Tag: Foreign countries
These gamblers sought to fill the power vacuum that was now forming in Syria | Foreign countries
The Islamist group that made the revolution in Syria does not control nearly the entire country. In the early days of December, the Islamist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) seized…
South Korean president ordered to travel ban | News in brief
In South Korea, the anti-corruption authority has imposed a travel ban on the country’s president, Yoon Suk-yeol. President of South Korea Yoon Suk-yeol has been banned from travel by the…
Explosion at a fuel depot in Florence, Italy – several injured | News in brief
An explosion occurred in the fuel warehouse of the Italian oil and gas company Eni in the Florence area on Monday morning. 13:44•Updated 13:54 At least two people have died…
Russia has stepped up its drone and missile attacks in Ukraine | News in brief
Recently, the Russian military has increasingly attacked Ukraine with thermobaric-charged drones. However, Ukraine has managed to repel most of Russia’s drone and missile strikes. Russia attacked Ukraine with more than…
The European Union for Transport and the Environment ranked European train companies – see how VR fared | News in brief
The report shows where the best and worst train traffic is. The best train connections can be found in Italy and Switzerland. Finnish VR did well in comparison. The British…
The current year is the warmest in the history of measurements | News in brief
The 1.5 degree limit of the Paris climate agreement is about to be broken again. According to climate scientists, the possibility of staying below 1.5 degrees seems increasingly unlikely. The…
Taiwan’s military on high alert – China ramps up exercises | News in brief
China’s naval and air forces are bulging around Taiwan. The outcry is likely a protest against the Taiwanese president’s trip abroad. Taiwan’s military is on high alert, and combat readiness…
“I don’t think they are establishing a Taliban regime in Syria” – a Finnish researcher assesses who the rebels are | Foreign countries
The rebel group that ousted Assad’s brutal regime has links to feared terrorist groups, but now promises better governance. The story in a nutshell Hayat al-Sham (HTS), a former al-Nusra…
Over a hundred people were killed over the weekend in Haiti because the gang boss’s child fell ill | News in brief
The voodoo priest told the gang boss that the old people living in the capital’s slum area had caused this child to fall ill with witchcraft. In Haiti, which is…
Syrian rebels say they have captured two towns near the border with Israel | News in brief
7.12. 12:54•Updated 7.12. 15:42 Syrian rebel forces say on Saturday that they have captured the cities of Quneitra and Al-Sanamay near the Golan Heights, which are located on the border…