Tag: international politics
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…
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…
NRK: Norway is considering building a fence on the border with Russia | News in brief
Norway and Russia have almost 200 kilometers of common land border. The Norwegian government is considering building a fence on its border with Russia, the Norwegian Broadcasting Company reported NRK…
Stubb’s statement on Ukraine surprised the Swedish ambassador: Shouldn’t Ukraine join NATO as quickly as possible? | Policy
Stubb said that Ukraine would join the EU first, then NATO. 15:06•Updated 15:50 President by Alexander Stubb thinking about Ukraine’s EU and NATO membership does not resonate among diplomats and…
Japan may soon be led by a man who took parental leave and advocates for women’s right to keep their own surname | Foreign countries
Shinjiro Koizumi would be Japan’s youngest post-war leader. The vote between the main candidates is getting tight. BEIJING Japan may soon have its first prime minister who has taken parental…
The era of panda diplomacy and “China-craze” in Finland is over, says researcher | Homeland
Returning the pandas from the Ähtäri zoo to China is not considered a diplomatic defeat for Finland. This is the opinion of an official who participated in panda diplomacy and…