Qatar calls urgent Islamic summit on Israel airstrikes
Riffat Kausar Scandinavian News Agency Finland Qatar has announced an urgent Islamic summit to coordinate a collective response to Israel’s ongoing air attacks. The summit is expected to bring together leaders from across the Muslim world to discuss joint measures and strategies. Read more on Middle East diplomacy here
Belarus opposition leader Statkevich released from jail
Riffat Kausar Scandinavian News Agency Finland Belarus opposition leader Statkevich freed after years in prison One of the leading figures of the Belarusian opposition, and long considered President Alexander Lukashenka’s main rival, Nikolai Statkevich has been released from prison. The former 2010 Belarusian presidential candidate was held in isolation in a prison for repeat offenders. […]
Spain’s Sánchez We can’t stop Israel but won’t give up
Riffat KausarScandinavian News Agency Finland Spanish PM Sánchez: ‘We cannot stop Israel alone, but we will not stop trying’ Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said Spain lacks nuclear weapons, aircraft carriers, or large oil reserves tools often used to exert international pressure. “Spain alone cannot stop the Israeli offensive,” Sánchez admitted, while stressing that his […]
Belarus opposition leader Statkevich freed, stays inside
Riffat KausarScandinavian News Agency Finland Belarus opposition figure Statkevich refuses exile after release One of the leading figures of the Belarusian opposition, Nikolai Statkevich, has refused to leave the country after his release from prison today. He is currently at the Lithuanian–Belarusian border. Statkevich, regarded by President Alexander Lukashenka as his personal enemy, spent the […]
Clashes erupt at Charlie Kirk vigil in Boise, Idaho
Riffat Kausar Scandinavian News Agency Finland Tensions flared last night during a vigil for conservative activist Charlie Kirk outside the Idaho State Capitol in Boise. Several scuffles broke out between Kirk’s supporters and hecklers who had gathered at the event. The most heated incident occurred when Terry Wilson, a leader of the local Black Lives […]
French govt resigns after Bayrou loses confidence vote
Riffat Kausar Scandinavian News Agency, Finland The French government has stepped down after Prime Minister François Bayrou suffered a decisive defeat in a confidence vote he himself had requested. The 74-year-old centrist leader, founder of the MoDem party and a three-time presidential candidate (2002, 2007, 2012), gambled on parliamentary backing for his €43.8 billion austerity […]
Global Leaders to Discuss New Aid After Kyiv Strike
Abida KahlunScandinavian News Agency Finland A devastating Russian airstrike in Kyiv claimed the lives of a 32-year-old woman and her two-month-old baby, as Moscow launched a massive overnight assault on Ukraine’s capital. Rescuers later pulled their bodies from the rubble of a residential building destroyed in the strike. According to Ukrainian officials, Russia launched more […]
UK Home Secretary Halted Deportation Flights of Criminals
Riffat KausarScandinavian News Agency, Finland In 2020, Britain’s current Home Secretary, Shabana Mahmood, co-signed a letter advocating for the suspension of deportation flights carrying foreign criminals. One of these flights was intended to deport convicted child rapist Fabian Henry, while others involved individuals who later went on to commit serious crimes, including murder, in the […]
S. Korea President Lee Jae Myung Supports Multicultural
Hammad KahlunSCANDINAVIAN NEWS AGENCY FINLAND South Korea’s newly elected left-leaning President, Lee Jae Myung, has announced plans to promote multiculturalism across the country. The president also emphasized a firm stance against anti-immigration activism, signaling a shift toward more inclusive policies for foreign residents and immigrant communities. For more updates on South Korea and global immigration […]
Imran Khan’s Appeal on Flood Relief, Climate & Politics
۔Abida KahlunScandinavian News AgencyFinland I appeal to the Pakistani nation to wholeheartedly participate, as they always have, in the rescue and relief campaign for the devastating flood situation currently ongoing across the country. Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) should also play its role for the flood victims without any discrimination. I have always consistently raised awareness about […]