Container chaos and delays threaten in the USA since dockworkers, just five weeks before the presidential election in the USA, have gone on a major strike. The strike can also create new inflation impulses in the world's largest economy.
BusinessIsrael has carried out a number of smaller raids against Hezbollah on Lebanese territory and informed the USA about these, according to the USA's Foreign Ministry spokesperson Matthew Miller. The raids are taking place while the country prepares for a larger ground operation in Lebanon.
WorldAt least 84 people have been confirmed dead in several states in the USA after Hurricane Helene's passage, with massive flooding as a consequence. American media report on "biblical destruction" and "apocalyptic scenes".
WorldIn the American election campaign, large campaign meetings held via Zoom have attracted more than a hundred thousand participants. Now, Swedish parties are looking at the phenomenon with envy. I absolutely believe that one can imagine that type of campaign meetings or digital town hall meetings, says researcher Elsa Hedling.
Swedish politicsThe Shia movement Hizbollah confirms: Leader Hassan Nasrallah has been killed. In a statement, the militia group says that Nasrallah "has been reunited with his immortal martyr friends".
ConflictsUkraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyj is grateful after a "very productive meeting" with the Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump in New York. The meeting lasted less than an hour, and afterwards Trump promises to quickly end the war if he wins a second term in the White House.
World politicsSignificantly increased support, including 8 billion dollars in military aid. And a top meeting with 50 countries in Germany. The initiative to help Ukraine against Russia's invasion war is presented by US President Joe Biden in connection with a meeting with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyj.
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