A trailer is burning on the E22 south of Gladhammar outside Västervik. There is major traffic disruption and a stop in both directions on the E22. According to police, the trailer is almost completely engulfed in flames. Currently, there is no information about personal injuries from the E22 incident, police confirmed.
In a separate incident, a trailer with dangerous goods began burning around 23:00 on Thursday on the E4 in Knivsta. The road is closed in the northbound direction on the E4 due to this fire. The Swedish Transport Administration has a forecast that it could open at 03:00. No person was injured in the E4 incident.
At 23:00 Swedish time on Thursday, the ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon began. This was celebrated on the streets of the capital Beirut. According to AFP, shots were fired into the air for over half an hour to welcome the ten-day ceasefire. According to the news agency, people were seen returning to the city's southern suburbs, areas where Iran-backed Hezbollah has a strong foothold and which have been heavily bombed by Israel.
In international diplomacy, Donald Trump claimed that the US and Iran are very close to reaching a peace agreement. According to Trump, Iran has agreed to a number of important points, 'almost everything', and not least to not enrich uranium to produce nuclear weapons. He emphasized that it is very important that Iran does not have nuclear weapons, and they have agreed to that. They are today willing to go much further than they were two months ago. They want to reach an agreement, and we are very nice to them. According to Trump, talks can resume this weekend.
However, Iran has not commented on his statements, where he also claims that Iran has agreed to hand over enriched uranium. Trump warned that if there is no agreement, hostilities will resume. On the possibility of a formal signing, Trump stated that if an agreement is signed in Islamabad, he can go there. The Prime Minister (Shehbaz Sharif) has been very good, so he might go there. They want to see him there.
In British politics, new revelations about the British diplomat Peter Mandelson have fueled resignation demands against Prime Minister Keir Starmer. Mandelson, previously among other things ambassador in Washington, was not approved when the security service conducted a background check prior to the appointment, reveals The Guardian. Despite this, he became ambassador, a post from which he was fired last year when his close contacts with sex offender Jeffrey Epstein were revealed.
Starmer claims that he did not know that Mandelson did not pass the security clearance, and has said in parliament that everything was done correctly. However, Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch said that he should resign, according to BBC, and gets support from the Liberal Democrats, Reform Party, and the Greens.
A person has been taken to hospital after crashing into a tree along the E4 north of Söderhamn. The accident occurred around 18:00.