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Video of Erdogan effigy heightens Turkey-Sweden tensions | Al Jazeera Newsfeed

A video showing an effigy of Turkey’s president being strung up outside Stockholm city hall has enraged its government – and caused further strain in Sweden’s bid to win Turkey’s approval to join NATO. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #News

Ethnic Serbs erect more roadblocks as tensions soar in Kosovo

Local ethnic Serbs have erected more roadblocks in northern Kosovo and defied demands to remove barriers put in place earlier, a day after Serbia put its troops near the border on a high level of combat readiness. The new barriers, formed with loaded trucks, were installed in the early hours of Tuesday in the town of Mitrovica. The town is divided between Kosovo Serbs and…

Serbia puts troops on high alert over rising tensions with Kosovo – BBC News

The Serbian army has said it’s at its “highest level of combat readiness” following weeks of escalating tension between Serbia and Kosovo. Belgrade has accused Kosovo of plotting “terrorism against Serbs” in areas where some 50,000 ethnic Serbs live. In return, Pristina says Belgrade is behind “paramilitary formations” that set up roadblocks in majority Serb areas of north Kosovo on 10 December. In 2008, Kosovo…

Bomb scare heightens tensions in Brazil ahead of new president’s inauguration

Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtube A suspicious backpack was found near the hotel in Brasilia where Brazil’s President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was staying on December 27, 2022, just days ahead of his inauguration. Local police later confirmed it only contained personal belongings. The bomb scare highlighted tensions amid protests by supporters of outgoing right-wing president Jair Bolsonaro. Related story:…

Taiwan extends mandatory military service as tensions with mainland China increase

Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtube Taiwan will extend compulsory military service from four months to one year starting in 2024, amid rising tensions between the self-ruled island and mainland China. Calling the move an “incredibly difficult decision”, Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen said on December 27, 2022, that the plan aims to meet military needs “under the rapidly changing situation”. Support us:…

NATO begins annual nuclear drills amid tensions with Russia over Ukraine war

Air forces from across NATO are taking part in the alliance’s annual nuclear exercise. The drills involve 14 countries and up to 60 aircraft. They will conduct training flights over Belgium, that is hosting the exercise, and over as well as the North Sea and the UK. Menawhile, Russia is holding its own annual nuclear drills, which usually take place in late October. The alliance…

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