Trump threatens the EU with tariffs

Trump threatens the EU with tariffs

Atakan survived the hotel fire: “They hung out a sheet”

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  • Trump threatens the EU with tariffs

    President Donald Trump warns the EU of more tariffs. Photo: Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP/TT

    Trump threatens the EU with tariffs

    US President Donald Trump warns the EU of more tariffs.

    – They can expect tariffs, they have treated us very badly, Trump said at a press conference in the White House about his new proposal for investment in AI.

    – You can’t get justice (terms) if you don’t do it, Trump says, referring to the threat of higher tariffs.

    The EU and the US do not have a free trade agreement.

    He claims that EU countries do not buy what they should from the US and that they buy too little. Therefore, the US has a trade deficit with the EU, he claims.

  • Trump opens up to Musk buying Tiktok

    The app’s presence or absence in the US market has become an infected big political issue. Archive image. Photo: Jeff Chiu/AP/TT

    Trump opens up to Musk buying Tiktok

    US President Donald Trump says he is open to his friend and adviser, tech billionaire Elon Musk, buying the Chinese-owned app Tiktok.

    – I would be if he wanted to, Trump answered when he was asked by reporters.

    Elon Musk already owns the media platform X and is often referred to as the world’s richest man. Tiktok is threatened with shutdown in the US if its Chinese parent company Bytedance does not find an American buyer within 75 days.

  • Trump announces big AI project

    Trump announces big AI project

    Three tech companies will jointly invest up to 500 billion dollars in infrastructure for artificial intelligence, says US President Donald Trump

    It is a joint venture between American Open AI and Oracle and Japanese Softbank under the name Stargate.

    Stargate will begin building data centers and the power generation needed to develop AI technology in the state of Texas. The initial investment in the project amounts to 100 billion dollars.

  • Teachers dressed up – held knives to students’ throats

    Teachers dressed up – held knives to students’ throats

    A teacher has been suspended and reported to the police after an incident at a primary school in Alvesta, reports P4 Kronoberg.

    During a theme day, the teacher was dressed as a secret agent.

    He then snuck up behind students several times and held a folding knife to their necks.

    – It is extremely serious, says Tommy Gravéus at the education administration in Alvesta.

    He has spoken to the teacher who he says is “extremely remorseful”.

  • A man in his 30s died in a head-on collision

    A man in his 30s died in a head-on collision

    Police, emergency services and ambulance services were alerted today to Höganäsvägen in Ängelholm municipality.

    A truck and a car had collided at the scene.

    – According to initial information, it is a head-on collision. It is a very serious traffic accident, said Patric Fors, the police’s spokesperson in the South region, after the accident.

    A man in his 30s died in connection with the traffic accident.

    The road was completely closed after the accident.

    Relatives are informed of the death.

    The accident will be investigated, the police state on their website.

  • Trump’s diss against the bishop

    Trump’s diss against the bishop

    Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde appealed to Donald Trump to protect LGBTQ people during his inaugural sermon at the Washington National Cathedral.

    She also addressed the president’s promise to mass deport illegal migrants.

    – In the name of God, I ask you for mercy with those whose children fear that their parents will be taken away, said Mariann Edgar Budde.

    Trump showed no emotion during the sermon. Afterwards he was asked what he thought:

    – Not so fun, he replied.

    Now Republican politicians rage against the bishop’s words.

    “Whoever preaches this sermon should be put on the deportation list,” wrote Republican Congressman Mike Collins X.

  • The red cabin can be an offence

    The red cabin can be an offence

    The Swedish little red cabin sent to the moon may constitute a crime.

    This is written by the Siren news service and refers to the Swedish Space Agency.

    The launch from Cape Canaveral in Florida was done without authorization under the Space Act.

    – It is the government that decides whether the case should proceed to the police and prosecutors and must give permission for a possible prosecution, says Johan Marcopoulos, press officer at the Swedish Space Agency, to Siren.

    The artist Mikael Genberg is behind the project to send the cabin to the moon.

  • Buttericks files for bankruptcy

    Buttericks files for bankruptcy

    Party accessories store Buttericks is filing for bankruptcy, the company announced in a press release.

    In December, they applied for a reconstruction, which the Tax Agency, however, has opposed.

  • Nordea is down

    Nordea is down

    Nordea’s internet bank is currently down.

    On the Downdetector site, almost 1,000 people have reported that they have problems with Nordea’s services.

  • 18 states are suing Trump

    Photo: Evan Vucci/AP

    18 states are suing Trump

    Several US states want to block the president’s order to remove the right to citizenship for children born in the US.

    The 18-state group is led by Democrat Matthew Platkin, who is New Jersey’s top state attorney.

    – Presidents have a lot of power, but they are not kings, says Platkin, according to NTB.

    They are suing the newly elected president as they believe the order may be illegal and refer to the US Constitution’s 14th Amendment.

  • The death toll rises after the hotel fire

    Photo: AP

    The death toll rises after the hotel fire

    76 people have died after the fire at a hotel in the ski resort of Kartalkaya in northern Turkey.

    Ali Yerlikaya announced this on Tuesday evening, writes AFP.

    Another 50 Orsiners are said to have been injured in the fire.

    Four people were arrested during the day, including the hotel owner.

  • Kebab sauce recalled – may contain listeria

    Photo: Foodmark

    Kebab sauce recalled – may contain listeria

    The company Foodmark is recalling the product Hot kebab mix from the brand Rydbergs in packaging of 175 g with a best before date of February 26, 2025. This as it may contain listeria, Foodmark announces in a press release.

    “Listeria is a health risk and we urge consumers who bought any of the affected products not to consume them, but to throw the product away,” Foodmark writes.

    It is further written that many of the delivered products “to a large extent” have been withdrawn from stock at wholesalers and stores. However, individual products with current best-before dates may have been sold to consumers via Willys, Hemköp, Tempo and Eurocash.

  • The White House website in Spanish does not work

    Photo: Screenshot from the White House’s Spanish website

    The White House website in Spanish does not work

    A day after Donald Trump took office as president, the Spanish-language version of the White House website has stopped working.

    Anyone who tries to enter is met with an error message.

    The website was working as late as yesterday morning, just before Trump became president.

    There has been a Spanish-language website for the White House since the 90s. According to Newsweek Trump removed the Spanish-language site during his first term in office in 2017.

    In his inauguration speech yesterday, Donald Trump focused a lot on illegal immigration and wanted to declare a state of emergency on the border with Mexico.

  • Stop for all trains in Rotebro

    Stop for all trains in Rotebro

    Train traffic in Rotebro, in Sollentuna municipality north of Stockholm, was stopped shortly after 6 p.m.

    This is reported by P4 Stockholm.

    The stop affects all trains.

    The forecast as of now is that the trains can be allowed to run again at 8 p.m.

  • A-tractor in collision in Haninge

    A-tractor in collision in Haninge

    An A-tractor and a car collided in Haninge during the afternoon.

    Both drivers were taken to hospital with minor injuries.

    The police suspect that the A-tractor was driving too fast and will therefore impound the car.

    The driver of the A-tractor, a 17-year-old boy, is suspected of illegal driving, causing bodily harm and negligence in traffic.

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