Tag: Foreign countries
Trump appointed billionaire Howard Lutnick as Secretary of Commerce | News in brief
President-elect of the United States Donald Trump says he will appoint by Howard Lutnick as Minister of Trade. Lutnick is the CEO of investment bank Cantor Fitzgerald and a billionaire.…
The processing of Trump’s embezzlement case was suspended | News in brief
The duration of the suspension was not immediately known. of the future president of the United States Donald Trump’s the processing of the embezzlement money case has been suspended in…
Neighbors remember the Chinese man as a nice companion – the owner of the East Helsinki apartment was actually a spy | MOT
Chinese reporter Zhao Guangjun arrived in Finland at the end of 2011. At that time, he was already an experienced correspondent nearing retirement age. Zhao and his wife moved to…
Ukraine approves new budget: $38 billion deficit | News in brief
Ukraine has been defending itself against the Russian invasion for 1,000 days. The country’s economy is in trouble. The Ukrainian parliament approved the 2025 budget today. The country spends the…
Colombia banned child marriage – indigenous representatives wanted to continue the old practice | Foreign countries
As many as one million Colombian women have been married before the age of 15. Colombia’s parliament has passed a law banning marriages under the age of 18. There had…
The president of Georgia challenges the country’s election result in court | News in brief
President of Georgia Salome Zurabishvili to challenge the results of the country’s parliamentary elections, which are accused of being fraudulent, in court, the lawyer representing the president said on Tuesday.…
Lesja Lytvynova made a mistake a thousand days ago that still makes me cry – now she tells what’s wrong with the war in Ukraine | Foreign countries
KIEV One of Ukraine’s many heroes is a mother of five children Lesya Lytvynova49. He volunteered for the Ukrainian army on the very first day of a full-scale Russian invasion…
A Finnish citizen was unilaterally elected as the president of the self-declared Somaliland | News in brief
Finnish citizen Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi has been elected president of Somaliland. The central election board of Somaliland reports on the matter, among other things, according to the news agencies AP…
Finland received a “dishonorable mention” from the international climate network | News in brief
The international network of climate organizations Climate Action Network (CAN) has given Finland a “dishonorable mention” in connection with the Baku climate conference, says the umbrella organization of Finnish non-governmental…
Ilmari Käihkö’s column: It’s time to make a critical interim report on the public discussion of the war in Ukraine | Columns
Two years ago, Russia had to lose the war, now the same part is being offered to Ukraine. It’s time to wonder how we managed to talk about the war,…