Trump says only a smart president can guard against AI as Europe faces security and crime alerts

Donald Trump used his Truth Social platform to argue that only a president with exceptionally high intelligence can protect AI, rejecting industry cautions. Meanwhile, a Swedish man in his thirties, recently extradited to Sweden, was arrested on allegations of assisting a murder attempt and severe extortion. Norway’s Storting website went offline after a DDoS assault attributed to a Russian hacker group.

Polish defence officials confirmed the recovery of a military-type drone of Russian origin from the Baltic Sea near Rusinowo. In the energy sector, electricity prices in southern Götaland hit a record 8.98 kronor per kilowatt-hour for a fifteen-minute interval. EU foreign minister Kaja Kallas described a recent Russian attack on a train bound for Warsaw as a clear intimidation effort, noting the presence of several former European leaders on the train.

Finland announced its participation in France’s nuclear-deterrence initiative, emphasizing security without deploying weapons on Finnish soil. Fuel prices rose, with gasoline reaching about 17.70 kronor per litre and diesel climbing to roughly 22.70 kronor per litre. NATO’s Jens Stoltenberg resigned as chair of the Munich Security Conference to focus on his role as Norway’s finance minister.

A court in Karlskrona sentenced a man to life imprisonment for a particularly brutal knife murder and related offenses. Finally, prosecutors reported the arrest of a suspect in a grave child-rape case in Järfälla, Stockholm County.