Month: June 2023

Swedish Court Upholds Rejection of Quran Burning Ban

A Swedish appeals court on Monday said police had no legal grounds to block two gatherings where protesters had planned to burn the Quran earlier this year. A burning of Islam’s holy book outside the Turkish Embassy in Stockholm in January sparked anger in the Muslim world, leading to weeks of protests and calls for a boycott of Swedish goods, and further stalled Sweden’s NATO membership bid. Following that incident, police refused to authorize two other requests, one by a private individual and one by an organization, to hold Quran burnings outside the Turkish and Iraqi Embassies in Stockholm in …

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Latest in Ukraine: US Determined to Maximize Support for Ukraine

Latest developments: Russian President Vladimir Putin observed Russia’s national day on Monday. During an awards ceremony, Putin spoke about national unity and patriotic pride for “the greatness and glory of the fatherland,” at what he admitted was a “difficult time” for the country. U.S. President Joe Biden’s meeting with outgoing NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg has been pushed back a day after Biden underwent an unexpected root canal procedure. The two are now expected to hold talks Tuesday. Swiss authorities said Monday’s attack of several government websites was claimed by the NoName hacking group controlled by pro-Russian hackers. The government websites …

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В «Укргідроенерго» оцінили, за яких обставин можна буде наповнити Каховське водосховище

Генеральний директор компанії «Укргідроенерго» Ігор Сирота заявив, що ймовірність наповнення Каховського водосховища, яке обміліло в результаті руйнування Каховської ГЕС, може з’явитися вже після зимово-весняного паводку. «Ми надіємося, що все-таки якась частина водозливної греблі залишилася. Якщо це буде хоча би 7 метрів, то це буде вже краще. Тому що потім кожен сантиметр, кожен метр нам доведеться місяцями набирати цю воду. І, скоріш за все, ми зможемо дійти до якогось рівня вже після паводку зимово-весняного. А це ще рік. Критична, те, що може бути найгірша ситуація, коли це впаде до відмітки русла Дніпра. Ця відмітка – 3 метри», – сказав Сирота в …

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Can Russian Crude Ease Pakistan’s Economic Woes?

Pakistani authorities are touting the arrival of the first shipment of discounted Russian crude oil as “transformative,” however, analysts say the extent of relief it will bring the country’s crisis-riddled economy is not clear.   Pakistan’s minister for petroleum, Musadik Malik, told the Reuters news agency that Islamabad paid Moscow for the cargo in yuan, the Chinese currency. The Pakistani government has so far not disclosed the price. Announcing the arrival of the Russian vessel “Pure Point,” with a little more than 45,000 metric tons of crude oil, Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said in a tweet Sunday night that …

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Руйнування ГЕС: Гуменюк пояснила, чому не можна самостійно прибирати сміття з узбережжя

До берега може прибивати якірні міни, міни-«пелюстки», які є дуже підступники та небезпечні, адже підриваються при найменшому дотику, попереджає речниця Сил оборони …

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As Anti-War Russians Flock to Georgia, Tbilisi Warms to Moscow  

Koshini’s rooftop bar serves up local wine and a stunning view of Tbilisi, bathed, one recent evening, in a rosy sunset. The clientele sipping cocktails are not hip young locals, but Russians. “People here see the difference between the Russian government and its people,” says 30-year-old Aleksabd Klabukov from Saint Petersburg, who arrived here shortly after his country’s forces invaded Ukraine. “I didn’t agree with the war,” Klabukov says, adding, “I feel welcome here.” Anti-Russian graffiti blanketing Tbilisi’s streets tells a more complicated story between the two countries and their peoples. Georgians have given the recent influx of Russians like …

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Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi Has Died

The controversial and colorful former prime minister of Italy – Silvio Berlusconi – has died.  The perpetually tanned billionaire media magnate was 86 and was being treated for leukemia. Berlusconi began building his fortune as a real estate developer and then moved on to create a highly successful television network.  At one point, he was known as Italy’s richest man.  And then he moved into politics, an arena which scholars say he Americanized.  The right-wing politician served as prime minister in four governments beginning in 1994. Berlusconi faced a host of political scandals during his political foray.  He was known …

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Без світла залишаються 22 населених пункти на Миколаївщині та Херсонщині – Міненерго

У Міненерго запевнили, що енергосистема наразі працює стабільно, триває «масштабна ремонтна кампанія» на атомних та теплових електростанціях у межах підготовки до опалювального сезону …

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Outgoing NATO Chief Stoltenberg at White House Monday

U.S. President Joe Biden is set to meet outgoing NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg at the White House Monday as jockeying to secure Stoltenberg’s successor intensifies. While the White House says the official agenda for the meeting is to discuss the alliance’s upcoming July summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, the issue of who will be next at NATO’s helm during this difficult period in its 74-year history will no doubt be front and center, as the alliance faces Russia’s ongoing war in Ukraine. Stoltenberg, a former Norwegian prime minister, is the longest-running NATO chief in a generation and has had his tenure …

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