Major fire at migrant camp on Greek island of Samos
A major fire that broke out Sunday evening at the Vathy migrant camp on the Greek island of Samos, was brought under control, the Greek Ministry of Migration said. “There is no danger for...
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Kremlin foes accuse Google and Apple of bowing to censorship
Opposition activists in Russia accused Alphabet’s Google and Apple of caving in to Kremlin pressure on Friday after they removed an anti-government tactical voting app from their stores on the first day of a...
The Swedish Approach To Covid-19 And The Questions It Raises
What exactly is the “Swedish approach” to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic? How different is it from the global approach? Since March 2020, the Swedish response to the Covid-19 pandemic has been based on an...
Swedish finance minister tipped to become country’s first female PM
Magdalena Andersson is favourite to become Sweden’s prime minister when her Social Democrat colleague Stefan Lofven steps down in November, but major challenges face the current finance minister if she is to keep the...
Macron says French forces killed Islamic State leader in Sahara
French President Emmanuel Macron said on Wednesday that French military forces had killed Islamic militant Adnan Abu Walid al-Sahrawi, the leader of Islamic State in the Greater Sahara. “It’s another major success in our...
Norway’s left-wing opposition wins in a landslide, coalition talks next
Norway’s centre-left opposition parties are on course to win a majority in parliament after Monday’s election and will now negotiate how to form a coalition, with climate change and a widening wealth gap expected...
India-France relationship beyond Rafale deal: A cooperation fostering Liberty, Equality, Fraternity and Strategic Development
A countries’ foreign policy considerations are guided by the concept that there is no such thing as a permanent enemy or friend, only permanent interests that need to be safeguarded at all times. Then,...
Putin’s Anti-Navalny Law
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: On June 4, Russian president Vladimir Putin signed a law banning “individuals designated as ‘extremists’ from running for public office.” There is little doubt that the legislation is aimed primarily at opposition leader Alexei Navalny, now...
Decentralized Greening Future of European Energy
Human progress has always gone hand in hand with our energy development. However, it is nowadays unequivocally considered that our energy development and particularly our energy consumption is gradually leading more and more to...
Ukraine’s Zelensky seeks Biden’s support on NATO
President Joe Biden assured Ukraine’s leader Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday that the United States opposes “Russian aggression” but he showed no sign of moving on requests to open NATO to the eastern European country....
