Finland set to again shut its entire border with Russia | Migration News

Finland set to again shut its entire border with Russia | Migration News

The decision comes amid renewed asylum seekers arrivals that Helsinki has labelled a Russian hybrid attack. Finland will close its eastern border with Russia, the country’s interior minister has said, just hours after the Nordic nation relaxed a two-week closure of all roads between the two countries. Helsinki has said…

Ireland’s prime minister urges EU leaders to call for Gaza ceasefire | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Ireland’s prime minister urges EU leaders to call for Gaza ceasefire | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar says there is ‘some truth’ to accusations that EU employs a double-standard on Gaza. A growing number of countries in the European Union have expressed support for a humanitarian ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war as Israel’s assault on Gaza plunges the Palestinian territory into a…

What’s an impeachment inquiry and what’s next for President Joe Biden? | News

What’s an impeachment inquiry and what’s next for President Joe Biden? | News

The Republican-led United States House of Representatives has voted to formally authorise its impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden. Up until this point, the House had not had enough votes to legitimise the ongoing inquiry, but on Wednesday, lawmakers voted 221-212 in favour, with every Republican voting for it and every…

IOC’s stance on Russia could ‘bury Olympic movement’, Putin says | Olympics News

IOC’s stance on Russia could ‘bury Olympic movement’, Putin says | Olympics News

Putin remains tight-lipped on Russian athletes’ participation in the 2024 Olympics under the conditions imposed by the IOC. Russian President Vladimir Putin has accused the International Olympic Committee (IOC) of trying to bury the Olympic movement by imposing rules on Russian athletes for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. Last…

Russian court rejects appeal to release WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich | Freedom of the Press News

Russian court rejects appeal to release WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich | Freedom of the Press News

President Vladimir Putin says he hopes for agreement with US on prisoner swap but admits ‘it’s not simple’. An American reporter jailed in Russia must stay behind bars into the new year as he awaits trial on espionage charges, a Russian court has ruled. Evan Gershkovich, a Moscow correspondent for…

Iran warns US will face ‘problems’ with Red Sea task force plans | Houthis News

Iran warns US will face ‘problems’ with Red Sea task force plans | Houthis News

US and allies in talks to form multinational task force to address attacks by Iran-aligned Houthis on ships in Red Sea. Iran’s Defence Minister Mohammad Reza Ashtiani has warned that a planned United States-backed multinational task force to protect shipping in the Red Sea would face “extraordinary problems”. Ashtiani’s comments…

Pakistan extends deadline for Afghans awaiting third-country resettlement | Refugees News

Pakistan extends deadline for Afghans awaiting third-country resettlement | Refugees News

More than 450,000 Afghans have left the country since Pakistani authorities launched a deportation drive in October. Islamabad, Pakistan – The Pakistani government has announced that undocumented Afghans awaiting paperwork to resettle to a third country will be allowed to stay in Pakistan for two more months. The extension of…

US official and Saudi’s MBS discuss sustainable Israel-Palestine peace | Israel-Palestine conflict News

US official and Saudi’s MBS discuss sustainable Israel-Palestine peace | Israel-Palestine conflict News

White House national security adviser tours Middle East after Biden warned Israel about ‘indiscriminate’ bombing of Gaza. White House national security adviser, Jake Sullivan, has met the crown prince of Saudi Arabia to discuss the war in Gaza and efforts towards creating sustainable peace between Israel and Palestine. Crown Prince…

S Korea scrambles jets after Chinese, Russian aircraft enter defence zone | Military News

S Korea scrambles jets after Chinese, Russian aircraft enter defence zone | Military News

Four Russian, two Chinese aircraft crossed into Korea Air Defense Identification Zone over Sea of Japan, South Korea says. South Korea’s military says it has deployed fighter jets in response to Chinese and Russian military planes flying into its air defence zone unannounced. Four Russian and two Chinese aircraft crossed…

Is the world capable of stopping a climate apocalypse? | Climate Crisis News

Is the world capable of stopping a climate apocalypse? | Climate Crisis News

It was supposed to be a matter of life or death. So the recent spectacle of COP28 delegates quibbling over the wording of a final agreement calling on countries to “transition away” from the fossil fuels causing climate chaos provoked widespread alarm. Calling time on the status quo of using…