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Sweden tells citizens to avoid crowds in Turkey after Koran burning

Sweden's foreign ministry on Saturday warned Swedes in Turkey to avoid crowds and demonstrations following protests there over the burning of the Koran by a far-right politician in Stockholm last week.

Reuters

Pro-western Petr Pavel sweeps to landslide win in race for Czech presidency

Champagne flows as former general defeats billionaire populist rival Andrej Babiš by largest margin in the country’s history

The Guardian - UK

Retired NATO general Petr Pavel wins Czech presidential vote

Prague (AFP) - Retired NATO general Petr Pavel beat a billionaire former prime minister in an election run-off on Saturday to become the fourth president of the Czech Republic, official results showed.

AFP

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Retired U.S. General: “I Expect Ukraine Will Liberate Crimea By The End Of This Summer”

General Ben HODGES: "I expect Ukraine will liberate Crimea by the end of this summer"

Zenger

Editorial: Western tanks give Ukraine a fighting chance

After weeks of diplomatic hand-wringing, the U.S. and Germany have decided to send battle tanks to Ukraine, a critical step toward helping the country take back territory seized by Russian forces during last year’s invasion. While President Joe Biden and Europe’s leaders deserve credit for maintaining solidarity with Ukraine, they…

Tribune News Service

Czechs select successor to Milos Zeman in president runoff

Czech voters are casting ballots on the second day of a presidential runoff election, picking a successor to Milos Zeman in the largely ceremonial post

The Independent UK

The ‘punching fists of democracy’: How the West’s new tanks could give Ukraine a battlefield edge over Russia

Further battalions of Leopard, Abrams and Challenger tanks could eventually be a game-changer, Andy Gregory reports

The Independent UK

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Retired NATO general set to win Czech presidential vote

Prague (AFP) - Czech polling stations closed Saturday after the final leg of a presidential election in which retired NATO general Petr Pavel is expected to beat the former prime minister Andrej Babis, one of the country's richest men.

AFP

Russia's deputy foreign minister to meet new U.S. envoy early next week - RIA

Russia's deputy foreign minister Sergei Ryabkov will hold a meeting with Lynne Tracy, the new U.S. ambassador to Moscow, early next week, the RIA news agency reported on Saturday.

Reuters

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Vladimir Putin now fighting 'war against the West' after 'barbaric' attacks provoke tanks deal

The Secretary General of the European External Action Service said that tanks have been sent to Kyiv to aid in 'saving lives' after Putin's 'indiscriminate attacks on civilians'

Daily Mirror

Ex-paratrooper favourite to sweep Czech presidential vote

Prague (AFP) - Czech polling stations closed Friday on the first day of a presidential run-off election in which retired NATO general Petr Pavel is expected to beat the billionaire former prime minister Andrej Babis.

AFP

Quran burned in front of Denmark mosque, Turkish embassy

Turkey summons Danish ambassador after a far-right politician burns the Muslim holy book near a Copenhagen mosque.

Al Jazeera

Ex-paratrooper set to sweep Czech presidential vote

Prague (AFP) - Czechs went to the polls Friday on the first day of a presidential run-off election in which retired NATO general Petr Pavel is expected to beat the billionaire former prime minister Andrej Babis.

AFP

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The Guardian - UK

Burning of Qur’an in Stockholm funded by journalist with Kremlin ties

Permit for demonstration at which anti-Islam provocateur burned Muslim holy book was paid for by far-right journalist linked to Moscow-backed media

The Independent UK

In Romania, French, Dutch FMs sign agreement to boost ties

The foreign ministers of France and the Netherlands paid an official visit to Romania on Friday where they visited a NATO battlegroup, and later signed an agreement to strengthen ties between the three countries amid Russia’s war in neighboring Ukraine

Asharq Al-Awsat

Türkiye Summons Danish Envoy over Quran-Burning Protest

Türkiye summoned the Danish ambassador and accused Denmark of endorsing a “hate crime” after an extremist activist on Friday burned two copies of the holy Quran in a solitary protest in Copenhagen. Rasmus Paludan, a far-right activist who holds both Danish and Swedish citizenship, had already infuriated Türkiye by staging…

AFP

Turkey summons Danish envoy over Koran burnings

Istanbul (AFP) - Turkey summoned Denmark's ambassador Friday to condemn it for allowing a far-right extremist to burn Korans over Ankara's refusal to let Sweden and Finland join NATO.

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AFP

Litany of woes plague Swedish PM's first 100 days

Stockholm (AFP) - For Sweden's new prime minister, the honeymoon never really began.Ulf Kristersson's woes have piled up since taking office three months ago, from stalled NATO accession talks to an aide's illegal eel fishing.

AFP

Ex-paratrooper set to sweep Czech presidential vote against ex-PM

Prague (AFP) - Polling stations opened Friday for the Czech presidential election run-off in which retired NATO general Petr Pavel is expected to beat billionaire former prime minister Andrej Babis.

AFP

Turkey summons Danish envoy over Koran protest

Istanbul (AFP) - Turkey summoned Denmark's ambassador Friday to condemn a protest at which a far-right extremist burned the Koran over Ankara's refusal to let Sweden and Finland join NATO.

The Independent UK

Czechs pick successor to Milos Zeman in presidential runoff

Czechs have started voting for a new president, choosing between a retired army general and a populist billionaire in a two-day runoff election to succeed controversy-courting Milos Zeman in the largely ceremonial post

The Independent UK

Who is sending tanks to Ukraine?

Kyiv says the tanks are vital to it pushing back Russia’s invasion and reclaiming territory thas has been taken

The Independent UK

Turkey summons Danish envoy over Quran-burning protest

Turkey has summoned the Danish ambassador over reports that an anti-Islam activist will be allowed to burn the Quran during a series of protests in Copenhagen

Reuters

Germany accuses Russia of twisting minister's war comments for 'propaganda'

Russia has twisted comments by Germany's foreign minister about the war in Ukraine for propaganda purposes, a German foreign ministry spokesperson said on Friday, stressing Berlin's position that NATO must not become party to the conflict.

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