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MOSCOW – May 17 (ONLINE) The North Atlantic Alliance has for many years taken into account the territories of Finland and Sweden in its military plans for eastward expansion, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said at the educational marathon conference New Horizons organized by the […]

Tripoli, May 17 (AFP/APP): The rival government appointed by Libya’s eastern-based parliament said Tuesday it had arrived in the capital, where the unity government has refused to cede power, prompting fighting between their militia backers. Its press service announced “the arrival of the prime minister […]

Guatemala City, May 17 (AFP/APP): The United States officially designated Guatemalan Attorney General Consuelo Porras for “significant corruption” Monday, just hours after she was reappointed for a second four-year term. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken called out Porras’ “pattern of obstruction” in corruption investigations […]

STOCKHOLM – May 16 (ONLINE) The Swedish ruling Social Democratic Party’s decision to support the country’s application for NATO membership is not aimed against Russia, Prime Minister Magdalena Andresson said on Sunday. “We think that it [membership in NATO] is good for Sweden. It is […]

BEIJING – May 16 (ONLINE) China’s authorities express protest to the states of the Group of Seven (G7) over their statement on Taiwan and the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesman Zhao Lijian said on Monday. “China expresses resolute protest to the chairing […]

Pyongyang – May 16 (ONLINE) North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has ordered the military to stabilise the distribution of COVID-19 medicines in Pyongyang, foreign media outlet reported. “North Korea acknowledged for the first time last week that it is battling an “explosive” COVID-19 outbreak, […]

ISLAMABAD, May 16 (APP): The statement by the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) expressing its “deep concern” over India’s attempts to redraw the electoral boundaries of the IIOJK has hit a nerve in India with the Narendra Modi government calling it an “unwarranted comment.” In […]

Colombo, May 16 (AFP/APP):Sri Lanka’s new prime minister won crucial support from two main opposition parties on Monday, easing the pressure on the ruling Rajapaksa clan in the face of the island’s worsening economic crisis. But highlighting the dire situation still facing Sri Lanka’s 22 […]

Kyiv, Ukraine, May 16 (AFP/APP):Russian President Vladimir Putin warned Finland and Sweden on Monday to expect a “response” for applying to join NATO as Ukraine braced for a new push by Moscow’s forces in its eastern Donbas region. Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson on Monday […]

Beirut, May 15 (AFP/APP): Lebanon voted Sunday in its first election since multiple crises dragged it to the brink of failed statehood, a major test for new opposition groups bent on removing the ruling elite. Observers have warned not to expect any seismic shift, with […]