Finland should aim to leave the European Union in the long term, the far-right Perussuomalaiset's Jussi Halla-aho said ahead of his party congress ~misc politics Article 509 words 19 votes
Economic Community of West African States activates military forces for possible intervention in Niger ~news niger Article 385 words 22 votes
White House unveils ban on US investment in Chinese tech sectors linked to the military ~tech Article 599 words 41 votes
Japan’s Kishida hopes to further strengthen strategic cooperation with US and South Korea at summit ~news japan usa south korea Article 514 words 5 votes
US President Joe Biden's IRA shuts Africa out of critical minerals supply chains ~misc politics Article 958 words 6 votes
Former US President Donald Trump will find that Special Counsel Jack Smith has dealt with the likes of him—and worse—before ~misc politics Article 1268 words 35 votes
Southeast Asia moves closer to economic unity with new regional payments system using local currencies ~finance economics Article 10 votes
Denmark is considering banning protests involving burning the Quran or other religious texts over security and diplomatic concerns – Sweden looking to follow suit ~humanities religion Article 37 words 18 votes
Switzerland, Finland and Sweden are considering joining the US National Guard's security partnership program, in a further expansion of American military ties across Europe ~news sweden finland switzerland usa russia Article 510 words 19 votes
China removes foreign minister Qin Gang after unexplained absence ~news china politics Article 13 votes
Italy needs immigration, admits Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni as she softens her stance ~news italy politics Article 196 words 13 votes
Iraq tells Sweden it will cut ties if Quran burned again ~humanities religion Article 350 words 23 votes
Scenes from a fallen empire: Abandoned Russian bases dot Mongolia’s border ~humanities.history Article 1314 words 16 votes
Diplomats missed a key deadline while negotiating rules for deep sea mining, allowing companies to apply for permits before rules go into effect ~enviro Article 1361 words 9 votes
Competitive eater takes on US hot dog challenge to shed light on international adoption investigations ~food Article 1141 words 10 votes
China’s illegal police stations in fifty-three countries ~misc politics Video 28:04, published Jun 18 2023 27 votes
US lifts human rights violation designation on Ethiopia ~news ethiopia usa Article 862 words 11 votes
Several Muslim-majority countries have condemned the burning of a copy of the Quran at a protest in the Swedish capital ~humanities religion Article 32 words 12 votes
Sweden's Supreme Court approves the extradition of a supporter of the Kurdistan Workers' Party to Türkiye, ahead of NATO membership talks with Ankara ~news sweden law politics Article 593 words 8 votes
Backing Russia is costing China in Europe ~misc politics Article 919 words, published May 30 2023 9 votes
Moldova ramps up EU membership push amid fears of Russia-backed coup ~news moldova russia politics Article 1216 words 9 votes
Joe Biden, Ferdinand Marcos Jr affirm US-Philippines security ties ~news usa philippines Article 930 words 2 votes
Norway irked over Sweden's silence on rocket that plunged into mountainside in Målselv – research rocket launched from Esrange Space Center near Kiruna ~space rocketry Article 233 words 4 votes
Chinese ambassador sparks European outrage over suggestion former Soviet states don’t exist ~news china france estonia latvia lithuania russia ukraine Article 885 words 8 votes
Norway has expelled fifteen Russian officials that it had accused of spying under diplomatic cover ~news norway politics russia Article 8 votes
The invasion of Iraq was a turning point on to a path that led towards Ukraine ~misc politics Article 1030 words 9 votes
Xi Jinping vows to make Chinese military ‘great wall of steel’ as tensions rise with west ~news china Article 423 words 6 votes
Norway has developed a foreign policy based on facilitating negotiation, having participated in the resolution of more than forty conflicts worldwide in recent decades ~misc politics Article 1141 words 3 votes
Chinese spy balloon flies over the United States: Pentagon ~news usa china canada politics Article 148 words 16 votes
Norway's Supreme Court could set a legal precedent for control of the natural resources around the strategically important Svalbard archipelago in the Arctic ~news norway.svalbard latvia Article 446 words 4 votes
Diplomats from Finland have a unique way of engaging with people – will the UK warm to naked sauna diplomacy? ~misc politics Article 906 words 4 votes
A 'wolf warrior' is sidelined, as China softens its approach on the world stage ~misc politics Article 1076 words 8 votes
If the goal of Denmark is to end piracy in the Gulf of Guinea, a focus on constructive political dialogues could be a good place to start ~misc politics Article 1258 words, published Nov 1 2022 5 votes
Taiwan vows to respond to China’s military flight incursions ~news taiwan china politics Article 582 words 6 votes
US House Speaker Pelosi arrives in Taiwan, defying Beijing ~news usa taiwan china Article 1216 words 21 votes
North Macedonia votes to end dispute with Bulgaria, clears way for EU talks ~news bulgaria albania Article 226 words 9 votes
Iran has ruled out a potential prison swap involving an Iranian-Swedish academic who has been sentenced to death for spying ~news sweden crime politics iran Article 301 words 4 votes
Taiwan reports new large-scale Chinese air force incursion ~news taiwan china Article 385 words 12 votes
Qatar agrees to represent US interests in Taliban-led Afghanistan ~news usa afghanistan qatar politics Article 276 words 4 votes
As Angela Merkel prepares to leave office, many think Germany’s ‘golden age’ is over ~misc politics Article 730 words 10 votes
The US has had a military presence in Greenland since 1941. A young new leader wants much more ~misc politics Article 9 votes
Claims of microwave attacks are scientifically implausible ~science physics Article 1597 words 11 votes
The global campaign to make environmental destruction an international crime ~enviro Article 1864 words, published Apr 8 2021 6 votes