Source link President Emmanuel Macron said terminally ill patients will be allowed to request “help to die” French President Emmanuel Macron has vowed to expand the existing euthanasia laws to allow more patients to request a medically assisted death. A bill on the matter will be presented to parliament by the summer, he said. In […]
Source link Tax discounts and opportunities to boost exports have reportedly been behind the move to open new branches Russian businesses have opened nearly 12,000 branches in Serbia, the United Arab Emirates, Armenia, and Kyrgyzstan since 2022, the news outlet Izvestia reported on Monday, citing industry data. Serbia topped the list with 9,000 new openings, […]
Source link The move leaves Hungary as the last holdout in approving Stockholm’s application to join the US-led military bloc Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has formally ratified Sweden’s bid to join the NATO alliance, finalizing the decision after months of political wrangling over the Nordic state’s stance toward Kurdish militant groups deemed terrorists by […]
Source link Türkiye has ratified Sweden’s membership application, leaving Budapest as the last holdout The Hungarian government is in favor of Sweden joining NATO and will soon schedule a ratification vote in the parliament, Prime Minister Victor Orban announced on Wednesday. The move will allow Stockholm to become a member of the US-led military bloc […]
Source link The Turkish parliament voted in favor of Sweden joining NATO on Tuesday, following a 20-month deadlock due to tensions between Ankara and Stockholm. Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson praised the Turkish lawmakers. “Today we are one step closer to becoming a full member of NATO. Positive that the Grand General Assembly of Türkiye […]
Source link It is hoped the initiative will become an “antidote” to the country’s energy challenges The UK government announced plans on Thursday for what it described as the country’s “biggest expansion of nuclear power for 70 years” to boost its energy security and meet carbon emission goals. The ambitious Civil Nuclear Roadmap presented by […]
Source link Washington is discussing scenarios that could potentially draw the US into a war in the Middle East, officials told the outlet The White House is worried that the conflict in Gaza could expand to other parts of the Middle East and is drawing up plans for a possible US response if that happens, […]
Source link The West will continue to lose influence this year, but it won’t go quietly into that good night Predicting the future is the most thankless task when it comes to international politics. All of the genre, in fact, because it involves the interaction of living human beings. That means it is subject to […]
Source link The Chinese Defense Ministry has called on Asia-Pacific nations to be on the lookout for US military deployments in the region, citing Pentagon’s plan to rebuild a World War II-era airfield in the Pacific. Speaking at a press conference on Thursday, military spokesman Wu Qian said the airfield scheme was merely a way […]
Source link Many believe Ukraine’s accession would have negative security and economic consequences for the bloc, an ECFR poll concludes A large share of EU citizens are skeptical about the bloc’s future enlargement, with many seeing no economic benefit to Ukraine’s potential membership, according to a poll conducted for the European Council on Foreign Relations […]
Source link The growing alliance is forcing neocolonial powers to rethink their “parasitic” relationship with the Global South, Jackie Shandu told RT The West views the expansion of BRICS as an existential threat because a larger alliance jeopardizes the West’s “parasitic” relationship with the Global South, independent analyst Jackie Shandu told RT on Sunday. Cooperation […]
Source link Stockholm has done everything it could to get Ankara’s consent, the FM told journalists Türkiye’s ratification of Sweden’s accession to NATO depends on the US and its willingness to supply fighter jets to the nation, Swedish Foreign Minister Tobias Billstrom told journalists at the alliance headquarters in Brussels ahead of a meeting with […]