The Latest Breaking News from Finland

M-Sport boss calls for reduction in WRC pre-event testing

M-Sport team principal Richard Millener has called for a reduction in pre-event test days allotted to World Rally Championship teams to lower budgets and help attract more marques.

Autosport · Aug 4, 2022

First Thing: China begins Taiwan military drills after Pelosi visit

Taiwan says it is ‘preparing for war without seeking war’. Plus, US Senate votes for Finland and Sweden’s Nato entry

The Guardian - UK · Aug 4, 2022

Hyundai set to wait for major WRC car update

Hyundai Motorsport has revealed that any major update to resolve fundamental issues with its i20 N won’t be online until October at the earliest, although the team has brought minor upgrades to Rally Finland.

Motorsport · Aug 4, 2022

Ukraine under pressure in east as NATO chief says Russia must not win

Ukraine said on Thursday it had been forced to cede some territory in the east of the country in the face of a Russian offensive, and the head of the NATO military alliance said Moscow must not be allowed to win the war.

Reuters · Aug 4, 2022

Russia-Ukraine war: what we know on day 162 of the invasion

UN to conduct fact-finding mission into deaths of Ukrainian PoWs; US Senate ratifies Sweden and Finland’s accession to Nato

The Guardian - AU · Aug 4, 2022

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Man accused of killing 7 people at July Fourth parade in Illinois pleads not guilty

Tribune News Service · Aug 4, 2022

Biden: Senate vote on Finland and Sweden shows U.S. commitment to NATO

U.S. Senate approval of Finland and Sweden's accession to NATO, the most significant expansion of the 30-member alliance since the 1990s amid the war in Ukraine, shows U.S. commitment to the alliance, President Joe Biden said on Wednesday.

Reuters · Aug 3, 2022

US Senate votes 95-1 to allow Finland and Sweden to join Nato

Finland and Sweden will be the 31st and 32nd members of Nato

The Independent UK · Aug 3, 2022

Senate votes to ratify NATO membership for Finland and Sweden

The countries remained neutral until Russia invaded Ukraine.

Axios · Aug 3, 2022

Two-thirds majority of U.S. Senate backs Finland and Sweden's joining NATO

More than two-thirds of the U.S. Senate approved on Wednesday Finland and Sweden's accession to NATO, the most significant expansion of the 30-member alliance since the 1990s as it faces the fallout from Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Reuters · Aug 3, 2022