World in The Nomad Today

HANDOUT - 06 April 2022, Belgium, Brussels: NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg (R) receives Finnish Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto (L) and Swedeish Foreign Minister Ann Linde prior to a meeting on the sidelines of the meetings of the NATO Ministers of Foreign Affairs. Photo: -/NATO/dpa - ATTENTION: editorial use only and only if the credit mentioned above is referenced in full.

NATO-RUSSIA TENSIONS

Finland should join NATO 'without delay,' leaders say

The Nomad Today/dpa 5/12/22

Finland will apply for membership of the military alliance, after decades of remaining formally neutral

10/05/2022. The Defense Committee held a briefing on the changes in the security environment and joining NATO. Pictured is the chairman of the Defence committee. Petteri Orpo (kok). Photo: Hanne Salonen/Eduskunta.

NATO-RUSSIA TENSIONS

Finnish parliament takes another big step towards joining NATO

The Nomad Today/dpa 5/10/22

The Finnish parliament's defence committee said on Tuesday it was in favour of joining NATO in order to ensure the country's national security

03 May 2022, Brandenburg, Meseberg: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz (C), Prime Minister of Finland Sanna Marin (L) and Prime Minister of Sweden Magdalena Andersson speak during a press conference in front of Meseberg Palace, the German government's guest house, where the federal cabinet is meeting for a two-day closed meeting. The two heads of government came to the closed meeting as guests. Photo: Kay Nietfeld/dpa.

NATO-RUSSIA TENSIONS

Swedish ruling party to make decision on NATO membership on Sunday

The Nomad Today/dpa 5/10/22

The ruling Social Democrats in Finland under Prime Minister Sanna Marin intend to announce their own stance on NATO membership a day earlier, on Saturday

HANDOUT - 09 May 2022, France, Strasbourg: French President Emmanuel Macron attends the closing event of the Conference on the Future of Europe at the EU Parliament in Strasbourg. Photo: Mathieu Cugnot/EU Parliament/dpa - ATTENTION: editorial use only and only if the credit mentioned above is referenced in full.

WAR IN UKRAINE

'Several decades' before Ukraine could join EU, says Macron

The Nomad Today/dpa 5/9/22

Macron said the bloc's current entry rules could see the process for Ukraine last several years, or "in truth" several decades

HANDOUT - 09 May 2022, Russia, Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin (C) watches the Victory Day military parade marking the 77th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany during World War II at Red Square in central Moscow. Photo: -/Kremlin/dpa - ATTENTION: editorial use only and only if the credit mentioned above is referenced in full.

WAR IN UKRAINE

Putin warns against another 'global war' on Russia's Victory Day

The Nomad Today/dpa 5/9/22

Fighting for Russia's security was taking place today in the Donbass in eastern Ukraine, the Russian president said

05 May 2022, Brandenburg, Halbe: Boxes containing the remains of 86 German soldiers are buried at Germany's largest war grave-site nearly 77 years after the end of WWII during a memorial service organized by the German War Graves Commission at the Waldfriedhof. Photo: Patrick Pleul/dpa.

WAR IN UKRAINE

Ukraine slams Germany for banning Ukrainian flags at WWII events

The Nomad Today/dpa 5/9/22

Both Ukrainian and red flags with Soviet references were displayed despite the ban

FILED - 24 February 2019, Egypt, Sharm El-Sheikh: Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud attends the first plenary session of the 2019 European Union (EU) and League of Arab States (LAS) summit at the Sharm El Sheikh convention center. Saudi Arabia’s 86-year-old King Salman was admitted to a hospital for unspecified medical tests, the official Saudi Press Agency SPA reported on Sunday. Photo: Oliver Weiken/dpa.

SAUDI ARABIA

Saudi monarch admitted to hospital for medical tests

The Nomad Today/dpa 5/8/22

In 2020, Salman underwent surgery to remove his bladder at a hospital in the Saudi capital Riyadh

CHINA

Pro-Beijing hardliner John Lee confirmed as Hong Kong chief executive

The Nomad Today/dpa 5/8/22

The 64-year-old is considered a political hardliner and is notorious for his absolute loyalty to the Chinese central government

10 April 2022, Mexico, Mexico City: Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador holds up his identity card as he arrives at polling station to cast his vote during a national referendum on his impeachment. Photo: Antonio Nava/Prensa Internacional via ZUMA/dpa.

CRIME

Ninth journalist killed in Mexico since beginning of 2022

The Nomad Today/dpa 5/6/22

Mexico is one of the most dangerous countries in the world for the press

SEXUAL ASSAULT

Indian police officer arrested for allegedly raping teenage rape survivor

The Nomad Today/dpa 5/5/22

All the men including the police officer have been arrested and charges filed against them

03 May 2022, Brandenburg, Meseberg: Prime Minister of Finland Sanna Marin holds a press conference with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz (not pictured) and Prime Minister of Sweden Magdalena Andersson (not pictured) in front of Meseberg Palace, the German government's guest house, where the federal cabinet is meeting for a two-day closed meeting. The two heads of government came to the closed meeting as guests. Photo: Kay Nietfeld/dpa.

NATO-RUSSIA TENSIONS

Scandinavian allies give full support to Finnish, Swedish NATO bids

The Nomad Today/dpa 5/5/22

"I think Finland will make the decisions quite soon. We are talking about weeks, not months," said the Finnish prime minister

NATO-RUSSIA TENSIONS

Finland probes possible airspace violation by Russian helicopter

The Nomad Today/dpa 5/4/22

The aircraft was a Mi-17 military helicopter, which is said to have flown 4 to 4.5 kilometres into Finnish airspace, broadcaster Yle reported.

HANDOUT - 27 April 2022, Belgium, Brussels: President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen chairs the weekly meeting of the European Commission. Photo: Claudio Centonze/European Commission/dpa - ATTENTION: editorial use only and only if the credit mentioned above is referenced in full.

WAR IN UKRAINE

EU's von der Leyen calls for import ban on Russian oil by year-end

The Nomad Today/dpa 5/4/22

This is to be managed in a phased approach to preserve the bloc's economic stability and global oil market prices

HANDOUT - 28 May 2021, Russia, Sochi: Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko is pictured during a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin (not pictured) in Sochi. Photo: -/Kremlin/dpa - ATTENTION: editorial use only and only if the credit mentioned above is referenced in full

WAR IN UKRAINE

Belarus testing rapid response forces in surprise military manoeuvre

The Nomad Today/dpa 5/4/22

The goal of the inspection is to check how quickly the intervention force can react to sudden crisis scenarios

03 April 2022, Ukraine, Mariupol: A wounded man stands with his children in a destroyed neighbourhood in Mariupol during Russia's invasion of Ukraine. By capturing the Ukrainian port city of Mariupol, Russia says it wants to create a secure land link to the annexed Black Sea peninsula of Crimea. Photo: Maximilian Clarke/SOPA Images via ZUMA Press Wire/dpa.

WAR IN UKRAINE

Moscow says 200,000 children taken from Ukraine to Russia

The Nomad Today 5/3/22

Russia frames this as an evacuation operation to bring people to safety , while Ukraine sees it as the forced deportation of its citizens from Russian-occupied territories in the east and…

HANDOUT - 02 May 2022, Ukraine, Kyiv: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (L) welcomes Danish Foreign Minister Jeppe Kofod at the St. Mary's Palace. Photo: Ukraine Presidency/Ukraine Presi/Planet Pix via ZUMA Press Wire/dpa - ACHTUNG: Nur zur redaktionellen Verwendung und nur mit vollständiger Nennung des vorstehenden Credits.

WAR IN UKRAINE

Denmark becomes first Nordic country to reopen Kiev embassy

The Nomad Today 5/3/22

The embassy will initially continue its work with a reduced number of employees and gradually return to full staffing

HANDOUT - 26 April 2022, Ukraine, Kiev: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (C) gives an iPad to Ilya Matvienko, who is being treated at Okhmatdyt National Children's Specialized Hospital in Kiev. The boy is one of two orphans evacuated during the Russian attack on the city of Mariupol. Photo: Ukraine Presidency/Planet Pix via ZUMA Press Wire/dpa.

WAR IN UKRAINE

About 100 civilians escape Mariupol steel plant, Zelensky says

The Nomad Today 5/2/22

"We will continue to do everything to evacuate our people from Azovstal, from Mariupol in general," Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said.

FILED - 08 April 2022, Finland, Helsinki: Finnish President Sauli Niinisto speaks during a press conference with German President Steinmeier. Photo: Bernd von Jutrczenka/dpa.

WAR IN UKRAINE

Finnish president to present position over NATO debate by May 12

The Nomad Today/dpa 5/1/22

The Finnish parliamentary groups are meeting on May 12, and two days later, the Social Democratic party of Prime Minister Sanna Marin also intends to present its position

HANDOUT - 29 March 2021, United Kingdom, ---: A Russian Tu-142 Bear-F aircraft which was intercepted by Typhoons from the RAF Lossiemouth base on Monday morning after it was spotted operating near the UK. Photo: Sac Sian Stephens Raf/Ministry of Defence (MoD) via PA Media/dpa - ATTENTION: editorial use only and only if the credit mentioned above is referenced in full

TENSIONS

Russian military plane briefly violates Swedish airspace again

The Nomad Today 5/1/22

Four Russian fighter jets had already briefly violated the airspace over Sweden at the beginning of March

29 April 2022, Japan, Tokyo: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz (C) inspects the hydrogen plant of Chiyoda Corporation. Photo: Kay Nietfeld/dpa.

WAR IN UKRAINE

Open letter to Scholz warns weapons deliveries could cause WWIII

The Nomad Today/dpa 4/29/22

Well-known feminist Alice Schwarzer, author Martin Walser and science journalist Ranga Yogeshwar are among the 28 signatories of the letter, which calls on Scholz not to give Vladimir Putin a motive…