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Finland reforms gender recognition law and introduces self-ID for trans people

Law will remove requirement for trans people to obtain psychiatric diagnosis to acquire legal gender recognition

Evening Standard

Nordic PMs: Keep calm, we still plan to join NATO together

The prime ministers of Finland and Sweden have reaffirmed their intent to have the two countries join NATO at the same time

The Independent UK

Finland, Sweden committed to joint NATO accession, prime ministers say

Finland and Sweden remain committed to joining NATO at the same time despite Turkey's opposition to the Swedish candidacy, the two countries' prime ministers told a joint news conference in Stockholm on Thursday.

Reuters

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'Opposite worlds': The technique CEOs are using to avoid burnout and keep themselves productive

From circus school to listening to death metal, CEOs are turning to their 'opposite worlds' to escape the pressure of their day-to-day.

Fortune

Sweden to tighten terrorism law amid tensions with Turkey over NATO bid

Sweden said on Thursday it would tighten laws covering membership of terrorist organisations months after an agreement with Turkey on fighting terrorism aimed at overcoming its objections to Swedish NATO membership.

Reuters

Erdogan: Sweden can't join NATO if Quran-burning is allowed

Turkey's president has reaffirmed that Turkey won’t allow Sweden to join the NATO military alliance as long as it permits protests desecrating Islam’s holy book

The Independent UK

Erdogan says Turkey positive on Finland's NATO bid, not Sweden's

Turkey looks positively on Finland's application for NATO membership, but does not support Sweden's bid, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday.

Reuters

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Finland sticks with Sweden in Nato bid despite Turkish objections

‘Finnish and Swedish security go together’ says foreign minister

The Independent UK

Finland to stick with Sweden in NATO bid, hopes for green light by July

Finland is sticking to its plan to join NATO at the same time as Nordic neighbour Sweden, and hopes to do so no later than July, Finnish foreign minister Pekka Haavisto said on Monday.

Reuters

Turkey says it could evaluate Finland NATO bid separate from Sweden

Turkey could evaluate Finland's NATO bid independently from that of Sweden, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Monday, after protests including the burning of a Koran in Stockholm sparked outrage in Ankara.

Reuters

Erdogan Hints Might Approve Finland's NATO Bid

Türkiye's president has suggested his country might approve Finland's application for NATO membership before taking any action on Sweden's. Sweden and Finland applied jointly to become members of the military alliance, dropping their longstanding military nonalignment following Russia’s war on Ukraine. In a prerecorded video of an event released Sunday,…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Russia-Ukraine war live: Kremlin warns west that sending more weapons to Kyiv will lead to ‘significant escalation’ – as it happened

Kremlin spokesperson says supply of arms to Kyiv from west has led to Nato becoming more directly involved in the conflict

The Guardian - AU

Turkey may back Finland’s bid for NATO membership, reject Sweden

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that Turkey may ratify only Finland’s bid to join NATO, in a move that could delay Sweden from gaining membership.

Tribune News Service

Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 341 of the invasion

Russian shelling of Kherson kills three; Erdoğan signals Turkey may agree to Finland joining Nato without Sweden

The Guardian - AU

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The Independent UK

Erdogan might approve Finland's NATO bid, 'shock' Sweden

Turkey’s president has suggested his country might approve Finland’s application for NATO membership before taking any action on Sweden’s

Reuters

Turkey's Erdogan signals Finland's NATO bid may be considered over Sweden

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan signalled on Sunday that Ankara may agree to Finland joining NATO ahead of Sweden, amid growing tensions with Stockholm.

The Independent UK

Finnish, Swedish FMs: NATO membership process hasn't stopped

The foreign ministers of Sweden and Finland have reiterated in separate interviews published Saturday that the process for the two Nordic nations to join NATO is continuing

Reuters

Cash-strapped Finnish zoo may have to return giant pandas to China

A cash-strapped Finnish zoo said on Friday it was preparing to return two giant pandas on loan from China as it could no longer afford their upkeep.

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Al Jazeera

Finnish reporters found guilty of revealing classified intel

Press freedom groups, Finnish media warn ruling could have a chilling effect on reporting in the Nordic nation.

Reuters

Finnish journalists found guilty of revealing state secrets

A Finnish court on Friday said two journalists at Finland's largest daily Helsingin Sanomat were found guilty of revealing classified defence intelligence, in a rare criminal trial restricting press freedom in the Nordic country.

The Independent UK

Putin’s Ukraine invasion has pushed Sweden and Finland to join Nato – but Turkey is blocking it

The burning of a Quran at a weekend protest in Sweden has hardened Turkey’s resolve against an expansion of the defence alliance, writes Borzou Daragahi. It also offers President Erdogan a chance to look strong ahead of elections in May

The Independent UK

Turkey: Sweden complicit in hate crime, NATO talks pointless

Turkey’s foreign minister has accused Sweden of being complicit in a “hate and racist crime” for failing to prevent weekend protests in Stockholm by an anti-Islam and pro-Kurdish groups

Reuters

Analysis-Erdogan thrusts NATO expansion issue into Turkey's tense election campaign

Two provocative incidents in Stockholm this month have energised Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan ahead of tight elections and dimmed Sweden and Finland's hopes of joining NATO before the summer, diplomats, analysts and opposition politicians say.

Reuters

Turkey says it is "meaningless" to restore NATO dialogue with Sweden, Finland

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Thursday it was "meaningless" to hold a trilateral meeting with Sweden and Finland to discuss their NATO bids after protests this month in Stockholm.

Al Jazeera

Which countries are supplying tanks to Ukraine?

US, Germany, and UK have pledged to provide advanced battle tanks to Kyiv – a move Russia called ‘extremely dangerous’.

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