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Munich Security Conference
US sends Rubio to Munich Security Conference
Secretary of State Marco Rubio will lead the US delegation at the upcoming Munich Security Conference, AFP reports.
The leaders of over 60 nations and more than 100 foreign and defense ministers are expected to attend the meeting, which will take place from February 13-15.
During last year's conference, US Vice President JD Vance shocked the world when he said, among other things, that the greatest threat to Europe comes from within.
US sends Rubio to Munich Security Conference
Secretary of State Marco Rubio will lead the US delegation at the upcoming Munich Security Conference, AFP reports.
The leaders of over 60 nations and more than 100 foreign and defense ministers are expected to attend the meeting, which will take place from February 13-15.
During last year's conference, US Vice President JD Vance shocked the world when he said, among other things, that the greatest threat to Europe comes from within.
Epstein affair Norwegian connections
Norwegian diplomat indicted after Epstein contact
Norwegian diplomat Mona Juul is being indicted on suspicion of gross corruption, Norway's economic crime agency Økokrim reports, according to NRK.
Juul resigned as ambassador to Jordan after evidence emerged that she had contact with sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
– We have launched an investigation to clarify whether criminal acts have occurred. We are facing a comprehensive and, by all accounts, long-term investigation, says Økokrim's head Pål Lønseth in a statement.
Juul's husband Terje Rød-Larsen is also charged with aiding and abetting gross corruption. Økokrim has searched an apartment and a witness's home during the day.
Train accidents in Spain
Train strike in Spain paralyzes public transport
A three-day train strike was announced at midnight throughout Spain. It involves around 34,000 railway employees who are demanding increased safety and investment in infrastructure, reports El País, among others.
So far, over 330 high-speed train departures have been canceled, and commuter train traffic is also affected.
Negotiations between the unions and the Department for Transport began after the catastrophic train accident in Cordoba, where 46 people lost their lives, and the subsequent three train accidents that occurred the same week.
“The ongoing deterioration in rail safety is unacceptable,” the train drivers’ union Semaf wrote in a statement.
In addition to train drivers, operating workers, maintenance workers, service workers on board trains and other professions in the industry are also striking.
The Epstein affair British connections
Starmer does not intend to resign after Scottish demands
Anas Sarwar, who leads the Scottish Labour Party SNP, is demanding that British Prime Minister Keir Starmer resign, British media reports.
– The distraction must end and the leadership at Downing Street must change, he says in a speech.
He adds that he still wants Labour to retain power in London, but that the party and the country should have a new leader. Starmer responds that he does not intend to resign and that he has “won every battle” he has been in, writes Sky News.
Sarwar has previously been very critical of Starmer’s appointment of Peter Mandelson as ambassador to the United States, despite it being known that he had connections to Jeffrey Epstein. When it became clear just over a week ago that those connections were deeper than previously known, Mandelson left the Labour Party.
Norwegian diplomat indicted after Epstein contact
Norwegian diplomat Mona Juul is being indicted on suspicion of gross corruption, Norway's economic crime agency Økokrim reports, according to NRK.
Juul resigned as ambassador to Jordan after evidence emerged that she had contact with sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
– We have launched an investigation to clarify whether criminal acts have occurred. We are facing a comprehensive and, by all accounts, long-term investigation, says Økokrim's head Pål Lønseth in a statement.
Juul's husband Terje Rød-Larsen is also charged with aiding and abetting gross corruption. Økokrim has searched an apartment and a witness's home during the day.
Train accidents in Spain
Train strike in Spain paralyzes public transport
A three-day train strike was announced at midnight throughout Spain. It involves around 34,000 railway employees who are demanding increased safety and investment in infrastructure, reports El País, among others.
So far, over 330 high-speed train departures have been canceled, and commuter train traffic is also affected.
Negotiations between the unions and the Department for Transport began after the catastrophic train accident in Cordoba, where 46 people lost their lives, and the subsequent three train accidents that occurred the same week.
“The ongoing deterioration in rail safety is unacceptable,” the train drivers’ union Semaf wrote in a statement.
In addition to train drivers, operating workers, maintenance workers, service workers on board trains and other professions in the industry are also striking.
The Epstein affair British connections
Starmer does not intend to resign after Scottish demands
Anas Sarwar, who leads the Scottish Labour Party SNP, is demanding that British Prime Minister Keir Starmer resign, British media reports.
– The distraction must end and the leadership at Downing Street must change, he says in a speech.
He adds that he still wants Labour to retain power in London, but that the party and the country should have a new leader. Starmer responds that he does not intend to resign and that he has “won every battle” he has been in, writes Sky News.
Sarwar has previously been very critical of Starmer’s appointment of Peter Mandelson as ambassador to the United States, despite it being known that he had connections to Jeffrey Epstein. When it became clear just over a week ago that those connections were deeper than previously known, Mandelson left the Labour Party.
USA bordade tanker i Indiska oceanen
TT
Amerikanska väpnade styrkor har beslagtagit en tanker i Indiska oceanen, uppger Pentagon.
Tankern lämnade Venezuela i januari, och uppges ha varit på väg mot Kina med runt 700 000 fat råolja. Den ”agerade i trots mot president Trumps etablerade karantän för sanktionerade fartyg i Karibien. Den körde och vi följde efter”, skriver försvarshögkvarteret på X.
Tankern är det åttonde fartyget som USA beslagtar sedan december i fjol, när Donald Trump beordrade en blockad mot alla fartyg som fraktar olja till och från Venezuela. Det är också det andra fartyget som jagas och beslagtas utanför Karibiens närområde efter oljetankern Marinera som bordades i Nordatlanten i januari
Economy
US-China Relations
Data: China wants to reduce US Treasury holdings
US Treasury bonds continue to fall as Chinese authorities urge the country's banks to reduce their holdings due to concerns about increasing volatility. This is reported by Bloomberg, citing sources with insight.
Authorities have both sent instructions to banks to limit their purchases and urged institutions with large exposures to reduce them. The measure is justified by the fact that it is about risk diversification, but it could strengthen an ongoing trend where countries such as India and Brazil have already reduced their holdings of US Treasury securities.
- It is the latest evidence that a pattern is starting to take shape and a sign that long-term structural outflows from the dollar are not a mirage, says Macquarie Group's Gareth Berry to the news agency.
EU vs. tech giants
EU warns Meta: Let rivals' AI into Whatsapp
The EU Commission demands that Meta open up the messaging service Whatsapp to competing chatbots, reports Bloomberg.
The Commission has sent a warning to the tech giant over the rule changes that will block other companies' AI technology from January and announced that it intends to take measures to "avoid serious harm to the market".
The Commission also wrote that Meta's actions risk "blocking competitors from entering the rapidly growing market for AI assistants".
The EU is increasingly demanding more from American tech companies, but the latest measure risks contributing to further tensions with the Trump administration, writes Bloomberg.
Omni · Economy
Epstein affair British connections
British Epstein crisis a nightmare for London tourists
The Epstein crisis in the UK is making London travel cheaper for Swedes. This is stated by TT.
Former British Ambassador to the US Peter Mandelson's connections to Jeffrey Epstein have created a crisis of confidence in the country that is pressuring the pound and pushing up market interest rates.
For tourist Swedes, this means that the krona has strengthened from 12.40 kronor at the turn of the year to 12.15 kronor, the lowest in recent days.
Valentine's Day
Valentine's Day is expected to provide a billion-kronor boost to trade
One of the most important days of the year is fast approaching for the flower trade. On Valentine's Day, flowers can be sold equivalent to almost a whole month's sales, writes DI.
Trade before Saturday is expected to reach close to 1 billion kronor this year. A bouquet of red roses is by far the most popular gift at Euroflorist, while tulips are more popular at competitor Interflora.
According to traders, Valentine's Day is the most important day of the year after Mother's Day.
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