RT News (Telegram)

Turkey Issues Demands as Ankara Threatens Blocking Finland & Sweden’s NATO Bids

Turkey’s list of demands for NATO and its prospective members Finland and Sweden includes the removal of sanctions over its purchase of S-400 missile defense systems from Russia, as well as re-inclusion in the F-35 advanced aircraft program. (Bloomberg citing Turkish officials)

Finland and Sweden officially announced their intention to join NATO this week on the back of Russia's military offensive. To make accession possible, all bloc members have to unanimously support their bids.

Turkey, however, said it would not back Helsinki and Stockholm because they do not have “a clear unequivocal stance” against the Kurdistan Workers’ Party and the Revolutionary People’s Liberation Front - groups that Ankara considers terrorist organizations.

Subscribe to RT t.me/rtnews

RT News (Telegram)

⚡️Turkey has informed NATO members it will say no to Sweden and Finland's membership - President Erdogan

The Turkish leader added that Ankara cannot refuse Russia and its energy, as a strategic issue.

Subscribe to RT t.me/rtnews

 RT News (Telegram)

⚡️Russia expels five staffers from the Portuguese embassy in retaliatory measure - Russian Foreign Ministry

Subscribe to RT t.me/rtnews

RT News (Telegram)

❗️Russia ready to return to peace talks if Kiev expresses readiness to resume - Deputy Foreign Minister Rudenko

Subscribe to RT t.me/rtnews

'We struggle': Community calls for greater support services after Kerry tragedy
All: BreakingNews.ie (RSS)

Cath Houlihan, a first cousin of the tragic family and Norma Harrington, a neighbour, have joined forces to call for supports and also for tougher regulations when it comes to renewing firearms licences.

Gardaí release four more men who were arrested over alleged match-fixing
All: BreakingNews.ie (RSS)

On Wednesday,10 men, aged from their early 20s to 60s, were arrested in connection with alleged match-fixing.

In North­ern Ire­land, Ukrain­ian refugees find them­selves in lim­bo
News | Today's latest from Al Jazeera (RSS)

A North­ern Irish politi­cian says the UK’s visa sys­tem is ‘dis­as­trous’ as refugees face bu­reau­crat­ic chal­lenges
Published On 19 May 2022

Pak­istan Tal­iban ex­tends cease­fire in talks bro­kered by Kab­ul
News | Today's latest from Al Jazeera (RSS)

The Pak­istani group – known as Tehreek-e-Tal­iban Pak­istan (TTP) – is sep­a­rate but al­lied with Afghanistan’s Tal­iban.
Published On 19 May 2022

Rus­sia’s in­va­sion of Ukraine: List of key events, day 85
News | Today's latest from Al Jazeera (RSS)

As the Rus­sia-Ukraine war en­ters its 85th day, we take a look at the main de­vel­op­ments.
Published On 19 May 2022

Pho­tos: In Ukraine, limbs lost and lives dev­as­tat­ed in an in­stant
News | Today's latest from Al Jazeera (RSS)

Ukraini­ans who have lost limbs dur­ing Rus­sia’s in­va­sion try to come to terms with their life-chang­ing in­juries.
Published On 19 May 2022

Mon­key­pox: What is the dis­ease and how se­ri­ous is it?
News | Today's latest from Al Jazeera (RSS)

The mon­key­pox virus caus­es fever and a bumpy rash and is usu­al­ly trans­mit­ted to peo­ple from wild an­i­mals.
Published On 19 May 2022

Ukraine’s Myko­laiv on edge amid fears of a new Russ­ian as­sault
News | Today's latest from Al Jazeera (RSS)

Rus­sia’s mil­i­tary progress in Mar­i­upol has sparked con­cerns it could widen its of­fen­sive into south­ern Ukraine.
Published On 19 May 2022

Scholz to trav­el to West­ern Balka­ns lob­by­ing for its place in EU
News | Today's latest from Al Jazeera (RSS)

The Ger­man leader push­es for the EU in­te­gra­tion of Al­ba­nia, Bosnia, Koso­vo, Mon­tene­gro, North Mace­do­nia, and Ser­bia.
Published On 19 May 2022

Is­rael will not in­ves­ti­gate Shireen Abu Ak­leh’s killing: Re­port
News | Today's latest from Al Jazeera (RSS)

Mil­i­tary be­lieves in­ves­ti­ga­tion would lead to con­tro­ver­sy in Is­rael; fam­i­ly not sur­prised, calls for trans­par­ent probe.
Published On 19 May 2022

Women in rur­al Bangladesh bear ris­ing cost of cli­mate cri­sis
News | Today's latest from Al Jazeera (RSS)

Study says house­holds head­ed by women are al­lo­cat­ing 30 per­cent of their spend­ing on pro­tec­tion from cli­mate dis­as­ters.
Published On 19 May 2022

.css-bsg2qr .gc__image-wrap::after{background-color:#fa9000;}
News | Today's latest from Al Jazeera (RSS)

Sri Lan­ka slips into de­fault, cen­tral bank head agrees to stay on
The is­land na­tion fell into de­fault for the first time in its his­to­ry as the gov’t strug­gled to halt an eco­nom­ic cri­sis.
Published On 19 May 2022

Australia reports 48-year-low jobless rate before election
WION - world News Releases (RSS)

Australia posted its lowest jobless rate in 48 years Thursday, a potential pre-election boost to Prime Minister Scott Morrison, who is fighting to

mailto:wionnewsweb@gmail.com

North Korea boosts production of drugs, medical supplies to battle COVID-19
WION - world News Releases (RSS)

North Korea is ramping up production of drugs and medical supplies including sterilisers and thermometers as it battles an unprecedented coronaviru

mailto:wionnewsweb@gmail.com

Shanghai to reopen subways in easing of Covid restrictions
WION - world News Releases (RSS)

The locked-down Chinese metropolis of Shanghai will reopen four of its 20 subway lines Sunday as it slowly eases pandemic restrictions that have ke

mailto:wionnewsweb@gmail.com