 that he is worried.

– On good grounds, he says in TV4’s Nyhetsmorgon.

– Coincidence exists, but I usually don’t believe in coincidence. When sufficiently strange things happen, it is usually not a coincidence, he says.

More needs to be done to protect the Baltic Sea, he believes.

– If you cut power cables to the Baltic states in the middle of winter, then serious things happen, he says.

Man dead after emergency landing

A man has died after an emergency landing last week, reports say Daily Mail.

The man was one of the crew on board the plane.

On December 23, the aircraft was on its way from Bucharest to Zurich, but had to make an emergency landing in the city of Graz instead. The reason was a technical fault in one of the engines, which led to the cabin being filled with smoke, according to early reports.

Crew and passengers were quickly evacuated from the aircraft and 12 injured people were treated urgently on site.

A man from the crew was taken to hospital, but has now died a week later.

“We have to announce, with the deepest sadness and regret, that our young colleague died in the hospital in Graz on Monday,” writes the airline company Swiss International Air in a press release.

The king offers his condolences to South Korea after the plane crash

King Carl Gustaf has sent a condolence telegram to South Korea on the occasion of the plane crash last Sunday that claimed 179 lives. The telegram is addressed to Acting President Choi Sang-Mok.

“The Queen and I wish to offer our deepest condolences for the many lives tragically lost in the accident in Muan on Sunday. We express our heartfelt sympathies to the affected families and to the Republic of Korea,” the king wrote in the telegram.

The accident is classified as the most serious in the country’s history.

Suspected apartment fire in Uppland’s Väsby

On Tuesday morning, the police were called to an apartment in Uppland’s Väsby due to a fire.

The fire started on the balcony and then spread into the apartment.

There are no reports of anyone being injured. But information has been received by the police that the fire must have been arson, therefore the police have classified the matter as suspected arson.

Three to hospital after drunken brawl

Last night, the police received an alarm about a fight in an apartment in Linköping.

Many people in the home must have been affected and there are reports that someone was injured by a sharp object in connection with the fight.

Three were taken to hospital with minor injuries.

After the incident, the police will hold an interrogation to determine who is suspected of what, and what the criminal classification will be.

18-year-old woman disappeared – mountain rescue started

An 18-year-old woman has disappeared on the mountain in Tandådalen.

The police have decided to start a mountain rescue operation.

She went missing at 2am last night. Several patrols and mountain rescue are now looking for her.

The police say that the woman’s friend raised the alarm about her disappearance last night.

– It seems that the person got off a bus and then disappeared. At 02.59 we decide on mountain rescue. We have been looking for her since then, says Anders Dalman, at the police in Bergslagen.

Update: The woman has been found and is doing well.

Jolie and Pitt agreed after the divorce

Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt have reportedly reached a divorce settlement after eight years of disagreements.

“Frankly, Angelina is exhausted, but she is relieved that this part is over,” Jolie’s lawyer James Simon said in a statement to the AP.

Jolie filed for divorce in September 2016. By then, the former co-stars had been married for two years.

“She and the children vacated all the properties they had shared with Pitt, and since then she has focused on finding peace and healing for her family. This is just part of a long ongoing process that started eight years ago,” continues the lawyer.

The former star couple has six children together. A judge declared them divorced in 2019, but property division and custody of the children have had to be resolved separately. Details of the divorce have been kept secret as the couple hired a private judge.

No court documents regarding the agreement have been filed yet. Brad Pitt’s lawyer has also not commented on the statement.

Suspected domestic assault

Two women forced their way into an apartment in Helsingborg last night and assaulted two people with punches and a sharp object, the police write on their website.

They were familiar with each other.

Plaintiffs have been taken to hospital after sustaining minor injuries.

The women, who are in their 30s, were arrested.