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Another one of the big banks is hanging on and is now lowering its mortgage interest rates after the Riksbank’s reduction the other day.
SEB lowers the variable interest rate (three months) by 0.10 percentage points. Other interest rates are reduced by between 0.05 and 0.10 percentage points.
THREE NEWS YOU CAN’T MISS
A truck and a bus have collided on the E18 at the Stocksund Bridge in Stockholm. There must be passengers on board the bus.
Traffic is heavily affected by the accident and there will be long queues.
– Two people have been taken to hospital but their injuries are unclear, says Roger Sverndal, management operator at the rescue service.
The bus will be recovered.
Photo: Matt Rourke/AP
An energetic vice presidential candidate Tim Walz has made an entrance at the Democratic convention. He is met with a standing ovation and calls it “the greatest honor of his life” to accept the party’s nomination as vice-presidential candidate.
– Thank you all for bringing back the joy, says Walz, who is now Minnesota’s governor, to his party colleagues.
So he begins to tell his story, about growing up in rural Nebraska, the 24 years in the military, how he fell in love with teaching and trained as a teacher.
The crowd cheers as he tells how he ran for office in a Republican district.
– Never underestimate a teacher.
Also present was Tim Walz’s son Gus, who sat in the audience with his sister Hope and mother Gwen.
When Tim Walz vividly told about his and his wife’s IVF struggle to become parents, the son began to cry uncontrollably. At one point, he clapped his hands and shouted: “That’s my dad”, cheered by nearby spectators.
Andrew Tate speaks to the media in connection with the raid on his home near the Romanian capital, Bucharest. Photo: Vadim Ghirda/AP/TT
Romanian police conducted a raid on Wednesday against influencer Andrew Tate, who is accused of, among other things, rape and of organizing a criminal group for the sexual exploitation of women.
Police say in a statement that the raid, which took place at Tate’s home near Bucharest, is part of the investigation into several crimes, including sex with a minor, a new charge in the context.
A spokesperson for Tate says the search concerns suspicions of, among other things, human trafficking and money laundering, but does not comment on the allegation of a crime against a minor.
As he was taken from his home on Wednesday, Tate told the media that he believes the legal process against him is moving too slowly.
Tate and his brother Tristan were arrested in Romania in December 2022 and placed under house arrest. After an appeal in August 2023, he has been able to move freely within the country’s borders.
Israeli soldiers near the Gaza border on Wednesday. Photo: Leo Correa/AP/TT
At least 17 people have been killed in Israeli drone and tank attacks in Gaza on Wednesday.
In Khan Yunis in southern Gaza, Nasser Hospital received nine bodies, among them a woman and a child. Al-Aqsa Hospital in Deir al-Balah received eight bodies. This is according to hospital staff and reporters from the AP news agency, who counted the bodies.
The attacks in Deir al-Balah were carried out after the Israeli military called on Palestinians in some parts of the city to evacuate. The UN humanitarian office warns that Israel’s mass evacuation orders are forcing Palestinians into insecure and overpopulated areas.
A man in his 50s was arrested on Wednesday evening on suspicion of attempted murder of a woman in her 60s.
The alarm came in at 10:30 p.m. and the man was arrested at a location in eastern Helsingborg, Helsingborgs Dagblad reports.
The man, who according to the police has a relationship with the woman, is suspected of having caused her injuries with a sharp knife and she was taken to hospital with unclear injuries.
The location has been cordoned off and the incident is being investigated as attempted murder.
Andrew Tate in Bucharest. Photo: Vadim Ghirda/AP/TT
Romanian police conducted a raid on Wednesday against influencer Andrew Tate, who is accused of, among other things, rape and of organizing a criminal group for the sexual exploitation of women.
The police say in a statement that the raid is part of the investigation of several crimes, including sex with a minor, a new charge in the context.
After being arrested in Romania in 2022, the legal adventures surrounding Tate and his brother Tristan have been many.
Donald Trump held a campaign rally in North Carolina Photo: Julia Nikhinson/AP
On Wednesday, Donald Trump gave his first outdoor speech since he was the victim of an assassination attempt in mid-July.
The former president spoke to voters in North Carolina surrounded by screens of bulletproof glass.
After the attack in Butler on July 12, the Secret Service issued a temporary recommendation that Trump speak only at indoor meetings.
But last week, the Secret Service announced it will use bulletproof glass to protect Trump at outdoor appearances.
Snipers on the roof during Trump’s campaign rally. Photo: AP
Rescue workers after the helicopter crash on May 19. Photo: Azin Haghighi/AP/TT
The May helicopter crash that killed Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi was caused by bad weather and too heavy a load.
This is stated by the regime-loyal news agency Fars with reference to a well-informed security source.
The helicopter, in which the 63-year-old Raisi and his party were traveling, crashed in a remote mountainous area. In addition to President Raisi, Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, a local governor and a number of high-ranking government officials also perished.
According to Far’s source, the investigation carried out by the security service shows that what happened “was definitely an accident”.
Iran’s military said back in May that they had found no evidence that any crime had been committed in connection with the crash.
US President Joe Biden spoke on the phone with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday. Archive image. Photo: Jacquelyn Martin/AP/TT
US President Joe Biden called Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday to discuss, among other things, a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas.
Vice President, as well as presidential candidate, Kamala Harris also participated in the conversation.
According to a statement from the White House, in addition to the ceasefire, the conversation also touched on the issue of releasing the hostages and diplomatic efforts to reduce tensions in the region.
The police have been called to Liljeholmen, in southern Stockholm, after a fight outside, the police write on their website.
A person has been taken to hospital by ambulance after being hit with some kind of stick. The extent of the damage is unclear.
Two people have been arrested and a preliminary investigation into serious assault has been launched.
Shortly before 19.30, the police were alerted to a disturbance in a residence in the Flensburg area of Malmö.
A man in his 40s with cut injuries was found in the home. He has been taken to hospital by ambulance.
The extent of the damage is unclear.
No one has been arrested following the incident, which is being investigated as aggravated assault.
A boat has exploded indoors Holmsund outside Umeå, reports SVT News Västerbotten.
Three people were injured and had to be taken to hospital by ambulance,
– When working on a boat in a storage room, there seems to have been a fuel leak where the fuel vapors have ignited and caused a minor explosion, says Amanda Nordström at the Nord rescue center to TT.
According to Region Västerbotten, three men have been injured. One is seriously injured, one moderately injured and one has minor injuries.
Robert Kennedy Jr. Photo: Nora Savosnick
Independent candidate Robert Kennedy Jr. will withdraw from the US presidential race before the end of the week.
This is stated by sources ABC News.
According to the sources, it is more likely that he will support Donald Trump.
It has already been planned that Kennedy will give a speech on Friday morning.
Robert Kennedy Jr. has been a cloud of worry in the American election campaign, as there was a risk that he would pick up votes from both Kamala Harris and Donald Trump.
An SJ regional train was evacuated during the evening after it started to catch fire in one of the train’s wheels, says the Södertörn Rescue Service.
There were over 130 passengers on the train who had to be evacuated via the train track at Tullinge airport.
When the emergency services arrived, the fire had stopped.
Replacement buses have been ordered, but the rescue service also says that it is fine for people to come and pick up their relatives, which is done at the flotilla road in Tullinge.
– We don’t know how long the train will be there, but it is stopped in both directions, says Andreas Blomquist, officer on duty.
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