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The political situation in Italy
New rival forces Meloni further and further to the right

With one year left until the election, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has a new challenger on the right flank, reports Politico.

Former general Roberto Vannacci and his far-right National Future party have risen rapidly in public opinion in recent months. With their seven percent, they have overtaken Meloni's coalition partner Lega and are closing in on another, Forza Italia.

This has prompted Meloni to make a right turn and sharpen the tone on migration, security and national identity. That she went further than any other EU country and introduced border controls with Spain after

Strait of Hormuz
Iran refuses to open Hormuz without concessions: It's up to the US

Iran will not open the Strait of Hormuz until the US agrees to its demands, a spokesman for the Iranian Foreign Ministry said according to the AP. Tehran is demanding, among other things, that sanctions be lifted, frozen assets be released and compensation be paid for war damages.

– It is up to the US to cease and make amends for its illegal and destructive actions, says spokesman Esmail Baghaei.

At the same time, Iran is said to be holding parallel talks with Oman about shipping through the strait, including a possible temporary shipping lane.

The Ceuta crisis was a domestic political move, according to political opponents. 

The mid-term elections in the US
Texas Democrat could win first victory in more than 30 years

It hasn't happened in more than 30 years, but now a Democrat could win a general election in the Republican-held state of Texas, several American media outlets report. It is in the senatorial race that Democrat James Talarico looks set to clinch a victory.

A poll from the Texas A&M Bush School and Recon MR Institute shows Talarico has taken a four-point lead in what was previously a dead heat against Republican and state attorney general Ken Paxton.

Poll analyst Clifford Young says voters believe Talarico is genuine, not corrupt and shares the values ​​they believe are typical of Texas. The opposite is true for Paxton, who has a string of corruption charges under his belt.

– The bad news for (Talarico) is that voters by a narrow margin do not think he is tough enough, says Young.

Loud sports cars worth millions seized in London

Police in London have seized 90 sports and luxury cars worth more than SEK 100 million over the weekend, Sky News reports.

The raids were part of a campaign against what the London police call antisocial drivers. Geoff Tatman, who led the operation, says they are targeting drivers who rev their engines loudly and create a “general nuisance”.

“We regularly hear from residents in the area who are fed up with people driving dangerously or driving cars that have been modified in a way that disturbs those who live nearby,” he says.

Among the cars was a rare and highly sought-after Ferrari Monza SP2, worth close to £5 million. The car had been in the UK for less than a day, was uninsured and the driver did not have the correct type of driving licence.