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13/04/2022. Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson and Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin in Stockholm. Photo: Anne Sjöholm/Vnk.

WAR IN UKRAINE

Support for NATO membership continues to grow in Sweden

The Nomad Today/dpa 4/20/22

The party of Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson has in the past spoken out against NATO membership and in favour of the country's traditional military non-alignment

03 April 2022, Ukraine, Mariupol: A pro-Russian soldier lies dead in the city centre in Mariupol. Photo: Maximilian Clarke/SOPA Images via ZUMA Press Wire/dpa - ACHTUNG: Graphic Content.

WAR IN UKRAINE

Ukrainian troops in Mariupol ask to be evacuated to a third country

The Nomad Today 4/20/22

The city and the port are largely considered to have been destroyed

18 April 2022, Berlin: Passers-by at the Soviet Memorial in Berlin-Treptow. The Soviet War memorial in Berlin's Treptower Park has been defaced for the second time in a month with slogans relating to the war in Ukraine, local police said Monday. Photo: Carsten Koall/dpa.

WAR IN UKRAINE

Soviet-era memorial in Berlin defaced with Ukraine war graffiti

The Nomad Today/dpa 4/19/22

The Russian embassy stated that it was "deeply outraged by the blatant act of vandalism"

A Japanese bullet train at its platform. Photo: Pixabay.

LEGAL DISPUTE

Japanese train driver's pay cut for 1-minute delay to be reinstated

The Nomad Today/dpa 4/19/22

The bizarre legal dispute throws light on the legendary punctuality of Japanese railways, but also on Japan's not infrequently exploitative working world

13 April 2022, Berlin: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz reacts ahead of the weekly German cabinet meeting at the Chancellor's Office. Photo: John Macdougall/AFP/POOL/dpa.

WAR IN UKRAINE

Germany eyes Russian gas import ban nervously, fears economic damage

The Nomad Today/dpa 4/18/22

German employers and unions said current proposals would harm the German economy and cause production stops, industrial slowdowns and loss of jobs

08 April 2022, United Kingdom, London: Police officers block access to Tower Bridge, east London, as activists from Extinction Rebellion hang from suspension cords beside a giant banner that reads "End fossil fuels now", as they stage a protest which has closed the bridge to traffic. Photo: Victoria Jones/PA Wire/dpa.

ALARM

Man arrested after confronting police with knife in central London

The Nomad Today/dpa 4/18/22

Police used a Taser on the man before restraining him and placing him under arrest

09 April 2022, Ukraine, Lviv: Soldiers carry one of the coffins during the funeral services for two Ukrainian soldiers killed amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Photo: Mykola Tys/SOPA Images via ZUMA Press Wire/dpa.

WAR IN UKRAINE

Kiev reports 6 deaths in heavy missile strikes on western city of Lviv

The Nomad Today/dpa 4/18/22

The Kiev authorities have so far reported six deaths, but this figure could soon increase because there are also at least 8 seriously injured

14 April 2022, Ukraine, Mykolaiv: A Ukrainian soldier stands in front of the destroyed building of the government administration. Photo: Vincenzo Circosta/ZUMA Press Wire/dpa.

WAR IN UKRAINE

Medvedev warns Europe of economic disaster if Russia defaults

The Nomad Today/dpa 4/17/22

Russia's former president also said the vast number of Ukrainian refugees in the West could result in a "wave of violent crime"

FILED - 17 February 2022, Belgium, Brussels: Magdalena Andersson, Prime Minister of Sweden, arrives for an informal meeting of the members of the European Council to discuss the situation on the Ukraine-Russia borders. Photo: -/European Council/dpa - ATTENTION: editorial use only and only if the credit mentioned above is referenced in full.

UPDATE - VIOLENCE

Three injured by shots in Swedish riots over right-wing demos

The Nomad Today/dpa 4/17/22

Tensions arose after a well-known right-wing extremist was given permission to hold a demonstration at which he planned to burn a copy of the Koran

17 April 2022, Israel, Jerusalem: A Palestinian woman walks next to burning rubbish during clashes with Israeli security forces in the old city of Jerusalem. Photo: Ilia Yefimovich/dpa.

MIDDLE EAST

Several injured in clashes at Jerusalem's Temple Mount

The Nomad Today/dpa 4/17/22

Temple Mount is only a few minutes' walk from the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, where Christians celebrated Easter Mass on Sunday morning

A view of the port of Malmo (Sweden). Photo: Pixabay.

VIOLENCE

Violent protests in Sweden in response to right-wing demonstrations

The Nomad Today/dpa 4/16/22

Tensions have risen since a well-known right-wing extremist secured permission to hold a gathering at which he planned to burn a copy of the Koran

HANDOUT - 14 April 2022, Ukraine, Kiev: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky congratulates the Ukrainian athletes participating in the Invictus Games at The Hague via video conference from the situation room. Photo: -/Ukraine Presidency via Planet Pix via ZUMA Press Wire/dpa - ACHTUNG: Nur zur redaktionellen Verwendung und nur mit vollständiger Nennung des vorstehenden Credits.

WAR IN UKRAINE

Zelensky says up to 3,000 Ukrainian soldiers have died in war

The Nomad Today/dpa 4/16/22

Zelensky compared those numbers with what he said were 19,000 to 20,000 Russian fatalities

19 March 2022, United Kingdom, Blackpool: UK Home Secretary Priti Patel speaks during the Conservative Party Spring Forum at Winter Gardens. Photo: Peter Byrne/PA Wire/dpa.

IMMIGRATION

UK government: Other countries to follow Rwanda migrants plan

The Nomad Today/dpa 4/16/22

British Home Secretary Priti Patel said Denmark was in talks with Rwanda as well

FILED - 16 September 2020, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Lubmin: A signpost stands in front of the natural gas receiving station of the Nord Stream 2 Baltic Sea pipeline. The controversial Nord Stream 2 pipeline has started being filled with gas, the company said on Monday. Photo: Jens Büttner/dpa-Zentralbild/dpa

WAR IN UKRAINE

German opinion divided along east-west lines over Russian energy

The Nomad Today/dpa 4/16/22

A recent survey shows there is a divide on willingness to turn down the heating or drive less

14 April 2022, United Kingdom, Kent: UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Dover member of parliament Natalie Elphicke and John Craig, Deputy Commander and Chief of Staff to the Commander of the UK Carrier Strike Group at Royal Navy, stand overlooking the channel in Dover. Photo: Dan Kitwood/PA Wire/dpa.

IMMIGRATION

UN: Britain's Rwanda migration policy breaches international law

The Nomad Today/dpa 4/15/22

The government announced this week it plans to provide failed asylum seekers, including those crossing the Channel in small boats, with a one-way ticket to Rwanda, where they will have the right to…

File photo showing Dimitry Medvedev (R), a close ally to Russian President Vladimir Putin who served as president between 2008 and 2012, with President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdymukhammedov. Photo: Archive of the President of Russia.

PRESSURE

Medvedev: Nuclear weapons in Baltic if Finland and Sweden join NATO

The Nomad Today/dpa 4/14/22

He specifically mentioned the possibility of stationing Iskander missiles, hypersonic weapons and nuclear-armed naval vessels in the region effectively within range of the homes of Finns and Swedes