Finland’s parliament unanimously adopted a proposal to join the NATO military alliance on Tuesday, marking a historic policy shift in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. On Sunday, President Sauli Niinisto and the administration announced that Finland will seek for membership, but the decision was still subject to parliament’s approval.Continue Reading
President Vladimir Putin said on Monday that Sweden and Finland joining NATO would pose no threat to Russia, but that moving troops or weapons into the Nordic neighbours would elicit a “response.” With Moscow pressing its assault in Ukraine’s eastern border regions nearly three months into its invasion, Helsinki andContinue Reading
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz, 86, was released from the hospital on Sunday after undergoing a colonoscopy last week, according to a statement on official media from the royal court. Saudi television aired a video clip of the monarch leaving King Faisal Specialist Hospital in Jeddah, where heContinue Reading
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan stated Friday that his country is “not favourable” to Finland and Sweden joining NATO, implying that Turkey could use its veto power as a member of the Western military alliance to prevent the two countries from entering. “We are closely monitoring developments in Sweden andContinue Reading
After Israeli police disrupted the start of the funeral procession, tens of thousands of mourners filled Jerusalem’s tense Old City on Friday for the burial of veteran Al Jazeera reporter Shireen Abu Akleh. Pallbearers struggled to keep Abu Akleh’s coffin from tumbling to the ground as baton-wielding police officers surgedContinue Reading
In the month ending mid-April, rising food and energy costs brought Nepal’s annual inflation to a near six-year high, just as the economy was beginning to recover lost tourist revenue due to the coronavirus outbreak. According to statistics issued by Nepal Rastra Bank, annual consumer price-based inflation increased to 7.28Continue Reading
In the fourth instalment of the action film franchise, Keanu Reeves, who plays John Wick, acknowledged to making his character suffer. John Wick: Chapter 4 will be the direct sequel to Parabellum. After breaching the rules, the protagonist became a target for all bounty hunters in the action film. ChadContinue Reading
Intel Corp (INTC.O) introduced a new artificial intelligence processor dubbed Gaudi2 on Tuesday, as the chipmaker makes a stronger push into the AI chip market, which is currently dominated by Nvidia Corp. (NVDA.O). Gaudi2 is Habana Labs’ second generation CPU, which Intel purchased for $2 billion in late 2019 fromContinue Reading
Iran is dragging its feet on information about uranium particles found at old undeclared facilities in the country, according to the chief of the UN atomic watchdog, raising the possibility of a clash in June. Iran’s 2015 nuclear deal with world powers has been on hold since March, primarily dueContinue Reading
Two people familiar with the idea said on Monday that US congressional Democrats agreed to push $39.8 billion in extra aid to Ukraine, assuaging worries that a delayed vote might disrupt the flow of US weaponry to the Kyiv government. The measure, which exceeds President Joe Biden’s request for $33Continue Reading
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