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In Hungary, Orbán’s power is being pushed by hundreds of media outlets that have been taken over – the new law will curb the remaining free media | Foreign countries
The story in a nutshell Hungary is tightening media control through a new office that oversees national sovereignty, particularly restricting the activities of foreign-funded publications. The online publication Átlátszó, which…
1.5 degrees had to be exceeded, but not too much – “It looks really dark,” says the researcher who customized the goal | Foreign countries
According to the expert, technical solutions are needed to curb global warming much more than estimated and even that may not be enough. 2024 is going down in history as…
“A bug comes and destroys absolutely everything” – a Finnish forestry professional was shocked by the destruction of spruce trees in Germany | Foreign countries
THURINGEN/ HARZ When the head of the Oberhof Forestry Agency Jan Pietzko speaks, his message is unusually clear: the condition of the forests in the state of Thuringia has never…
Antti Kuronen visited Assad’s “slaughterhouse” – “No one believed that you could walk out of there alive” | Foreign countries
reporter in Syria Antti Kuronen visited the notorious Saidnaya prison near Damascus today, Wednesday. Rescue workers have stopped searching the prison building, but hundreds of desperate people were still there.…
There are many Syrian doctors in Germany, their departure could mean problems | Foreign countries
BERLIN Bashar al-Assad after the fall and the rise to power of the Syrian rebels, several European countries have frozen the processing of asylum applications from Syrians. Besides Finland, such…
Russian Foreign Ministry: Russians are persecuted in the United States | News in brief
13:00•Updated 13:02 According to the Russian Foreign Ministry, relations between Russia and Western countries are very tense. Especially relations with the United States are in danger of collapsing, said the…
Agreements with the United States? Researcher wonders how Syrian rebel leader has managed to stay alive | Foreign countries
When the leader of the Syrian rebels Ahmed al-Sharaa arrived victorious in Damascus, he knelt down and delivered a sermon in the Umayyad Mosque to a cheering crowd. According to…
Tanner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Finland has no possibility to evacuate people from al-Holi or other Syrian camps | Policy
Tens of thousands of people live in the camps located in northeastern Syria, a significant part of which are family members of former ISIS fighters. The largest of the camps…
Syrians in Turkey are now considering returning home: “I think people have learned from what happened to our country” | Foreign countries
ISTANBUL 28 years old Mohammad Toumouk sitting in front of a shawarma restaurant drinking tea. Toumouk has a smile on his face. He is visiting his relatives who run a…
Israel intervenes with force in the chaotic situation in Syria – may occupy more territories | Foreign countries
The Israeli Air Force has carried out more than 300 airstrikes in various parts of Syria since Sunday. Timo R. Stewart, senior researcher at the Foreign Policy Institute, explains what…