Greta Thunberg is to become an ambassador for a Swedish charity foundation that grants wishes to children with serious illnesses. The 19-year-old Swedish climate activist has been involved with the foundation My Special Day for some time, but is now ta…
Danish monarch tests positive for Covid-19 following Queen’s funeral
Danish Queen Margrethe II has tested positive for Covid-19 after attending the funeral service for Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II. The 82-year-old is resting at the Fredensborg Palace, 30 kilometres north of Copenhagen, and her engagements for the week h…
China rejects Scholz’s demand for better treatment of Uighur minority
China has rejected German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s demand that it follow the UN human rights commissioner’s recommendations for better treatment of the Uighurs. Responding to a question during Scholz’s speech at the UN General Assembly, Foreign Ministr…
German leader: Russian military failures are reason for mobilization
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz sees military failures in Russia’s war against Ukraine as the reason for President Vladimir Putin’s decision to mobilize hundreds of thousands of reservists. “All this can only be explained against the background of the fa…
Skiing body FIS won’t rule out event cancellations over energy crisis
The ruling skiing and snowboard federation FIS won’t rule out having to relocate or even scrap World Cup events in the upcoming season owing to the energy crisis. FIS secretary general Michel Vion admitted on Wednesday at the Forum Nordicum event in Kr…
German chancellor blasts Russia’s ‘blatant imperialism’ in UN speech
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz accused Russia of engaging in “blatant imperialism” in a speech to the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday, promising Ukraine further military support to Ukraine. “Putin will only give up his war and his imperial am…
Making your own yufka dough for börek rolls isn’t that hard
Börek rolls, a filled savoury treat made from a thin, flaky dough, are the perfect finger food: They can be enjoyed both cold and warm and are stuffed with all kinds of ingredients, from minced meat and rice to veggie options like spinach, potatoes and…
Moscow’s plan for referendums in occupied Ukraine ‘unacceptable’
More and more leaders around the world are slamming plans by Moscow-backed separatists in occupied areas of Ukraine to conduct referendums on joining Russia as soon as this week, saying the move would never be recognized. Moscow-backed separatists said…
Macron calls ‘sham referendums’ in Ukraine a further provocation
French President Emmanuel Macron has called Moscow’s plans to hold ‘sham referendums’ in Russian-occupied territories in Ukraine an additional provocation. “This has no legal standing,” Macron said on Tuesday before addressing the UN General Assembly i…
Erdoğan: Greek pushbacks turn Aegean Sea into a ‘refugee graveyard’
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Tuesday accused Greece of “illegal and reckless pushbacks” of migrant boats in the Aegean Sea which separates the two neighboring countries. Greece is turning the Aegean into a “refugee graveyard” by “sinking t…