Finnish Parliamentary Elections: Will Finland's 'Party' PM Bite the Dust?
Petteri Orpo, center-right rival of Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin, has voiced satisfaction with the results of the latest opinion poll, hours ahead of the beginning of the country’s April 2 parliamentary election.
"We have done a great campaign. We have the best candidates all over Finland and we are first in polls so I'm optimistic," the 53-year-old National Coalition party leader told a French news network on Saturday.
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Petteri Orpo, center-right rival of Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin, has voiced satisfaction with the results of the latest opinion poll, hours ahead of the beginning of the country’s April 2 parliamentary election.
"We have done a great campaign. We have the best candidates all over Finland and we are first in polls so I'm optimistic," the 53-year-old National Coalition party leader told a French news network on Saturday.
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⚡️ The Ukrainian court decided to forcibly bring the vicegerent of the Kiev-Pechersk Lavra to a hearing on Saturday. At the moment, Metropolitan Pavel is in the hospital, the Ukrainian Orthodox Church reports.
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📹 Russian Su-25 attack aircraft crews in action in the special military operation zone (video by Russia's MoD)
▪️ Attack aviation crews conducted airstrikes on military facilities and equipment belonging to the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The missiles were launched in pairs from low altitudes.
▪️ As a result of combat use, the Kiev regime’s camouflaged fortified field positions and armored vehicles were destroyed.
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▪️ Attack aviation crews conducted airstrikes on military facilities and equipment belonging to the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The missiles were launched in pairs from low altitudes.
▪️ As a result of combat use, the Kiev regime’s camouflaged fortified field positions and armored vehicles were destroyed.
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Trump's Campaign Reportedly Raises $4Mln After News of Indictment
Former US President Donald Trump has raised over $4 million in the 24 hours after the news of his indictment, a US newspaper reported on Saturday, citing Trump’s fundraising statement to supporters.
Following the indictment, the ex-president’s campaign sent out several emails to supporters asking for donations, the newspaper reported. The sum collected over 24 hours was over $4 million, it said.
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Former US President Donald Trump has raised over $4 million in the 24 hours after the news of his indictment, a US newspaper reported on Saturday, citing Trump’s fundraising statement to supporters.
Following the indictment, the ex-president’s campaign sent out several emails to supporters asking for donations, the newspaper reported. The sum collected over 24 hours was over $4 million, it said.
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⚡️ Ukrainian court reportedly places vicegerent of the Kiev-Pechersk Lavra Metropolitan Bishop Pavel under house arrest for 2 months, banning him from interacting with believers
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German Defense Minister Rules Out Deliveries of Additional Leopard Tanks to Ukraine
German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said on Saturday that his country was not going to send additional Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine.
Germany, like other countries, has a "limited supply" of weapons, the defense minister said, noting that he "cannot give everything away."
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German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said on Saturday that his country was not going to send additional Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine.
Germany, like other countries, has a "limited supply" of weapons, the defense minister said, noting that he "cannot give everything away."
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US 'Humiliated' Macron by Bashing Him Over Сrackdown on Pension Reform Protesters: Ex-French MEP
French President Emmanuel Macron’s decision in mid-March to force through changes to the retirement age without a vote in parliament provoked public uproar, leading to violent clashes between protesters and security forces.
Former French MEP Florian Philippot has sarcastically reacted to the recent White House remarks about violent protests in France over the pension reform.
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French President Emmanuel Macron’s decision in mid-March to force through changes to the retirement age without a vote in parliament provoked public uproar, leading to violent clashes between protesters and security forces.
Former French MEP Florian Philippot has sarcastically reacted to the recent White House remarks about violent protests in France over the pension reform.
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🇮🇶 Iraqi medical facilities all over the country have admitted over 500 patients with breathing problems due to a dust storm, a health ministry spokesperson said on Saturday.
💬 "More than 515 patients were admitted to hospitals in Baghdad and the provinces with breathing problems of varying severity due to the dust storm that occurred yesterday [Friday] in the regions of the country," Saif al-Badr told local news broadcaster, adding that the patients received all necessary medical assistance and most of them had already been discharged.
📍 Al-Badr emphasized that no fatal cases were reported and ambulances were constantly on standby to assist those in need.
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💬 "More than 515 patients were admitted to hospitals in Baghdad and the provinces with breathing problems of varying severity due to the dust storm that occurred yesterday [Friday] in the regions of the country," Saif al-Badr told local news broadcaster, adding that the patients received all necessary medical assistance and most of them had already been discharged.
📍 Al-Badr emphasized that no fatal cases were reported and ambulances were constantly on standby to assist those in need.
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Vucic Warns of Possible Escalation If Kosovo Security Forces Deployed to Region's North
The deployment of the Kosovo Security Force (KSF) in the region's predominantly Serb north will lead to an escalation and undermine all prior agreements between Belgrade and Pristina, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on Sunday.
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The deployment of the Kosovo Security Force (KSF) in the region's predominantly Serb north will lead to an escalation and undermine all prior agreements between Belgrade and Pristina, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on Sunday.
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California Dreamin' No More? Crime Surge Wrecks San Francisco's Quality of Life, Fuelling Exodus
The past few years have seen San Francisco being hit by a rise in robbery, larceny theft, assaults and rapes.
California's population fell by more than half a million in the two years after the COVID-19 pandemic began, due to rising housing costs and crime-infested big cities, including San Francisco and Sacramento, according to the US Census on migration and police data.
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The past few years have seen San Francisco being hit by a rise in robbery, larceny theft, assaults and rapes.
California's population fell by more than half a million in the two years after the COVID-19 pandemic began, due to rising housing costs and crime-infested big cities, including San Francisco and Sacramento, according to the US Census on migration and police data.
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⚽️ The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) is ready to help Juventus with its accounting scandal if the club agrees to abandon the European Super League project, Italian media reported on Saturday.
⏳ In January, the Italian Football Federation (FIGC) stripped Juventus of 15 points as a punishment for financial fraud, as well as banned several former and current Juventus executives from assuming positions in Italian football. The club denied any wrongdoings. Later, hearings on renewal of the investigation into the case took place in the FGIC court of appeal.
🚫 UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin promised to help Juventus if the club's leadership retracts its support for the Super League until the decision on the project is made by the EU Court of Justice, expected to be announced in April-May, Italian sport news outlet reported.
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⏳ In January, the Italian Football Federation (FIGC) stripped Juventus of 15 points as a punishment for financial fraud, as well as banned several former and current Juventus executives from assuming positions in Italian football. The club denied any wrongdoings. Later, hearings on renewal of the investigation into the case took place in the FGIC court of appeal.
🚫 UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin promised to help Juventus if the club's leadership retracts its support for the Super League until the decision on the project is made by the EU Court of Justice, expected to be announced in April-May, Italian sport news outlet reported.
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⛽️ Gas stations in France are still experiencing fuel shortages amid ongoing strikes at the country's oil refineries, with 30% of service stations in the Île-de-France region in the country’s north, commonly called the Paris Region, lacking at least one type of fuel, BFMTV reported, adding that 30% of filling stations in Paris and the Paris Region are either completely out of fuel or lack one or more types of it.
🛢 In particular, over 40% of gas pumps in the Val-de-Marne department of Ile-de-France reportedly have problems with fuel supplies.
📉 According to an online service for tracking fuel shortages, around 1,100 gas stations across France are short of the most popular types of gasoline, namely, SP95 and SP98, and diesel, while 250 gas pumps are completely empty, meaning that gas shortages still affect around 10% of all the country’s gas stations.
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🛢 In particular, over 40% of gas pumps in the Val-de-Marne department of Ile-de-France reportedly have problems with fuel supplies.
📉 According to an online service for tracking fuel shortages, around 1,100 gas stations across France are short of the most popular types of gasoline, namely, SP95 and SP98, and diesel, while 250 gas pumps are completely empty, meaning that gas shortages still affect around 10% of all the country’s gas stations.
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Over 200 Fellow Party Members Urge Germany's Scholz to Facilitate Talks on Ukraine
More than 200 members of the ruling Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) have signed an open letter, drawn up by former Chancellor Willy Brandt's son, historian and SPD politician Peter Brandt, calling on incumbent Chancellor Olaf Scholz to facilitate negotiations to resolve the Ukrainian conflict.
The letter, circulated on Friday, advocates peace negotiations and was signed, among others, by former European Commissioner for Enlargement and former Commissioner for Enterprise and Industry Guenter Verheugen, former co-leader of the SPD Norbert Walter-Borjans, ex-Bundestag President Wolfgang Thierse, in addition to over 200 other SPD members.
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More than 200 members of the ruling Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) have signed an open letter, drawn up by former Chancellor Willy Brandt's son, historian and SPD politician Peter Brandt, calling on incumbent Chancellor Olaf Scholz to facilitate negotiations to resolve the Ukrainian conflict.
The letter, circulated on Friday, advocates peace negotiations and was signed, among others, by former European Commissioner for Enlargement and former Commissioner for Enterprise and Industry Guenter Verheugen, former co-leader of the SPD Norbert Walter-Borjans, ex-Bundestag President Wolfgang Thierse, in addition to over 200 other SPD members.
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Flying High: Rishi Sunak Splashes Out £500,000 of Taxpayer Cash on Private Jet Trips
The UK opposition was quick to slam Sunak's hypocrisy about a green economy for everyone. The jet-setting PM blows excessive sums of taxpayer money on his opulent air travel, with private jet hires belching out emissions that poison the atmosphere.
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak feels comfortable spending lavish sums on jet trips, government data shows. Last year his flights cost a solid sum of £500,000. In November, he visited Egypt (£108,000) to participate in the UN Climate Change Conference. A week later, he headed to Bali, Indonesia (£340,000) for the G20 Summit, and in December he flew to the Baltic States to speak at the JEF Summit (£62,000).
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The UK opposition was quick to slam Sunak's hypocrisy about a green economy for everyone. The jet-setting PM blows excessive sums of taxpayer money on his opulent air travel, with private jet hires belching out emissions that poison the atmosphere.
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak feels comfortable spending lavish sums on jet trips, government data shows. Last year his flights cost a solid sum of £500,000. In November, he visited Egypt (£108,000) to participate in the UN Climate Change Conference. A week later, he headed to Bali, Indonesia (£340,000) for the G20 Summit, and in December he flew to the Baltic States to speak at the JEF Summit (£62,000).
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🇸🇾🇪🇬 Syria and Egypt are in advanced discussions to restore full diplomatic ties, and a top-level meeting is expected soon, US media reported.
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah Al Sisi could meet in the near future, after the Muslim holy month of Ramadan ends.
According to the report, Syrian and Egyptian officials are expected to discuss Syria’s possible return to the Arab League over the weekend. The Arab League suspended Syria’s membership in 2011.
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Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah Al Sisi could meet in the near future, after the Muslim holy month of Ramadan ends.
According to the report, Syrian and Egyptian officials are expected to discuss Syria’s possible return to the Arab League over the weekend. The Arab League suspended Syria’s membership in 2011.
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🇮🇶 Oil exports from Iraqi Kurdistan may resume on April 4
The federal government of Iraq and the authorities of the autonomous region are close to concluding a relevant agreement, a Kurdish broadcaster reports citing sources.
Negotiations between the government and the autonomous authorities are ongoing, and the agreement itself could be announced early next week, according to an informed source. The agreement will allow both sides to jointly manage oil exports from Iraqi Kurdistan.
The oil exports could resume as early as Tuesday, April 4. The proceeds from the sale of oil will be kept in an account that will be managed by the regional government of Iraqi Kurdistan under the supervision of Baghdad.
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The federal government of Iraq and the authorities of the autonomous region are close to concluding a relevant agreement, a Kurdish broadcaster reports citing sources.
Negotiations between the government and the autonomous authorities are ongoing, and the agreement itself could be announced early next week, according to an informed source. The agreement will allow both sides to jointly manage oil exports from Iraqi Kurdistan.
The oil exports could resume as early as Tuesday, April 4. The proceeds from the sale of oil will be kept in an account that will be managed by the regional government of Iraqi Kurdistan under the supervision of Baghdad.
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⚡️ Ukrainian court reportedly places vicegerent of the Kiev-Pechersk Lavra Metropolitan Bishop Pavel under house arrest for 2 months, banning him from interacting with believers
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☦ Bishop Pavel, the Metropolitan of the Kiev-Pechersk Lavra, was made to wear an electronic bracelet after he was placed under house arrest
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Bombshell Report Debunks ICC Warrant for Putin, and Mainstream Media Sidesteps It
The ICC prosecutor "appeared to have based his arrest warrant on research produced by Yale University’s Humanitarian Research Lab," a State Department-funded entity whose executive director, Nathaniel Raymond, recently claimed on CNN that "thousands of children are in a hostage situation," per The Grayzone, an independent American investigative outlet.
But "according to the Yale Lab," Grayzone journalist Jeremy Loffredo explained in a new video report, the outrageous allegations of war crimes on the part of the Russian President were based on simple Google searches, involved "zero interviews with actual victims… [and] the researchers didn’t even attempt to see any of the camps in person."
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The ICC prosecutor "appeared to have based his arrest warrant on research produced by Yale University’s Humanitarian Research Lab," a State Department-funded entity whose executive director, Nathaniel Raymond, recently claimed on CNN that "thousands of children are in a hostage situation," per The Grayzone, an independent American investigative outlet.
But "according to the Yale Lab," Grayzone journalist Jeremy Loffredo explained in a new video report, the outrageous allegations of war crimes on the part of the Russian President were based on simple Google searches, involved "zero interviews with actual victims… [and] the researchers didn’t even attempt to see any of the camps in person."
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