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Greenland crisis US threat
Trump's hospital ship heads south – not to Greenland
The US hospital ship that President Donald Trump wanted to send to Greenland has left port in Alabama – and headed south to the Caribbean. This is reported by DN.
The ship is on its way to a six-month service, Johan Granholm, a teacher at the Swedish National Defense University, told the newspaper.
Even if it were to make it to Greenland, the island's ports are too shallow for the world's largest hospital ship, which would also need more icebreaker resources than are available, according to the maritime website Gcaptain.
"Anchoring a 270-meter non-ice-rated ship in icy waters with strong winds would involve major operational risks," writes Gcaptain, pointing out that the US Navy has never done anything like this.
Donald Trump has not mentioned the ship since Greenland turned it down on Sunday.
Terrorist threats in Europe
Boy suspected of planning to blow up Norwegian NATO base
A 17-year-old boy who was arrested on suspicion of a terrorist offense in Norway on Thursday had plans to blow up a NATO base outside Stavanger. This is what the Norwegian security police PST told the country's media.
According to information to NRK, the PST suspects that the boy has been radicalized and sympathizes with IS. He is said to have brought the terrorist sect's flag to his school, among other things.
The boy has been detained but denies the charges.
- It is tough to be prosecuted for such things, his defense lawyer Knut Lerum tells VG.
Security in Europe
Poland strengthens defense with multi-billion dollar loan from the EU
Poland is upgrading its defense with the help of an EU loan of 44 billion euros, over 450 billion kronor. The parliament will decide on this on Friday, according to AFP. The money is earmarked for air defense, police and border guarding, among other things.
President Karol Nawrocki now has three weeks to approve or veto the decision. He has previously criticized the plan, which has become the main point of conflict between the ruling center-left coalition and the right-wing conservative opposition to which Nawrocki belongs, according to Polish Gazeta Wyborcza.
EU money influences the direction of the Polish military, and the opposition had submitted several amendments that were rejected by parliament.
Tram crash in Milan – two dead and 39 injured
A tram has derailed and crashed into a building in Milan, reports AFP. Two people have died and 39 have been injured, several of them seriously, Italian media write.
The tram is of a new model that was put into service a few weeks ago. The driver was experienced and had been on duty for an hour.
“One possibility is a case of illness,” Mayor Beppe Sala told Corriere della Sera.
Another possibility is a switch failure. An investigation has been opened into involuntary manslaughter, according to La Stampa.
Middle East crisis Tensions Iran-US
Several countries urge people to leave Israel and Iran
Several countries are stepping up their warnings and urging their citizens to leave Israel and Iran, several media outlets report. The background is the US threat to attack Iran if the nuclear energy negotiations fail – and Iran's threat of counterattacks on US allies, according to TT.
The US and Germany are urging all their citizens to leave Israel as soon as possible, according to The Guardian and AFP. China is urging its citizens to leave Iran, and those in Israel to strengthen their preparedness and avoid going out, according to AFP.
Britain has recalled all its consular staff from Iran, writes Reuters.
The Swedish Foreign Ministry remains at the same level as before for both countries: an advice against all travel to Iran, to the border areas in Israel and the occupied Golan Heights.
Trump: Would have preferred not to attack Iran – but sometimes you have to
US President Donald Trump says he “would have preferred not” to attack Iran, CNBC reports.
– But sometimes you have to, he tells reporters outside the White House, according to the television channel.
Trump has not yet made a final decision, but is “not very happy” with how Iran is negotiating with the US about the country’s nuclear energy program, he says, according to the AP. The talks are expected to continue on Friday.
The president also has time to air the idea of a “friendly takeover” of Cuba before boarding a helicopter to Texas, Reuters writes.
Economy
The future of free trade
Despite protests – EU moves ahead with Mercosur deal
The EU will provisionally apply the Mercosur agreement with South America, overruling concerns from some MEPs who have referred the agreement to the European Court of Justice.
Bloomberg News reports.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen justified the move by stating that the trade agreement “gives Europe a strategic advantage to be the first to act in a world of fierce competition and short horizons.”
Provisional application is by its nature provisional, she continued, adding that the agreement will only be fully concluded once the European Parliament has given its approval.
The future of Open AI
Open AI raises 995 billion in new capital
Open AI raises $110 billion – equivalent to 995 billion kronor – in new capital at a valuation of $730 billion. CNBC reports.
Investors include Amazon, which is investing $50 billion, and Nvidia and Softbank, which are each investing $30 billion.
Information about the funding round has been circulating in recent weeks. Open AI last raised new capital in October – at a valuation of $500 billion.
Russian invasion Sanctions
LVMH closed stores – but kept hotels in Russia
The French luxury conglomerate LVMH – which owns brands such as Louis Vuitton and Dior – closed its stores in Russia after the country’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
However, the Grand Hotel Europe in St. Petersburg remains within LVMH’s sphere through the Belmond hotel chain, Reuters reports.
The hotel is not on any sanctions list and is therefore operated legally. However, the business has continued to accept payments from customers who are blacklisted by both Europe and the UK. The customers include major Russian transport companies, as well as banks and subcontractors to the military, according to the news agency’s review.
According to LVMH, the Belmond group is managed “completely independently” from the rest of the conglomerate. Hotel manager Julia Pashkovskaya has declined to comment.
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