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Finnish Parliament approves accession to NATO
Finnish President Sauli Niinisto will sign the legislation "as soon as possible," he said on Wednesday. In May 2022, the Finnish parliament accepted an application to join NATO with a majority of 188 to eight, Xinhua news agency reported. So far, 28 NATO member countries have ratified Finnish membership, with Turkey and Hungary still pending.
Iran ousts 2 German diplomats over Berlin's 'interventionist' measures
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani blamed the German government for its "irresponsible interference" in Iran's internal and judicial affairs, according to a statement published on the Foreign Ministry's website on Wednesday. The Ministry has summoned the German Ambassador to Tehran, Hans-Udo Muzel and informed him of the decision, Kanaani was quoted as saying in the statement.
Death toll from Greece train crash rises to 38
Six people have been admitted to intensive care, it added on Wednesday. With a search and rescue operation still underway near the city of Larissa, the death toll is expected to climb higher, Greek Fire Service spokesman Vasilios Vathrakogiannis told a press briefing. "We will work so that this 'never again' that I heard in Larissa will not remain an empty promise," he told Greek national broadcaster ERT.
Ahead of Blinken visit, US contrasts its G20 goals and Russia's
The US will engage with G20 members and other international partners to address the humanitarian crisis emanating from the "full-scale" Russian invasion of Ukraine and will call upon the G20 countries to hold Russia accountable for resisting UN efforts to reopen sea-routes to allow movement of grain shipments.
UNSC to hold high-level debate on countering terrorism
"Terrorism is a matter of great concern in the world today, so we need to pool our efforts to combat possibly defeat and eradicate terrorism," Afonso said briefing reporters on Wednesday on the Council's agenda for the month. "This will be an opportunity to leverage actions by the Security Council to explore further opportunities for engagements under Chapter VIII of the United Nations (Charter).
Rishi Sunak government should make its position clear on Sikh activist: Oppn
According to The Guardian, the Sunak government has refused invitations to echo assertions that India has arbitrarily detained Johal. Johal aka Jaggi Johal was arrested by Punjab Police on November 4, 2017, in Jalandhar over his alleged role in killings by the Khalistan Liberation Force (KLF), a banned terrorist organisation.
China's structural reforms mean more power to Xi Jinping
President Xi Jinping told a high-level political meeting in Beijing on Tuesday that the upcoming session of China's rubber-stamp parliament, the National People's Congress, would see the party strengthen "unified leadership" over scientific and technological institutions, as well as over the country's financial institutions and over "government responsibility".
Imran Khan suspends 'jail bharo' movement
The PTI activists and leaders including Asad Umar, Shah Mahmood Qureshi, Zulfi Bukhari, Fayaz ul Hasan Chohan and others had surrendered before the police during the movement which had so far covered cities including Lahore, Peshawar, Multan and Gujranwala.
TTP wants to topple Pakistan government out of KP, impose Sharia: US report
According to the report titled "2021 Country reports on Terrorism", the TTP uses the porous Pakistan-Afghanistan border and the tribal belt on both sides as sanctuary of training and deployment of its operatives. "TTP draws its ideological guidance from Al Qaeda, while elements of the terror group rely in part on TTP for safe haven in the Pashtun areas along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border," it stated.
US continuing to deepen, strengthen its relationship with India: Top official
"We have deepened and strengthened our relationship with India, the largest democracy in the world, an incredibly important country in the region, and we are continuing to do so," Lewis told Defense Writers Group. "I think the way we see it is we offer India a choice when it comes to deepening and strengthening their security relationship with us. I feel very good about where that is going.
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