The federal government is pledging to work with its American counterparts after the U.S. claimed parts of the Arctic sea floor that Canada also wants. Grantly Franklin, spokesman for Global Affairs Canada, said in an email that Canada expects to follow the process set out in a United Nations treatyContinue Reading
A few dozen demonstrators were still on hand across the street from Parliament on Wednesday when the protest was originally scheduled to end. The Convoy Finland 2022 movement brought protesters to Helsinki on Friday with a list of demands calling for an end to Covid mandates, cheaper petrol and dieselContinue Reading
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has threatened to expel Finland’s ambassador, along with ambassadors from nine other countries, after they jointly issued a petition demanding the release of a Turkish activist. The ambassadors’ petition called for the immediate release of the Turkish philanthropist and human rights activist Osman Kavala whoContinue Reading
Lithuania’s Health Ministry has updated its list of coronavirus-affected countries and people arriving from Norway, Hungary and Canada will be required to self-isolate from Monday. The cumulative two-week number of cases in these countries has exceeded the 16 per 100,000 threshold but has not gone above 25, meaning that peopleContinue Reading