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Conservative ex-PM Alexander Stubb elected Finland president

Image source, PA-EFE/REX/ShutterstockImage caption, Alexander Stubb (centre) will officially assume office on 1 March Finland’s conservative former Prime Minister Alexander Stubb has won Sunday’s presidential election, final results show. He secured 51.6% of the vote, while his Green Party rival…

The Ukrainians ‘disappearing’ in Russia’s prisons

Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Mykyta disappeared after being detained by Russian soldiers, according to his family, who say he did nothing wrongBy Olga Prosvirova & Zhanna BezpyatchukBBC World Service Volodymyr Buzynov has been searching for his brother Mykyta for…

Will Russia soon control the Red Sea?

The Suez Canal. Between 12 and 15 percent of total world trade goes through this maritime shortcut bottleneck — making it a prime target (Photo: Wikimedia) When I left as an envoy from the European Parliament to Cairo in 2011,…