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Finnish PM Sanna Marin meets Sámi Parliament leaders in Inari, 17 June 2022. — courtesy Kevin J. Francett / Sámediggi
Finland's Marin apologizes for lack of action on rights of indigenous Sámi people
HELSINKI — Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin has said she's sorry for delays in acting on new human rights legislation for indigenous Sámi people.It comes after Euronews highlighted ongoing problems with the Sámi Parliament Act, which Marin's government had promised to pass in their current legislative program.Four of the five parties in government are understood to support the legislation, which was drafted after lengthy negotiations with the Sámi Parliament in Inari, Lapland.However the Centre Party, which relies on voters in the countryside to shore up its support and typically takes a protectionist line on issues impacting rural areas, has emerged as a major stumbling block.The Sámi Parliament Act would, among other things, enshrine the right of self-determination for...
October 30, 2022

Finland's Marin apologizes for lack of action on rights of indigenous Sámi people

File photo shows the first shipment of over 26,000 tons of Ukrainian food under a Black Sea export deal has been cleared to proceed towards its final destination in Lebanon. — courtesy UN photo
Russia suspends grain export deal after 'massive' Crimea drone attack
MOSCOW — Russia has said it is suspending its participation in the agreement to ensure the continuation of Ukrainian grain exports — vital for food supplies to poor countries — linking the decision to a drone attack on Russian ships in occupied Crimea on Saturday morning.The Defense Ministry announced the move, and it was also reported by the state news agency TASS."Taking into account the terrorist act carried out by the Kiev regime with the participation of British experts against ships of the Black Sea fleet and civilian vessels involved in the security of grain corridors, Russia suspends its participation in the implementation of the agreement on exports of agricultural products from Ukrainian ports," the Russian Defense Ministry announced on Telegram.The move comes a...
October 29, 2022

Russia suspends grain export deal after 'massive' Crimea drone attack

The Russian Navy at the entrance to the port city of Sevastopol in 2014. — courtesy photo Reuters
‘Massive’ drone attack on Black Sea Fleet — Russia
KIEV — Ukraine has carried out a “massive” drone attack on the Black Sea Fleet in the Crimean port city of Sevastopol, damaging one warship, Russia says.Nine drones were used, a top official said. Ukraine has not commented.Without providing evidence, Russia accused British troops of being involved in Saturday’s attack — and in blowing up gas pipelines last month.In its response, the UK Ministry of Defense (MoD) said Russia was “peddling false claims of an epic scale”.Saturday’s attack comes as Ukrainian troops successfully retake territory occupied by Russian troops since they launched their invasion on Feb. 24.Russia has replied by launching large-scale attacks on Ukrainian infrastructure, particularly on the country’s energy grid.Crimea was annexed by Russia from...
October 29, 2022

‘Massive’ drone attack on Black Sea Fleet — Russia

Fatih Birol in a recent photo.
Russia will lose the energy battle, says IEA chief Fatih Birol
PARIS— Russia will lose the energy battle it is waging against the West, according to Fatih Birol, the executive director of the International Energy Agency (IEA).“Just before the invasion [of Ukraine], about 65% of the Russian total gas exports went to Europe and 55% of the Russian oil export went to Europe,” Birol told Euronews on Friday afternoon.“Europe was by far the largest market, the largest client for Russia, and Russia lost this client forever. The biggest client.”Birol’s comments appeared to refer to the retaliatory action that the European Union has taken in response to the Ukraine war: a near-total oil embargo of Russian gas and a highly expensive push to diversify gas suppliers, mainly through liquefied natural gas (LNG).Asked if Russia could replace European...
October 29, 2022

Russia will lose the energy battle, says IEA chief Fatih Birol

Three pregnant women and 55 minors, including a 1-month old baby, were among those who were rescued by Doctors Without Borders — courtesy Candida Lobes/Medecins Sans Frontieres
Doctors Without Borders rescues 371 from the Mediterranean Sea
VALLETTA — Three pregnant women and 55 children, including a one-month-old baby, were among those rescued by Doctors Without Borders (MSF) this week.The organization says some 371 people could have drowned if it wasn’t for its five missions that helped lift scores of migrants to safety from Malta’s waters.Footage filmed by MSF on Thursday showed rescuers distributing life jackets to migrants on their boat before they were transported to the Geo Barents vessel.The organization Alarm Phone alerted the authorities and private rescue missions that boats were spotted departing Libya earlier this week.But Doctors Without Borders said authorities have not done enough to help migrants at risk of drowning in the Mediterranean Sea.The rescued people remain onboard the MSF ship Geo Barents as...
October 29, 2022

Doctors Without Borders rescues 371 from the Mediterranean Sea

Britain’s new Prime Minister Rishi Sunak in his first Prime Minister’s Questions as premier.
Sunak reintroduces fracking ban; questioned on Braverman appointment
LONDON — Britain’s new Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has reintroduced the Conservatives’ moratorium on fracking in England. It reverses his predecessor Liz Truss’s decision to lift the ban in areas where there was local consent.The controversial technique for recovering gas and oil from shale rock was halted in 2019 after concerns about earth tremors.It follows Sunak’s first Prime Minister’s Questions as premier, where he was grilled by Labour Leader Keir Starmer and other MPs.Starmer accused him of making a “grubby deal” to reappoint Braverman as home secretary just six days after she resigned over data breaches.Sunak responded that Braverman “made an error of judgment”, has apologized, and he’s delighted to have her back in Cabinet.Starmer also questioned Sunak’s...
October 26, 2022

Sunak reintroduces fracking ban; questioned on Braverman appointment

The entrance to the China embassy in the Netherlands in The Hague. — courtesy BART MAAT/ANP/AFP
China accused of operating ‘secret police stations’ in the Netherlands
AMSTERDAM — The Dutch Foreign Ministry said it was investigating reports that China had set up two “illegal police stations” in the Netherlands to monitor dissidents.According to Dutch media reports, two Chinese “posts” have been operating in Amsterdam and Rotterdam since 2018.The “police stations” allegedly claim to offer diplomatic assistance to Chinese nationals but have not been registered with the Dutch government.NGOs have claimed that the facilities are actually used by Beijing to monitor and silence political opponents and dissidents abroad, using former military and intelligence officers as employees.China’s government said the reports were “completely false”.“The Dutch ministers of justice and foreign affairs have taken note of the reports ... and take the...
October 26, 2022

China accused of operating ‘secret police stations’ in the Netherlands

A view of the Hamburg port terminal.
Germany agrees to controversial sale of Hamburg port terminal
BERLIN — Germany has struck a compromise over a controversial move to allow a Chinese shipping group to buy a stake in a terminal at Hamburg port.The deal is contentious because, at a time when Germany is trying to wean itself off Russian energy imports, it is seen as increasing dependency on China.The purchase could open up the possibility of Beijing politically instrumentalizing part of Germany’s —- and Europe’s — critical infrastructure.On Wednesday, Germany’s government agreed to allow COSCO Shipping to acquire a stake of less than 25%, instead of the previously planned 35%.Germany’s Economic Affairs Ministry said the decision was made to prevent a “strategic investment” by COSCO in the terminal and “reduces the acquisition to a purely financial...
October 26, 2022

Germany agrees to controversial sale of Hamburg port terminal

French President Emmanuel Macron, right, welcomes German Chancellor Olaf Scholz at the Elysee Palace in Paris, Wednesday. — courtesy Twitter
Macron and Scholz try to mend differences in Paris lunch meeting
PARIS — Olaf Scholz on Wednesday played down rumors that the Franco-German engine is spluttering following a meeting with Emmanuel Macron.The working lunch between the German chancellor and French president was in lieu of a canceled ministerial meeting, initially scheduled for this week but now postponed to January.The meeting typically is held annually but hasn’t taken place in person since the COVID-19 pandemic.Officially, the reason for the postponement of the meeting is that several German ministers are unavailable due to school holidays.But difficulties in finding common grounds on a host of topics including how to best tackle skyrocketing energy prices as well as defense loom large.The two leaders did not appear in front of the press together following their meeting. Berlin...
October 26, 2022

Macron and Scholz try to mend differences in Paris lunch meeting

File picture shows Dr. Sebnem Korur Fincanci, pictured during a protest in Ankara in February. —courtesy photo
Doctor detained after calling for Turkish army chemical weapons probe
ANKARA — Turkish police have detained the president of the country’s medical association after she called for a probe into the use of chemical weapons.Dr. Sebnem Korur Fincanci has demanded an independent investigation into allegations that the Turkish military used chemical weapons against Kurdish militants in northern Iraq.The Ankara chief prosecutor’s office confirmed on Wednesday that the 63-year-old was detained on charges of disseminating “terrorist propaganda” as part of an investigation launched by anti-terrorism police.Authorities have also asked a court to dismiss Fincanci as president of the chairwoman of the Turkish Doctors’ Union (TTB).Last week, Turkish officials strongly rejected allegations that its military used chemical weapons against the banned Kurdistan...
October 26, 2022

Doctor detained after calling for Turkish army chemical weapons probe

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