Details: Sweden closes Nordstream investigation
The investigation into the sabotage of Nordstream will be closed, German media learns according to Expressen. According to Süddeutsche Zeitung, among others, Swedish prosecutors have not succeeded in identifying any suspects.
The gas lines were blown up in September 2022.
Danish and German authorities are still investigating the incident.
During the Swedish preliminary investigation, parts of the blown pipeline have been lifted out of the sea and examined. The evidence can now be handed over to Germany.
"Sweden would then abandon its claim to prosecution and support the German procedure," writes Süddeutsche Zeitung.
Yesterday, prosecutor Mats Ljungqvist said that a decision on possible prosecution would come in the next few days.
Today, the Public Prosecutor's Office published a press release stating that a preliminary decision will be made tomorrow.
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Attackers shot dead at court in Istanbul
A man and a woman have been shot dead by police after attacking people at the large court building in Istanbul, Turkey's interior minister says according to the AP.
One person was killed in the attack, according to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
Surveillance footage published by the state news agency Anadolu shows people running and taking cover. Clips also show an exchange of gunfire between the attackers and police in a courtyard of the building.
According to Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya, the attackers belonged to the left-wing extremist DHKP-C, which is labeled as a terrorist group by, among other things, the EU.
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Miss Japan abandons title - had affair with married man
The woman who was crowned Miss Japan two weeks ago has relinquished the title since it was discovered that she had an affair with a married man, several media outlets write.
Karolina Shiino first had to endure harsh criticism from people who thought she was not Japanese enough: she was born to Ukrainian parents and moved to Japan at the age of three.
The 26-year-old initially denied newspaper reports that she knew that the man with whom she had a relationship was married. Yesterday she apologized to her fans and explained that she lied because the revelation caused her to panic.
The Miss Japan title will not be handed over to any of the other contestants.
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The Iran protests
American porn star visiting Iran - criticized
American porn star Whitney Wright is accused of spreading Iranian propaganda, British media reports. Wright has visited Iran and posted material on social media from his trip.
Both Wright and Iran are criticized for the scheme: Wright because she uncritically publishes pictures and videos from the authoritarian country, and Iran because a porn star was granted a visa while Iranian women are not allowed to be outside without covering their hair.
"Whitney Wright is in Iran, the country of my birth, where women are killed just for showing their hair and standing up for themselves," writes Iranian dissident Masih Alinejad on X.
Wright responds to the criticism and says that she does not support a government just because she shares material from "an exhibition in a museum".
Iran also rejects the criticism.
The government maintains that it had nothing to do with Wright's visit and that the visa process followed normal procedures.
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