Tag: international politics
In South Korea, thousands of protesters marched towards the presidential office | News in brief
Thousands of people marched in the center of Seoul, the capital of South Korea, towards the presidential office, says British broadcasting company BBC. The protesters demanded the president Yoon Suk-yeol…
The events in South Korea left the researcher almost speechless: “A very bad day for democracy” | Foreign countries
President of South Korea Yoon Suk-yeol unexpectedly declared a state of emergency on Tuesday and caused chaos. After that, the Commander-in-Chief of the country’s army Park An-soo announced that it…
The president of South Korea declared a state of emergency in the country – the army closed the parliament | News in brief
The president accuses the opposition of conniving with North Korea. The government and the opposition plan to block the emergency law. Riikka Kajander, Leonard Wilhelmus, Tuukka Tervonen 16:12•Updated 17:09 President…
The Constitutional Court of Georgia does not annul the disputed election result | News in brief
On Monday, demonstrators were injured in the protests, which continued for the fifth day. On Tuesday, the Constitutional Court of Georgia rejected a lawsuit demanding the annulment of the disputed…
FT: NATO’s Rutte warned Trump about the bad Ukraine agreement – “A serious threat to the United States” | News in brief
According to Rutte, a bad agreement for Ukraine would send the wrong message to China, Iran and North Korea. The United States faces a serious threat from China, Iran and…
Namibia’s polling stations open again after election chaos | News in brief
The actual voting day ended on Wednesday night in a chaotic manner and the election commission ordered some of the polling booths open again. In southern Africa, some of the…
AFP: Lithuania expels three Chinese diplomats | News in brief
Relations between the two countries are weighed down by Lithuania’s rapprochement with Taiwan and the suspected involvement of Chinese ships in cable damage in the Baltic Sea. Lithuania expels three…
The Swedish embassy was vandalized in Moscow | News in brief
19:00•Updated 19:04 Three men have rammed and thrown bottles at the Swedish embassy in the Russian capital, Moscow, reports say Swedish newspaper Dagens Industri. The damage done by the men…
Von der Leyen: The EU should immediately increase its defense spending | News in brief
President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen says that the European Union must immediately increase its defense spending in order to meet Russia’s growing defense investments. According to…
Angela Merkel wrote nearly 700 pages of memoirs – and only mentions one Finn Foreign countries
BERLIN Former Chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel The memoirs, which will be published on Tuesday, are an interesting peek behind the scenes of the world’s power games and the effects…