Tajikistan Bans Hijab, Converts Thousands of Mosques
By Riffat Kausar Snn News Finland Government Cites Extremism Prevention Behind Sweeping Religious Restrictions Tajikistan, a Central Asian nation where roughly 97-98% of the population is Muslim, has enacted a series of laws restricting Islamic religious practice, including a formal ban on hijabs and the closure or repurposing of thousands of mosques. The measures form […]
Finland’s Stubb to Trump: Putin Cannot Be Trusted
By Abida KahlunBureau Chief HelsinkiSnn News Finland Stubb Recounts Blunt Exchange With Trump Over Putin Finnish President Alexander Stubb has revealed that during his first meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump, Trump directly asked him whether Russian President Vladimir Putin could be Trusted. Stubb’s answer was unequivocal: “No, you can’t.” Stubb Calls for Sustained Pressure […]
Morocco Fans Clash With Police in London After France Loss
By Abida KahlunBureau Chief HelsinkiSnn News Finland One officer hospitalised as riot Morocco police deploy shields and batons; Paris celebrates calmly despite 8,000-officer security operation Clashes Erupt on Edgware Road Violent clashes broke out between Morocco supporters and London’s Metropolitan Police on Edgware Road on Thursday night, hours after France eliminated Morocco from the 2026 […]
Smotrich: Witkoff Called Gaza ‘Two Million Nazis
By Hammad Kahlun Scandinavian news Finland Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has alleged that U.S. Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff privately told him he would not “let two million Nazis live next to your children along the border fence” a remark referring to Gaza’s population, roughly half of whom are children. The claim, first reported […]
Assad’s Escape Plane Returns to Damascus After 17 Months
By Riffat Kausar Snn News Finland Damascus, Syria An Ilyushin Il-76T cargo plane believed to have carried ousted Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad out of the country in December 2024 has flown back to Damascus, ending a 17-month stay at a Russian air base in Syria. The Aircraft’s Return The plane, registered YK-ATA and operated by […]
Yair Netanyahu, Son of Israeli PM, Legally Changes Name to Yonatan Hun
By Hammad Kahlun Scandinavian news Finland Tax Authority records reveal the Israeli prime minister’s eldest son adopted a new identity, continuing a pattern seen elsewhere in the Yair Netanyahu family. Name Change Confirmed Through Tax Records Yair Netanyahu, the eldest son of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, has legally changed his name to Yonatan Hun, […]
Stubb: Ukraine NATO Membership Not Realistic Yet
By Abida KahlunBureau Chief HelsinkiSnn News Finland Helsinki/Ankara Finland’s President Alexander Stubb has said he personally favors fast-tracking Ukraine’s entry into Ukraine NATO , but admitted the alliance is nowhere near ready to make that call. Stubb’s Comments Before the Ankara Summit Ahead of a Ukraine NATO leaders’ meeting in Ankara, Stubb told the Financial […]
Finland Hails NATO Summit in Ankara as “Success” for Alliance Security
By Hammad Kahlun Scandinavian news Finland Helsinki/Ankara Finland’s Minister of Defence Antti Häkkänen has described the 2026 NATO Summit in Ankara, Türkiye, as a success for both Finland and the security of the Alliance, following two days of high-level talks on 7–8 July. Finland’s Fourth NATO Summit The Ankara summit marked Finland’s fourth as a […]
Canada Joins NATO’s Multinational Division North
By Riffat Kausar Snn News Finland Move Strengthens Baltic Sea Defence as Canada Deepens Ties With Denmark Canada has confirmed it will join Denmark and Latvia as the third Framework Nation for NATO’s Multinational Division North (MND-N), reinforcing the Alliance’s Eastern Flank in the northern Baltic Sea region. The announcement was made by Canadian Prime […]
Crowd Overturns Ukraine Draft Vehicle in Lviv Protest
By Riffat Kausar Snn News Finland Lviv, Ukraine A Crowd Overturns of residents attacked and overturned a vehicle belonging to Ukraine’s territorial recruitment center (TCC) in Lviv on July 8, 2026, after officers detained a young man for a document check, according to local reports. What Happened in Lviv The incident occurred after draft officers […]