The diplomatic team had gone to Kyiv on Friday to voice the concerns of a continent that has suffered from the fallout of Russia’s invasion — in particular rising grain prices — with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa insisting “there should be peace through negotiations”. But Zelensky ruled out that possibility during a joint press … [Read more…]
The Argentine pontiff had been admitted earlier in the day to the Gemelli hospital in Rome, where he is expected to stay for several days. “The Holy Father reacted well both to the surgery and the anaesthesia. He is already awake… he has already cracked a joke,” the surgeon who operated on him, Sergio Alfieri, … [Read more…]
Pressure is building on Erdogan to greenlight Sweden’s NATO membership ahead of a summit planned for July in the Lithuanian capital Vilnius. “Membership will make Sweden safer but also make NATO and Turkey stronger,” Stoltenberg told journalists after meeting with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and newly appointed foreign minister Hakan Fidan, who was head of … [Read more…]
Erdogan took oath of office in parliament after winning a historic runoff election to extend his two-decade rule and promised to serve “impartially”. He also called for unity and the anger and resentment of the campaign to be set aside as he spoke during a lavish ceremony at his presidential palace in the capital … [Read more…]