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Finland to join Nato within days after Turkey approves membership bid

Turkey is the last of the 30 Nato countries to back Finland’s membership

Evening Standard

Russia's Isolation over Ukraine Grows with US Reporter Arrest, NATO Expansion

Russia has charged an American journalist with spying while Finland moved closer to becoming a NATO member, deepening tensions between Moscow and the West as the war in Ukraine reached its 400th day on Friday. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy spoke in his Thursday evening video address of the "tremendous path"…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Bucha must become 'symbol of justice', says Ukraine's Zelensky

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday called for Bucha to become a "symbol of justice" on the one-year anniversary of Russia's withdrawal from the town now synonymous with war crimes allegations. His visit to the martyred town came after Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said Russia could place intercontinental nuclear missiles…

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Russia-Ukraine war: Biden tells Russia to release WSJ reporter accused of espionage; China’s Xi urged to speak to Zelenskiy – as it happened

US administration furious after Evan Gershkovich taken into custody; Spanish PM calls on Xi Jinping to meet Ukraine president

The Guardian - AU

Russia arrests US reporter on spy charges, White House says allegations 'ridiculous'

(This March 30 story has been corrected to remove paragraph 10, which incorrectly referred to Daniil Berman as a lawyer representing Evan Gershkovich and gave his comments regarding court proceedings.)

Reuters

Türkiye's parliament ratifies Finland's bid to join NATO

Türkiye's parliament ratifies Finland's application to join NATO, lifting the last hurdle in the way of the Nordic country's long-delayed accession into the Western military alliance.

ABC News

Turkey's parliament ratifies Finland's application to join NATO

Turkey’s parliament on Thursday ratified Finland’s application to join NATO, lifting the last hurdle in the way of the Nordic country’s long-delayed accession into the Western military alliance.

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Finland clears last obstacle to NATO entry with Turkish nod

Turkey’s parliament voted to approve Finland’s membership in NATO, removing the final obstacle to the accession of Russia’s Nordic neighbor into the defense alliance as its 31st member.

Tribune News Service

Turkey's parliament ratifies Finland's membership in NATO

Turkey’s parliament has ratified Finland’s application to join NATO, lifting the last hurdle to the Nordic country’s long-delayed accession into the Western military alliance

The Independent UK

Turkey's parliament clears the way for Finland to join NATO

All 276 lawmakers present voted in favor of Finland's application. The action lifted the last hurdle in the way of the Nordic country's long-delayed accession into the Western military alliance.

WEKU

Turkey clears the way for Finland to join NATO

Finland's NATO membership, once official, will more than double the length of the alliance's borders with Russia.

Axios

Turkish parliament ratifies Finland's NATO accession as Sweden kept waiting

Turkey's parliament approved a bill on Thursday to allow Finland to join NATO, clearing the way for the country to become part of the Western defence alliance as war rages in Ukraine.

Reuters

Factbox-Steps in Finnish, Swedish path to NATO membership

Finland looks set to join NATO soon, with Turkey's parliament voting to ratify Helsinki's membership bid even as it keeps Sweden's application on hold.

Reuters

Finland says Russia spy operations weakened in Nordic nation

Finland's intelligence agency SUPO says Russia's spy operations in the Nordic nation have been substantially weakened over the past year

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The Independent UK

French foreign minister hopes Sweden, Finland join NATO soon

France’s top diplomat says that she hopes that the NATO applications of Sweden and Finland will be “ratified quickly."

Reuters

Finland's Marin in battle over state spending to stay in power

Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin, who in 2019 became the world's youngest premier at 34, is battling to stay in power in an election on Sunday as the country faces a recession and her challengers accuses her government of bloated public spending.

Reuters

Hungary says 'grievances' hold up ratification of Sweden's NATO accession

Hungary is holding up Sweden's admission to NATO because of grievances over criticism by Stockholm of Prime Minister Viktor Orban's policies, the Hungarian government spokesman said on Wednesday.

Reuters

Finland needs welfare cuts, opposition leader says ahead of election

Finland should cut spending on unemployment benefits and other welfare programmes to stop public debt from creeping up, opposition leader Petteri Orpo told Reuters ahead of a closely fought election at the weekend.

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Reuters

Lead of Finland's right-wing opposition narrows as parliament election looms

Finland is headed for a close-fought parliament election on April 2, with the three largest parties in a near dead heat, an opinion poll published by daily Helsingin Sanomat showed on Tuesday.

The Independent UK

Hungarian parliament approves Finland’s bid to join NATO

Hungary’s parliament has approved Finland’s bid to join NATO, ending months of delays and bringing the Nordic country one step closer to becoming a full member of the Western military alliance

Belfast Live

Belfast dad touched by Northern Ireland footballer's gesture to autistic son

Charlie Kerrigan (8) was one of the lucky mascots for Northern Ireland's game against Finland on Sunday night

The Independent UK

Finland's NATO membership: What's next?

Finland has moved one step closer to joining NATO after Hungary ratified the Nordic country’s bid on Monday

Tribune News Service

Hungary ratifies Finland’s NATO bid, leaving Sweden in the cold

Hungary voted to support Finland’s accession to NATO, ending months of foot-dragging by Prime Minister Viktor Orban and leaving the Nordic country one step away from joining the defense alliance.

The Independent UK

Zelensky visits troops in Zaporizhzhia as part of frontline tour – and discusses nuclear safety

Visits comes after announcement from Vladimir Putin Russia had reached deal to place tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus

Reuters

Hungary parliament backs Finland's NATO accession, Swedish bid pending

Hungary's parliament approved a bill on Monday to allow Finland to join NATO once its application has been ratified by all 30 members of the alliance, ending months of foot-dragging by the ruling Fidesz party on the matter.

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