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White House: Colombia backs down
White House: Colombia backs down
Colombia’s government is bowing to Donald Trump, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt says, according to several media.
According to the statement, President Gustavo Petro has unconditionally agreed to accept Colombians deported from the United States, including those flown out by the US military.
On Sunday, Donald Trump threatened Colombia with 25 percent punitive tariffs after the country refused to receive American military planes carrying immigrants. Colombia then responded with its own sanctions and President Petro said he was “not afraid”.
The US also announced that no visas will be issued to Colombians.
Now the White House states that the tariffs are paused, but that the visa regulations remain until the first plane has landed in Colombia.
– Today’s events clearly show the world that the United States is respected again, says the press secretary according to PBS.
Colombia has not confirmed the agreement.
The US stops issuing visas in Colombia
The US stops issuing visas in Colombia
The US will stop issuing visas at its embassy in Colombia, announced Secretary of State Marco Rubio. The move is the latest escalation in the trade war that has broken out between the countries.
Visa restrictions have also been imposed on Colombian officials and their immediate family members, according to the foreign minister. In addition, US President Donald Trump has said that Colombians should be screened harder at US airports.
“The measures will continue until Colombia meets its obligations to accept the return of its own citizens,” Rubio said in a written statement.
The conflict gained momentum when Colombian President Gustavo Petro on Sunday refused to allow the United States to fly deported migrants into Colombia. That led to Trump imposing punitive tariffs of 25 percent on Colombian goods — with threats of further increases — prompting Colombia to retaliate in kind.
Woman seriously injured in knife attack
Woman seriously injured in knife attack
A woman was seriously injured in a stabbing in Färgelanda municipality on Sunday evening.
– She has been taken to hospital in an ambulance with head and neck injuries, says Sebastian Börjesson, officer on duty at the police.
The alarm came at 11:30 p.m. A man could be arrested after being identified by the woman.
He is now suspected of attempted murder.
Explosion at apartment building
Explosion at apartment building
An explosion occurred during the night of Monday at an apartment building in Bro, northwest of Stockholm.
The government: This is how low the penal age should be
The government: This is how low the penal age should be
The legal age in Sweden should be lowered to 14, said Gunnar Strömmer (M) in SVT’s Agenda on Sunday evening.
The Minister of Justice referred, among other things, to the fact that the relatives of crime victims cannot receive compensation in the event of, for example, a murder if the perpetrator is younger than 15 years:
– Behind every number there is a crime victim and the relatives of crime victims who, because we cannot hand out a sentence, cannot get redress either.
Several children’s rights organizations have directed criticism against lowering the penalty age.
On Tuesday, an investigation into the lowering of the penal age, which was added by the governing parties and the Sweden Democrats in 2023, will be presented.
New deal: Six out of the hostages are released this week
New deal: Six out of the hostages are released this week
Hamas will release six more hostages in the coming week and in return Israel will allow Gazans to return to northern Gaza, starting on Monday.
This is stated by Israeli media and the BBC.
Among the three who will be released before Friday is Arbel Yehud, the woman Israel believes would have already been released during Saturday.
Failure to do so triggered accusations of ceasefire violations that both sides accused each other of.
In addition to the three to be released on Thursday, three of the hostages will be released on Saturday, according to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Neytanyahu’s office.
According to Israel, the agreement came after “hard and determined negotiations” and Israel, according to the statement, “will not allow any violations of the agreement”.
Yellow warnings for snow
Yellow warnings for snow. Photo: SMHI
Yellow warnings for snow
SMHI has issued yellow warnings for snow in western and inner Svealand, where, among others, Karlstad, Örebro and Västerås are expected to be affected. A yellow warning for snow has also been issued in Dalsland, where Bengtsfors, Åmål and Mellerud are expected to receive heavy snowfall.
The warnings apply from Monday afternoon until the evening.
SMHI warns that the snowfall can cause problems in traffic.
Door fired
Door fired
A door has been fired at with several shots in Järfälla, northwest of Stockholm.
“There is a hunt for one or more perpetrators,” the police write on their website.
A reader was on the phone with his son who lives in the area when the shooting happened:
– I heard bang, bang, bang on the phone, he says.
Investigation starts after the cable break
Investigation starts after the cable break
At least one communication cable in the Baltic Sea, between Sweden and Latvia, is suspected of having been sabotaged.
The Security Police is now starting an investigation into gross sabotage.
– A number of authorities, including the Police’s national operational department, the Coast Guard and the Swedish Armed Forces are involved in the investigation. I can state that the Swedish authorities are now working intensively and jointly to investigate this incident, says senior prosecutor Mats Ljungqvist.
A ship suspected of carrying out the sabotage has been seized following a decision by the prosecutor.
Collision with tree – one to hospital
Collision with tree – one to hospital
A car has driven into a tree in Ängelholm.
The driver of the car has been taken to hospital and the condition of his injuries is unclear.
The police are on the scene to investigate the accident.
Lukashenko against expected big victory
Aleksandr Lukashenko casts his vote. Photo: Pavel Bednyakov/AP
Lukashenko against expected big victory
Authoritarian President Aleksandr Lukashenko is headed for an expected landslide victory in Belarus and is allowed to remain in office for a seventh term.
Aleksandr Lukashenko receives 87.6 percent of the votes in the Belarus election, according to a polling station survey that several news agencies have taken note of.
The result is not surprising as several of the 70-year-old’s political opponents have been imprisoned.
The official result may take several days, but will not change the result significantly. Thus, the Russia-allied president gets to keep the power he has had since 1994.
Trump imposes punitive tariffs on Colombia
Trump imposes punitive tariffs on Colombia
Donald Trump has instructed his administration to immediately impose punitive tariffs of 25 percent on all goods from Colombia, he writes on Truth Social.
He also warns that the tariffs will be raised to 50 percent within a week.
This after Colombian President Gustavo Petro denied two flights where, according to Trump, there were “a large number of undocumented criminals” on board to land in the country.
“These measures are just the beginning,” he writes.
Alarm about an explosion in Nacka
Emergency services on site in Nacka. Photo: Aftonbladet.
Alarm about an explosion in Nacka
The alarm has been raised about an explosion in Nacka outside Stockholm, according to Aftonbladet’s information.
Witnesses at the scene say they heard a loud bang. Pictures from the scene also show how a front door is broken.
– There was a big bang and the house shook. The gate is blown away and the police and fire brigade just arrived, says a resident in the area.
Details: Dinner meeting about Greenland
Details: Dinner meeting about Greenland
Right now, Denmark’s Prime Minister Mette Fredriksen has a dinner meeting with Sweden’s Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson as well as Norway’s Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre and Finland’s President Alexander Stubb, according to information from Danish TV2.
According to the information, they will discuss Trump, Trump’s actions on Greenland and “the entire new world order”.
Head-on collision on E22 – several involved
Head-on collision on E22 – several involved
A car has driven in the wrong direction on the E22 at the height of Lund and collided head-on with another car.
– We have an unclear injury situation. There are several affected people. We are on site with rescue services and an ambulance, says police spokesperson Lina Friberg.
The accident has a major impact on traffic.
– There are major disruptions and traffic will be diverted as far as possible, says Lina Friberg.
The driver of the car that was driving in the wrong direction is suspected of driving under the influence of drugs, gross negligence in traffic and causing bodily harm.
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