President Recep Tayyip Erdogan reiterated Turkey’s opposition to Finland and Sweden joining NATO, accusing them of failing to take a hard stand against terrorism. “We will not agree to those (countries) imposing sanctions on Turkey in order for it to join the security organisation NATO,” Erdogan stated. Since 2019, SwedenContinue Reading
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AFP) – Lebanon went to the polls on Sunday for the first time since repeated crises pushed it to the verge of failure, with the governing class expected to easily survive popular outrage. The parliamentary election will be the first litmus test for opposition movements generated by aContinue Reading
Finland’s President Sauli Niinisto declared on Sunday that his nation would apply for NATO membership, a historic policy move precipitated by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Moscow, which shares a 1,300 km (800 mile) border with Finland, has suggested that Helsinki joining the 30-strong transatlantic alliance would be a mistake andContinue Reading
LJUBLJANA, Slovenia (AFP) – According to local media on Friday, a worker injured in an explosion at a chemical business in Slovenia has died from his injuries, increasing the total number of individuals killed in the tragedy to six. A cistern erupted at a resin factory owned by the chemicalsContinue Reading
Ukraine reported driving back Russian soldiers in a counterattack on Wednesday (May 11), perhaps signalling a shift in the war’s momentum and shutting down gas shipments via Russian-held territory, heightening the spectre of an energy crisis in Europe. The general command of Ukraine’s armed forces said that Pytomnyk, a villageContinue Reading
As the trial of a former Iranian official suspected of war crimes in Sweden came to a close on Wednesday, Iran’s semi-official ISNA news agency stated that a Swedish-Iranian national sentenced to death in Iran on charges of spying for Israel will be executed by May 21. Ahmadreza Djalali, aContinue Reading
Germany has launched a challenge against Italy at the United Nations’ top court because Rome continues to enable victims of Nazi war crimes to seek compensation from the German state, despite an earlier finding that such claims breached international law. Germany’s application to the International Court of Justice (ICJ), whichContinue Reading
The difficulties at the US-Mexico border are severe, with catastrophic ramifications. The border has become a free for all as a result of the Department of Homeland Security’s reluctance to enforce US immigration rules. Unfortunately, this means that Border Patrol agents are still overburdened. If the Biden administration has itsContinue Reading
Indonesia defied US resistance and invited Russian President Vladimir Putin, as well as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, to the G20 conference in November, its leader stated on Friday. Jakarta, which has the G20 presidency this year, has under intense pressure from the West, particularly by the United States, to excludeContinue Reading
According to Chinese state media, Russia’s foreign minister has urged the US and NATO to stop supplying arms to Kiev if they are “genuinely interested in resolving the Ukraine crisis.” Months after failing in its short-term goal of capturing Kyiv, Moscow is now stepping up operations in Ukraine’s eastern DonbasContinue Reading
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