The foreign affairs ministers of the Nordic countries have made a historic visit to Nigeria to firm up their countries’ economic, trade, and investment ties with Nigeria and other West African countries. It was the first-ever group visit of top ministers of the five Nordic countries to Africa. The ministers from Sweden, Finland, Iceland, Denmark … Read more
Airlines have increasingly been suspending flights to and from Beirut in response to the rising tensions. “Commercial transportation options to leave Lebanon remain available,” the U.S. embassy stressed, also recommending to those who choose to stay to “prepare contingency plans for emergency situations and be prepared to shelter in place for an extended period of … Read more
As part of the deal, Sweden will release Hamid Nouri, who was handed a life sentence for crimes against humanity after being detained in Stockholm in 2019. Nouri was involved in the 1988 prison massacres, ordered by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, that saw as many as 5,000 inmates executed. “It’s been more than 30 … Read more
Elisabeth Braw is a senior fellow at the Atlantic Council, the author of the award-winning “Goodbye Globalization” and a regular columnist for POLITICO. An ever-growing headache, Russia’s shadow fleet, which operates outside the official maritime sector and features obscure ownership as well as virtually non-existent insurance, is now menacing Gotland — and thus Sweden. Because … Read more
‘Our own homework’ Some European leaders seized on the U.S. vote to call on Europe not to get complacent and lose momentum now that Washington’s new support is expected to be on the way to Kyiv soon. “Hope this vote encourages all allies to look through their warehouses and do more,” Estonia’s Prime Minister Kaja … Read more
‘We just want Johan back’ — an EU diplomat has spent 2 years in Iran’s most notorious prison – POLITICO Skip to main content Read original article here Denial of responsibility! Pioneer Newz is an automatic aggregator of the all world’s media. In each content, the hyperlink to the primary source is specified. All trademarks … Read more
“The EU must take action against the political oppression in Russia,” Swedish Foreign Minister Tobias Billström said. “This is particularly important given the fact that on February 16, Alexei Navalny died in Russian captivity.” The U.K. Foreign Office summoned the country’s Russian ambassador on Friday to “express our outrage at Mr. Navalny’s death,” Leo Docherty, … Read more
The Turkish parliament on Tuesday ratified Sweden’s bid to join NATO, with President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan now expected to sign the accession. Turkey’s move, which follows 20 months of diplomatic bargaining with Stockholm and Washington, leaves Hungary as the final NATO country still to proceed with Sweden’s bid to join the 31-member military alliance. The … Read more
