Lithuanian MP calls for barring Russian, Belarusian athletes from Paris Olympics
Liberal MP Raimundas Lopata has asked the Lithuanian National Olympic Committee (LTOK) to make every effort at internati...
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Sweden tells citizens to avoid crowds in Turkey after Koran burning
Sweden's foreign ministry on Saturday warned Swedes in Turkey to avoid crowds and demonstrations following protests there over the burning of the Koran by a far-right politician in Stockholm last week.
‘Ukraine is not our enemy’: Russians risk arrest to honour victims of war
The Kremlin has stamped out public dissent but makeshift memorials to Ukrainian dead are a focus for those opposed to the conflict
Protests against Quran burning held across the Middle East
BEIRUT (AP) — Protests were held Friday in several predominantly Muslim countries to denounce the recent desecration of Islam’s holy book by far-right activists in Sweden and the Netherlands. The protests in countries including Pakistan, Iraq, Iran and Lebanon ended with people dispersing peacefully.
Five Russian men fleeing military conscription have been living at a South Korean airport for months
Pro-Western war hero Petr Pavel looks set to sweep Czech presidential vote
Gulf royals own more than £1bn of UK property via tax havens
New government register shows how offshore jurisdictions used for ownership of nearly 200 properties including hotels and country estates
Finland’s foreign minister hints that Russia may have been involved in last week’s Quran-burning protest that threatens to derail Sweden’s accession to NATO: "This is unforgivable,” Haavisto says.
Finland’s foreign minister hinted that Russia may have been involved in last week’s Quran-burning protest that threatens to derail Sweden’s accession to
2 seriously wounded in another shooting attack in Jerusalem; attacker 'neutralized'
Victims identified as father and son; pair shot close to Old City on Ma'alot Ir David Street near Silwan neighborhood; shooter used handgun
Zelenskyy says Olympics chief should visit Ukraine front line
Ukrainian president invited the IOC chief to visit Bakhmut in spat over ban on Russian and Belarusian athletes.
Ukraine to summon Hungarian envoy over unacceptable remarks by Orban
The Ukrainian foreign ministry will summon Hungary's ambassador to complain about "completely unacceptable" remarks Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban made about Ukraine, Kyiv said on Friday.
The West promises Ukraine 321 heavy tanks – Ambassador of Ukraine to France
Ambassador of Ukraine to France Vadym Omelchenko claims that Western countries have generally promised to provide Kyiv with 321 heavy tanks.
Great White Shark Rips Scuba Diver's Head Off his Body Off the Coast of Mexico
The diver was warned of the presence of sharks in the water days before the attack but the seafood shortage forced him to go looking for food.
Kim Jong Un’s sister: "North Korea in same trench as Russia, West’s tanks will burn in Ukraine"
Kim Yo-jong, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s sister, on Friday said that the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) will always stand in the same trench with Russia.
Daniel Harris: British teenager whose videos were linked to two mass murders in US is jailed
Daniel Harris "inspired" mass killer Payton Gendron who shot dead 10 people in Buffalo, New York. The British teenager was also said to have influenced Anderson Lee Aldrich, the only suspect in a shooting at a Colorado gay bar in which five people were killed.
Russia is building concentration camps, Polish PM claims
Iranian Protesters Sentenced To Death Endured Weeks Of “Gruesome Torture” (Iran)
Thai activists risk death to protest the crime of criticising the royal family
Poland to send 60 modernised PT-91 tanks to Ukraine in addition to Leopards
Poland will send an additional 60 tanks to Ukraine on top of the 14 German-made Leopard 2 tanks it has already pledged, while Germany accuses Russia of twisting its foreign minister's comments for "propaganda".
Zelenskiy's party purges lawmaker for wartime trip to Thailand
Ukraine's ruling party has kicked out a lawmaker from its parliamentary faction after reports he had travelled to Thailand during Ukraine's grinding war with Russia sparked a public outcry.