Finland confirmed on Sunday its offer for NATO members as a bulwark to Russia, redrawing Europe’s balance of power after decades of military non-alignment. In Helsinki, President Sauli Ninisto called the move “historical”. “A new era is Serbing,” he said before the decision was approved by Congress. Finland’s move, expected to be followed by neighboring … Read more
Israeli police indicted Palestinian mourners with the coffin of Al Jazeera journalist Shirin Abu Akle on Friday. Thousands of people led her coffin through the Old City of Jerusalem, pouring out sorrow and anger over her death. Dozens of Palestinians filled around the coffin of Abu Akleh, some waving Palestinian flags, saying, “We will redeem … Read more
UAE President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed al Nahyan has passed away, the Ministry of Government Affairs said on Friday. He was also the ruler of the emirate of Abu Dhabi. “The President mourns the people of the UAE, Arab and Islamic countries and the world who died on Friday,” the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said … Read more
Prime Minister Shebaz Sharif met his older brother and PML-N chief Nawaz Sharif in London on Wednesday. Details of the meeting’s agenda were not disclosed. The prime minister is in London with senior PML-N leadership amid heightened tensions on the political front. The Prime Minister’s delegation consisted of 10 members, including Defense Minister Kawaza Asif, … Read more
Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz was admitted to a hospital in the Red Sea city of Jeddah on Saturday and underwent a medical examination, state media reported on Saturday. Saudi media It was reported on Sunday, citing a statement from the royal family. He is being tested at King Faisal Specialist Hospital, with no … Read more
Afghanistan’s supreme leader and the Taliban’s supreme leader ordered Afghan women on Saturday to wear full-covered burkas in public. It is one of the harshest controls imposed on women’s lives since the Taliban came to power. “They have to wear them. driveway According to a decree issued by Haibatullah Akhundzada (burqa from head to toe) … Read more
Amnesty International said on Friday that there was strong evidence that Russian troops had committed war crimes, including: extrajudicial execution When civilians occupied areas outside the Ukrainian capital in February and March. The human rights group said in a report that civilians who failed air strikes on Kyiv in the early stages of the invasion, … Read more
A Pakistani worker in Greece was shot in the head on charges of hate crimes ahead of a major appeals trial involving the anti-racist group Golden Dawn said on Wednesday. The Kirpa group said 26-year-old Ali Riaz was repeatedly shot by a passing taxi driver while returning from prayers to celebrate the end of Ramazan … Read more
India and France called for an “immediate cessation of hostilities” in Ukraine on Wednesday, which Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi halted again until he condemned Russia’s invasion of neighboring countries. India, which imports a lot of military equipment from Russia, has long walked a diplomatic tightrope between the West and Moscow. In particular, it has … Read more
Sri Lanka’s main opposition party announced on Tuesday a declaration of no confidence aimed at overthrowing Prime Minister Marina Rajapaksa and his cabinet. A group belonging to the United People’s Force, led by leader Sajith Premadasa, passed a bill to Parliament Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena calling for a no-confidence vote in the parliament. The move … Read more