Government sources: “Russian air defense shot down the plane”
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The EU proposes new sanctions against the Russian shadow fleet
The EU proposes new sanctions against the Russian shadow fleet
EU foreign affairs chief Kaja Kallas praises Finland’s actions after the suspected cable sabotage in the Gulf of Finland.
At the same time, she proposes new sanctions against the Russian shadow fleet
“We strongly condemn any deliberate destruction of Europe’s critical infrastructure. The suspect vessel is part of Russia’s shadow fleet, which threatens security and the environment, while funding Russia’s war budget,” she signs and continues:
“We will propose further measures, including sanctions, to target this fleet.”
Stop on E6 after accident
Stop on E6 after accident
A passenger car is involved in a single-vehicle accident on the E6 at the height of Tanum.
On the Swedish Transport Agency’s website it says that the road is closed in both directions.
The forecast is set for shortly after 6 p.m., but may change.
The emergency services are on site.
It is unclear if anyone is injured.
Thousands of dead this year on the boat route to the Canary Islands
Thousands of dead this year on the boat route to the Canary Islands
More than 10,000 people have died in the past year trying to reach the Canary Islands, according to the Spanish volunteer organization Caminando Fronteras.
The dead are migrants who traveled by boat from mainly West African Mauritania.
The organization counts 10,457 dead up to December 15, and states that the number of dead has risen by almost 60 percent compared to 2023.
Among the dead in 2024 are roughly 1,500 children and 421 women. April and May were the two months with the highest number of deaths.
WHO chief hit by Israeli attack in Yemen
WHO chief hit by Israeli attack in Yemen
Israel has carried out several airstrikes against targets in Yemen, several media reports.
The attacks have been carried out against the airport in the capital Sanaa, a military base and a power plant in the port city of Hodeida.
The Director-General of the World Health Organization, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, was at Sanaa’s airport when the attack took place writes the BBC.
– When we were about to board our flight from Sanaa, the airport came under aerial bombardment, he says.
He says one of the plane’s crew members was injured.
At least two people are said to have died in the attack.
Israel confirms it has carried out the attacks.
“These infrastructures were used by the Huthi terrorist regime to transfer Iranian weapons to the region and for the entry of senior Iranian officials,” the IDF said in a statement.
On Wednesday, the Houthi movement fired a ballistic robot and two drones at Israel, and on Saturday, 16 people in Tel Aviv were injured by a robot in another attack by the Houthi movement.
Patient was vaccinated with a used needle
The incident took place at a reception in the region where the patient went to get vaccinated. Due to, among other things, high patient pressure, the routines were not followed correctly and the patient was vaccinated with the same needle as the previous patient.
The incident has been reported to the Health and Care Inspectorate according to lex Maria.
The person did not suffer any infection after the incident.
Region Västerbotten writes in a press release that they have investigated the case and developed measures to reduce the risk of repetition, and that they reported the incident to IVO, writes SVT.
Missing boy in Kalmar found
Missing boy in Kalmar found
The 16-year-old boy who went missing in Kalmar has now been found.
Moscow airports closed – drone threat
Moscow airports closed – drone threat
All four major airports in Moscow have been temporarily closed and all air traffic has been suspended, Russian media reports.
The stop is being imposed due to drone threats from Ukraine.
Serious bus accident in Norway – disaster alert issued
The Norwegian rescue society is assisting in the accident. Photo: Redningsselskapet/X
Serious bus accident in Norway – disaster alert issued
A serious bus accident has occurred on E10 in Norwegian Hadsel, reports VG.
The rescue service states that many people are involved in the accident.
Nordlandshospital has announced a disaster alert, reports NRK.
Government sources: Russia shot down the plane
Government sources: Russia shot down the plane
38 people were killed when the Azerbaijan Airlines plane crashed in Kazakhstan.
Now Azerbaijani government sources state for Euronews that a Russian robot shot down the plane.
The robot is said to have been fired from a Pantsir-S air defense system.
According to the sources, the pilots must have asked to make an emergency landing at Russian airports, but were refused and ordered to fly over the Caspian Sea towards Aktau in Kazakhstan.
One arrested for murder in Ystad
One arrested for murder in Ystad
A man in his 30s has been arrested on suspicion of murder in Ystad, the police write on their website.
Interrogations have been conducted and new interviews will be held with the suspect.
It was on Christmas Day that the police were called to a residence where they found a lifeless woman in her 20s.
Three new cables destroyed between Estonia and Finland
Three new cables destroyed between Estonia and Finland
In addition to the electricity cable that was cut between Estonia and Finland, three damaged communication cables have now also been discovered in the Gulf of Finland.
This is reported by Estonia’s state media company Eesti Rahvusringhäsling.
“At the moment, the cause of the outages is unknown, the owners of the cables are working to fix them,” says Laura Laaster, spokeswoman for the Ministry of Economy and Communications.
The cables are owned by the telecommunications companies Elisa Eesti and CITIC Telecom.
The crimes are said to have had no noticeable effect on users, and all communication between Estonia and Finland is still working.
Boy bitten by dog - taken to hospital
Boy bitten by dog - taken to hospital
A dog has bitten a 10-year-old boy, the police write.
The boy was on his way to a grocery store in western Stockholm when a dog bit him on the arm. The boy received a wound in the arm and has gone by ambulance to the hospital.
The dog owner and the dog left the scene. Later in the day, the dog’s owner contacted the police.
The police have drawn up a report regarding causing bodily harm.
There was a stop in both directions on the E45 – traffic has resumed
There was a stop in both directions on the E45 – traffic has resumed
A car has driven into the wire barrier on the E45 just outside Åmål, writes NWT.
– Right now it is closed in both directions, said Magnus Åkervik at SOS Alarm, who is responsible for Rescue Region Bergslagen, to the newspaper.
The accident happened at 10.30 am.
At 11.45 the police wrote on sim’s website that traffic is moving as usual again.
No one was injured in the accident.
The car thieves were stopped for gas
The car thieves were stopped for gas
On Thursday morning, the police were contacted regarding a stationary car in the Årsta tunnel in Stockholm.
It turns out that the car is stolen and it seems that the suspected thieves have run out of gas.
The two people who were by the car have left the scene but are still in the tunnel area.
The men are arrested on suspicion of possession of drugs and the car is recovered from the scene.
Israel kills five Palestinian journalists
Israel kills five Palestinian journalists
On Thursday, five journalists from the Al-Quds Today channel were killed in Gaza near al-Awda Hospital, reports Al Jazeera.
The journalists’ van was hit by an Israeli airstrike while they were reporting from the scene.
The slain journalists have been identified as Fadi Hassouna, Ibrahim al-Sheikh Ali, Mohammed al-Ladah, Faisal Abu al-Qumsan and Ayman al-Jadi.
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