Cluster Munitions Ukraine Deal Faces HRW Block Call
By Shumaila AslamBureau Chief PakistanSnn News Finland The proposed cluster munitions Ukraine transfer from Turkish stockpiles has drawn a formal appeal from Human Rights Watch, which is urging the U.S. Congress to block the deal before it goes ahead. According to a statement HRW published on August 11, 2026, Turkey has asked Washington for permission […]
Fallen IDF Soldier Avraham Azulay Laid to Rest in West Bank
Avraham Azulay Funeral Draws Hundreds in West Bank Settlement Hundreds of mourners gathered in the West Bank settlement of Yitzhar to bury reservist Staff Sergeant Avraham Azulay, 25, who was killed in the Gaza Strip on 9 July 2025 during an attempted abduction by Palestinian fighters in Khan Younis, according to Israeli media reports. Azulay […]
Pakistan Red Sea Attack Kills 3, Defence Pact in Focus
By Shumaila AslamPakistan Bureau Chief The Pakistan Red Sea attack has left three Pakistani nationals dead and one injured after Houthi forces struck a commercial cargo vessel in the Bab Al-Mandab Strait, Pakistan’s government confirmed Wednesday. Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar said Islamabad was still gathering details of the incident. “Such attacks […]
Putin Vows Response to Russia Vessel Seizures
By Hammad Kahlun Scandinavian news Finland Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday Seizures that Moscow will retaliate against Western seizures of Russian merchant vessels, and warned the response could come far from the waters where any seizure takes place. Speaking during a visit to Pacific Fleet naval exercises near Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Putin called the detentions “piracy […]
Assad Sentenced to Death: Syria Court Ruling Explained
By Shumaila AslamInternational News Correspondent, Scandinavian News Agency Assad Sentenced to Death by Syrian Court A Damascus court sentenced former Syrian president Bashar al-Assad and his brother Maher al-Assad to death in absentia on Tuesday, marking the first criminal ruling against the ousted leader since his government collapsed in December 2024. The Fourth Criminal Court […]
Trump Iran Threat Forced Secret NATO Exit
A Trump Iran Threat assassination threat prompted an extraordinary, secretive operation last month in which President Donald Trump was flown out of Turkey on an alternate military aircraft while the White House publicly maintained he was aboard Air Force One, The Washington Post reported on Monday. The newspaper said the operation took place as Trump […]
Trump: US Sells Weapons to EU, Which Sends Them to Ukraine
By Shumaila AslamBureau Chief PakistanSnn News Finland President Donald Trump said the United States sells Weapons to EU and ammunition to the European Union, which then decides how much of that equipment to pass on to Ukraine, rather than Washington dealing with Kyiv directly. He made the comments in an interview with Real America’s Voice, […]
Nordic Youth Drug Crisis: Kids as Young as 10 at Risk
A Nordic youth drug crisis has been declared a human rights emergency by Finn Right International (FRI), a human rights organisation based in Pori, Finland. The group says children as young as 10 are buying vapes through unregulated social media channels and, within a few years, progressing to harder drugs. According to a report released […]
Japan Orders Demolition of Illegal Pakistani Mosque
By Shumaila AslamBureau Chief PakistanSnn News Finland KAWAGOE, Japan Orders Demolition Japanese authorities have ordered the demolition of an illegally constructed mosque in Kawagoe Japan Orders Demolition City, Saitama Prefecture, after finding it was built without permits on land where construction is tightly restricted. The mosque, known as Japan Jame Masjid Ramzan, opened with a […]
Palestine Convoy: 500 Activists Reach Turkey
By Riffat KausarSnn News Finland Palestine Convoy of 500 Activists Crosses Into Turkey The Palestine Convoy, a land-based solidarity mission that departed Bosnia and Herzegovina with more than 500 participants, has crossed into Turkey after passing through Albania and Greece. The journey began with an international assembly in Sarajevo on 25 July, followed by a […]