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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

U.S. Conservatives Set To Applaud Viktor Orbán's Paranoid Anti-Americanism

Kleptocratic Hungarian leader, under fire for "mixed race" speech, condemns America for weaponizing energy, antagonizing Russia, and incubating gender "lunacy."

Reason

With eye on Russia, U.S. Senate backs Finland and Sweden joining NATO

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 responds to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Reuters

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Ukraine starts pullout of peacekeepers from Kosovo - report

Ukraine will start the pullout of its peacekeepers from the NATO-led mission in Kosovo, the RBK-Ukraine news portal reported on Wednesday citing sources from Ukraine's military command.

Reuters

Ukraine war: Nato and the EU can turn Kosovo border crisis into an opportunity to put more pressure on Russia

An old dispute over a decision by the government of Kosovo in September 2021 to enforce the use of Kosovo-issued licence plates for Serbs in the northern municipalities – rather than allowing them to continue to use plates issued by the Serbian government in Belgrade – has flared up again…

The Conversation

Deadly missiles and fresh forces — worse is to come from Vladimir Putin

Across the fertile wheat lands of Ukraine, the combine harvesters are in a deadly race to gather the crop before it is burned by indiscriminate shelling and rocketing by marauding Russian artillery and air strikes. Miraculously a fair amount of golden grain is being harvested and stored – though yields…

Evening Standard

First Ukrainian grain shipment en route to Lebanon

A cargo ship carrying the first delivery of grain from Ukraine since the Kremlin's invasion is en route to its final destination in Tripoli, Lebanon, after a Russian and Ukrainian team on Wednesday completed an inspection of the vessel in Istanbul. Read about the day's events as they unfolded. All…

France 24

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Senate set to vote to ratify adding Sweden, Finland to NATO

The Senate is set to ratify NATO membership for Finland and Sweden with a show of U.S. support in response to Russia’s war with Ukraine

The Independent UK

U.S. Senate to vote Wednesday on Finland, Sweden NATO accession

The U.S. Senate will hold votes on Wednesday on approving Finland's and Sweden's accession into NATO, Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced on Tuesday.

Reuters

West could trigger nuclear war over Ukraine, Russia says at U.N.

The conflict in Ukraine does not warrant Russia's use of nuclear weapons, but Moscow could decide to use its nuclear arsenal in response to "direct aggression" by NATO countries over the invasion, Russia said on Tuesday at the United Nations.

Reuters

Italy's lower house backs NATO membership for Finland and Sweden

Italy's Chamber of Deputies approved a bill on Tuesday to ratify the accession of Finland and Sweden to NATO in a vote welcomed by Giorgia Meloni, whose far-right Brothers of Italy party is seen as the front runner in the coming election.

Reuters

Tory policy battle: What have Truss and Sunak pledged for the country?

Over the next few weeks it will be up to Conservative members to decide which of the two final candidates will take on the top job in No 10.

The Independent UK

Kosovo delays measure stirring tensions with minority Serbs

Kosovo’s authorities have postponed a decision to implement a law on vehicle license plates and identity documents after minority Serbs rioted by blocking roads, turning on air raid sirens and firing their guns into the air

The Independent UK

Truss vs Sunak: Where do the Tory leadership contenders stand on policy?

Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak are seeking to woo voters set to decide which of the two will take over from Boris Johnson as head of the Tory party.

The Independent UK

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NATO peacekeepers oversee removal of roadblocks in Kosovo

NATO-led peacekeepers backed by helicopters on Monday oversaw the removal of roadblocks protesters had set up in Kosovo, where political tensions have flared more than two decades since a NATO campaign of airstrikes drove out Serbian forces.

The Independent UK

Nato ‘prepared to intervene’ amid rising tensions between Serbia and Kosovo

Alliance says it will take ‘whatever measures are necessary’ to secure peace in region

Al Jazeera

Russia pummels Ukraine’s Mykolaiv, killing major grain exporter

Russian strikes hit southern Ukrainian port city, killing owner of one of country’s largest grain-producing companies.

Newsroom.co.nz

'Self-serving' powers must tackle nuclear threat

As concerns grow about a Russian nuclear attack, Kiwi minister is to tell conference the world must cut its arsenals and turn to disarmament.

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Making sense of the senseless: Ukrainian war-art exhibition arrives in Brussels

The Captured House, part of a Ukrainian diplomacy drive, tours works created since 24 February

Asharq Al-Awsat

Germany Angers Turkey by Rejecting its Operation in N. Syria

German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock on Friday urged Turkey to respect human rights during a testy visit at which she sparred openly with counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu. The former German Green party co-leader also rejected Turkey's territorial claims to Greek islands in the Aegean and urged Ankara not to stage a…

The Hindu

India silent on Ukraine blacklisting three nationals

Sources say addition of their names may be a mistake; Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s advisor justifies listing, threatens sanctions

The Independent UK

UK takes part in joint military exercises in Finland amid Russia threat

The MoD says the training is crucial to ensuring that Nato forces can work together effectively on operations

The Independent UK

Analysis: A world changed, maybe permanently, by Ukraine war

By ending 77 years of almost uninterrupted peace in Europe, war in Ukraine has joined the dawn of the nuclear age and manned spaceflight as a watershed in history

ABC News

UK defence chief confident Australia's multi-billion-dollar, British-designed warships are on track, despite 'teething problems'

In an exclusive ABC interview, the UK's Chief of Defence Staff talks about Australia's troubled frigate project, more visits from nuclear-powered submarines and why he thinks Russia's invasion of Ukraine has strengthened NATO.

The Conversation

China: how does the UK's power to push back against the rising superpower really compare to that of the EU?

The EU has been at the forefront of political efforts to work with and check the threats represented by China to the west since 1975. In 2019, the EU labelled China “a systemic rival” after efforts to negotiate a trade deal, the comprehensive agreement on investment, faltered.

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