Suicide bomber didn’t detonate

According to a report, Salah Abdeslam, a french citizen of Moroccon origin who grew up in Brussels is charged with being a member of a ten man group of suicide bombers, who in 2013 killed 131 people in the national stadium of France, at cafes and inside the music venue. Reportedly, he is the only survivor because he did not detonate his suicide vest.

According to the report, a lawyer for the defendant asked him why he didn’t blow himself up like the others. Reportedly, he said, ‘I used to go to cafe’s like that, fashionable, I put on a shirt and cologne, a person asks himself, can I go through with it or not?’. But people who didn’t kill, you can’t convict them like those at the head of islamic state.

Ukraine might not join nato

According to a report, the chancellor of Germany has promised to send an additional 300 soldiers to Lithuania, who will ask the u.s. to permanently station troops in the country to help boost security. Reportedly, since 2017 nato has deployed battle groups in Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia and Poland since in response to Russia annexing Crimea. According to the report, a total of 5,000 troops are already present in Lithuania, led by Germany, Canada, the uk and the u.s., also includes soldiers from Holland, Norway, Czechoslovakia and Belguim.

According to a report, Ukraine’s ambassador to the uk said the country could consider dropping its ambition to join nato to avoid war with Russia. Reportedly, the uk prime minister will hold talks with world leaders before a trip to europe this week.

Should Ukraine join nato?

According to a report, for decades during the cold war, Finland survived in the shadow of the Soviet union by handing the Kremlin outsized influence over its politics, and hewing to a delicate neutrality, a possible solution for Ukraine. But the model, possibly widespread may reduce the country to pawns in a game they have no control in.

Reportedly, the policy helped the nation avoid the fate of countries such as Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Georgia and more. According to a report, Finland are now a member of the eu but not of nato. Reportedly, nato is a delicate issue and one that Finnish politicians often refuse to talk about in order to keep their leverage between nato and Russia.

Should Ukraine join nato?

According to a report, Ukraine is under growing pressure after Russia and Belarus began major war games near its northern border. Reportedly, the drills are scheduled to run until February 20. According to the report, the Ukraine defence minister said the manouvers were part of a creeping occupancy of the Black sea.

Reportedly, the minister praised the way several of Ukraine’s allies have sharply increased weapons delivery to Kyiv during the current security crisis. According to the report, the Kremlin insists it is not planning a new attack on Ukraine but has threatened to take military technical steps unless the west addresses its security concerns, such as Ukraine joining nato.

According to a report, though nato say they monitor nuclear activity, for instance in Iran, there have been instances of the hijacking of oil tankers, preventing countries and companies purchasing their oil, pressure to provide uranium for nuclear electricity and the freezing of assets. All of which accentuate global inequality.

Reports of nato sanctioning poor countries, freezing billions of dollars worth of assets and prohibiting countries from

Germany, Russia and Ukraine

According to a report, president Frank-Walter Steinmeier was re-elected on Sunday for a five year term in a post that cuts across party lines. Reportedly, the chancellor is flying to Ukraine and Russia this week in an effort to reduce tensions.

According to the report, the German government have refused to supply lethal weapons to Ukraine. Reportedly, Germany’s reluctant position is partly rooted in its history during the 20th Century when the country’s militarization in Europe during two wars led many post war German leaders to view any military response as a last resort.

According to the report, the chancellor has not explicitly said what consequences or sanctions Russia would face if it invades Ukraine. Reportedly, the future of the Nord stream 2 pipeline that seeks to bring gas to Germany, bypassing Ukraine is at stake, and could cause supply problems to Germany. According to the report, the u.s. president threatened that the pipeline would be blocked in the case of an invasion.

New amendment to development regulations

According to a report, pubs will be exempt from planning permission to be converted into residential houses, once new regulations come in next week. But though, according to latest figures, 8,475 people were homeless in Ireland in September, the regulations are restricted to nine units and pubs that have been closed for atleast two years.

Plans for new maternity hospital to cost €800 billion

According to a report, a plan to move the national maternity hospital to the campus of St Vincent’s university hospital, Dublin has been controversial since its inception in 2013. Reportedly, the sisters of charity are due to transfer the ownership of lands at St Vincents to an independant entity. According to the report, the former National Maternity Hospital master has called on the government to compulsory purchase the site.

According to the report, the proposed health service executive license would include legal measures requiring it to provide all medical procedures required under Irish law. Reportedly, the government have been urged to make a decision soon.

War in Ukraine

According to a report, Germany and Lithuania have advised their citizens to leave Ukraine, though during a telephone call between the presidents of France and Russia, the two agreed to seek a diplomatic means to end the crisis. Reportedly, the two met in Moscow in a meeting that showed progress in attempts to lower the tension.

According to the report, the french president has said, ‘sincere dialogue is not compatible with military expansion on the Ukraine border’. Reportedly, the french and Russian presidents expressed a desire to continue the dialogue on ways to move forward and implement the Minsk agreements.

According to a report, the Minsk agreements sought to end the war in the Donbas region and reintegrate into Ukraine, but it remained unrecognised by the Donetsk people’s republic and the Luhansk people’s republic (the Donetsk and the Luhansk regions make up the Donblas area. Reportedly, the dpr and lpr received assistance from Russia.

According to a report, from April to July 2014 the Donetsk’s people’s republic controlled most of the Donetsk region of 26,517 square kilometres, it currently controls 7,853 square kilometres.

Reportedly, pro Russians declared the Donetsk people’s republic on April 7 2014. According to the report, on April 8 russians entered Crimea. According to the report, the dpr held a disputed referendum on separating from Ukraine, held in other Russian controlled areas. Reportedly, the referendum was disputed, leading to the Ukraine war.

Muslims in Israel

According to a report, wide spread riots in Jerusalem in May were thought to be in support of Samarians. Reportedly, two new studies warn of the radicalisation of Israeli muslims, though recent polls reveal seventy one percent of Israeli say they feel Israel is a good place to live, and sixty percent say they feel Israel to be home.

Reportedly, ninety- three percent of Muslims living in east Jerusalem say they are happy living under Isreali governance. According to the report, of the 120,000 muslims living in the Jerusalem municipality there is a steady upward trend for applications for Israeli citizenship, especially among young females.

News on Ukraine

According to a report, the uk and Norway have urged their citizens to leave Ukraine. Reportedly, their decision follows a statement by the u.s. security advisor that new forces are building up at the border, and a russian invasion could come within the week, though he admitted the u.s. do not have definitive information that the russian president has ordered an invasion.

According to the report, the uk foreign office advised against all travel to Ukraine, and to anyone choosing to remain in the country, be vigilante and ensure their travel documents are up to date.

Reportedly, the Norwegia ministry of foreign affairs advised against all travel within 250 km of the Ukraine border and not to travel to Belarus, except to Minsk.

According to the report, the european external affairs service said, we continue to assess the situation as it develops, in line with the duty of care we have to our staff and in close consultation with eu member nations. We are not evacuating. For the time being, the non essential staff were given the opportunity to telework from outside the country.