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Turkey insists on saying 'no' to Sweden and Finland's NATO bid: Erdogan
"We told our relevant friends that we would say 'no' to Finland and Sweden joining NATO, and we will resolutely continue this policy," he added on Thursday.Amid Helsinki and Stockholm's NATO bids, Erdogan reiterated Ankara's policy at a meeting with a group of young people in the capital Ankara on the occasion of the Commemoration of Ataturk, Youth and Sports Day.
Pakistan's flawed foreign policy and its internal dimensions
We have already witnessed how the government of Imran Khan desperately tried to reach out to Russia at a time when the world was unhappy with Russia for targeting Ukraine. Much against the desire of the West and at the cost of jeopardising relations with the US, Pakistan went ahead and engaged with the Russians in what many in Pakistan considered as 'Harakiri'.
Global famine likely this year: Putin aide
According to the official, a global famine could break out by fall this year, RT reported. "It is important that in the conditions, for example, of a global famine that will occur closer to autumn, and by the end of this year all over the world, Russia should not suffer, but be fully provided with food," Oreshkin stated, as cited by RIA Novosti.
US offers 'full, total, complete' support for Sweden, Finland's NATO applications
Sweden and Finland had applied for membership of the 30-country military alliance on Wednesday. They have cited Russian invasion of Ukraine as their reason for shedding their longstanding neutrality, though they are members of the European Union and have cooperated militarily with NATO.
NASA's Marsquake hunting mission to last only till December
InSight (short for Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat Transport), which landed on Mars on November 26, 2018, has thus far detected more than 1,300 marsquakes. Most recently, it detected a magnitude 5 that occurred on May 4 - and located quake-prone regions of the Red Planet.
Samsung to show cutting edge 3-nm chip to Joe Biden during campus visit
Biden is set to arrive in Seoul Friday on his first visit to the country since taking office, and only 10 days after South Korea's new President Yoon Suk-yeol took office. His three-day visit to South Korea will start with a tour of Samsung's Pyeongtaek complex, the world's largest semiconductor facility, located some 70 kms south of Seoul, reports Yonhap news agency.
Russia ranks 'unfriendly' nations; US tops chart
"They are the ones to be blamed for skyrocketing prices worldwide," his post read on Thursday, RT reported. The list is headed by the US, with 1,983 distinct sanctions placed against Russia, according to Volodin's count. It is followed by Canada, Switzerland, Britain, the EU as a single entity, Australia and Japan.
Italy supports Finland-Sweden NATO bid while Turkey says no
Draghi met the press on Wednesday along with Finland's visiting Prime Minister Sanna Marin at Palazzo Chigi, the seat of Italy's government, Xinhua news agency reported. He said that Italy was willing to speed up the two applicant countries' accession procedures. Draghi said that the application for membership in the military alliance was sparked by security worries in the wake of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine.
Putin's daughter Katerina's lover is called Zelensky
Sanctions against the 35-year-old Katerina -- imposed over her father's invasion of Ukraine -- have stopped her regular flights from Moscow to Munich to live with her new man, during which she would be accompanied by Russian secret service guards, the report said.
Ukraine war could soon cause global food crisis that may last for years
Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said the war had worsened food insecurity in poorer nations due to rising prices. Some countries could face long-term famines if Ukraine's exports are not restored to pre-war levels, he added, BBC reported. The conflict has cut-off supplies from Ukraine's ports, which once exported vast amounts of cooking oil as well as cereals such as maize and wheat.
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