Sweden’s prime minister acknowledged Tuesday that it is likely that neighbor Finland will join NATO before his country does, due to Turkey’s opposition to the Swedish bid. Ulf Kristersson said during a news conference in Stockholm on Tuesday that it has been
The president of Mexico on Monday claimed that his country was safer than the U.S. in response to the criticism he has received over the nation’s security, particularly for tourists. “Mexico is safer than the United States. There’s no problem with traveling
Russia is looking to destabilize Moldova, another country in Eastern Europe that has a troubled relationship with Moscow. The former Soviet republic’s interior minister said the current environment in Moldova is “extremely volatile” and that Russia plans to foment a coup to
Ukraine’s first lady on Wednesday offered spirited support to her nation’s people while visiting the United Arab Emirates, a country that still remains open to Russia despite Western sanctions. Olena Zelenska described her role and that of other first ladies and gentlemen
Since the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, the country has become the most repressive in the world for women and girls, deprived of many of their basic rights, the United Nations said Wednesday. In a statement released on the International Women’s Day, the
Panama’s Supreme Court has ruled against same-sex marriage, saying that it is not a human right, closing the door to establishing the practice through judicial ruling. “There is a reality, and it is that, until now, the right to equal marriage is
Vladimir Putin’s closest aid in the Kremlin has provoked laughter at a meeting of world leaders in India as he claimed the war in Ukraine was “launched against us”. Speaking at a G20 summit, foreign minister Sergei Lavrov, who has been in
Finland’s Parliament gave final approval Wednesday to the Nordic country’s bid to join NATO, with lawmakers signing off on membership along with the required legislation. The 200-seat Eduskunta legislature voted 184-7 to authorize Finland’s accession to NATO, clearing the last required domestic
Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said Wednesday that more than 200,000 refugees have fled Burma to his country and urgently called for new ways to persuade Burma’s ruling generals to resolve the civil conflict. Anwar and his host, Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos
A Conservative MP, who was born in Poland, has written to Sir Keir Starmer accusing him of “racism” and demanding he apologises for remarks made about the country of his birth. Express.co.uk was handed the letter by Shrewsbury Conservative MP Daniel Kawczynski