Tag: Foreign countries
French Prime Minister wants to tighten immigration regulations | News in brief
According to the new French government, immigration can no longer be controlled. The new prime minister of France Michel Barnier says that the country needs to tighten its immigration and…
Mexico’s first female president takes office | News in brief
The first female president in the history of Mexico Claudia Sheinbaum takes the oath of office today, Tuesday. Sheinbaum, 61, the candidate of the center-left Morena party, received 58.3 percent…
A colonel of the Russian National Guard was imprisoned on suspicion of grand embezzlement | News in brief
This year, numerous bribery and corruption investigations against leading civil servants and officers have been initiated in the Russian Ministry of Defense. In Russia, a court has ordered a colonel…
Switzerland’s glaciers shrank by 2.5 percent during the year, even though the winter was “perfect” | News in brief
The Swiss summer was very hot, and the dust flying from the Sahara accelerated the melting of the glaciers. 13:34•Updated 13:36 Switzerland’s glaciers have melted 2.5 percent over the past…
Mark Rutte now leads NATO – watch the first briefing live at 12:30 | Foreign countries
Earlier today, Rutte accepted the task from Jens Stoltenberg. NATO’s new Secretary General Mark Rutte will hold its first press conference on Tuesday from 12:30 p.m. We follow the news…
This is how Finnish experts comment on Israel’s ground attack on Lebanon: “This is not what Israel claims” | Foreign countries
The Israeli Armed Forces says it has started a limited ground operation in Lebanon. Pyry Dementjeff, Rasmus Montonen The Israeli Armed Forces says it has started a limited ground operation…
In the United States, a large-scale strike of port workers began – twenty ports in the scope of industrial action | News in brief
In the United States, port workers at 14 major ports have gone on strike after last-minute negotiations on a new labor contract broke down between the port workers’ union and…
The longest-serving president of the United States, Jimmy Carter, turns 100 today | News in brief
The elderly man’s birthday is celebrated with a charity concert and a house building project. Former President of the United States James “Jimmy” Carter turns one hundred years old today.…
The Israeli army launched a ground attack on Lebanon – this is what we know now | Foreign countries
The Israeli army announced at night that it had begun a limited ground operation in Lebanon. According to Syria, Israel also carried out an airstrike in the Damascus area. The…
President Stubb meets Erdoğan in Turkey | News in brief
President Alexander Stubb will make an official visit to Turkey today, where he will meet the president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. The presidents are scheduled to discuss Finland’s and Turkey’s bilateral…