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Finland's Parliament gives final approval for NATO bid

Finland’s Parliament has given final approval for the Nordic country’s historic bid to join NATO with lawmakers signing off on membership along with the required legislation

The Independent UK

Finland begins building fence on border with Russia as MPs vote to join NATO

Finland has begun construction of a 200-kilometre fence on its border with Russia to prevent Moscow using migrant flows for political purposes. This comes as Finnish MPs on Wednesday voted overwhelmingly in favour of joining NATO, ahead of ratifications from Hungary and Turkey.

Radio France Internationale

Just Fontaine, Who Scored 13 Goals at 1958 World Cup, Dies

Just Fontaine, the French football great who scored a record 13 goals at the 1958 World Cup, has died. He was 89. Fontaine's former club Reims announced his death on Wednesday. Fontaine took six games to achieve his feat at the 1958 World Cup in Sweden, when he was a…

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Just Fontaine: Record World Cup goalscorer dies aged 89

The France striker scored a record 13 goals in the 1958 World Cup in Sweden

The Independent UK

Anthony Elanga agreeing with Cristiano Ronaldo says a lot about his mentality

Cristiano Ronaldo was highly critical of young footballers at Manchester United but Anthony Elanga's reaction helped illustrate the Sweden international's attitude

Daily Mirror

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Pa. warrant reveals what police seized from Kohberger family home

Tribune News Service

Ukraine will join NATO, declares alliance chief in latest blow to Vladimir Putin

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg declared war-torn Ukraine will be admitted to the alliance in the long-term, as he began talks in Helsinki with Finnish leaders

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NATO chief: membership for Finland, Sweden 'top priority'

NATO's secretary-general says membership for Finland and Sweden is “a top priority” for the military alliance and is urging members Turkey and Hungary which haven’t yet ratified the Nordic countries' accession to do so urgently

The Independent UK

M-Sport still "has work to do" despite breakthrough WRC win

M-Sport boss Malcolm Wilson says his World Rally Championship team has 'a lot of things we need to improve' despite scoring a breakthrough win in Sweden.

Motorsport

France seeks 'pro-nuclear alliance' for EU energy talks

France is planning a meeting in Sweden on Tuesday with 12 other European Union countries, with the aim of building an alliance of states to advocate for nuclear power in EU energy policies.

Radio France Internationale

Is Stockholm Syndrome even real? The bizarre story behind a problematic diagnosis

Few realize that ‘Stockholm Syndrome’ is a term that was foisted on a woman by a male psychiatrist who had never met her after a Swedish bank heist worthy of a movie. Fifty years after the hostage situation that gave the syndrome its name, Sheila Flynn reports on how minds…

The Independent UK

Türkiye's NATO Talks with Sweden and Finland to Resume on March 9

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Monday that talks with Sweden and Finland regarding their NATO membership bids would resume on March 9, after being suspended in January in the wake of a Quran-burning protest in Stockholm. Türkiye had previously cancelled a trilateral mechanism with Sweden and Finland on…

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Turkey's NATO talks with Sweden and Finland to resume on March 9

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Monday talks with Sweden and Finland over their NATO membership bids would resume on March 9, although he said Sweden had still not fulfilled its obligations under a memorandum signed last year.

Reuters

Athletics-Sweden's Duplantis breaks own pole vault world record with 6.22m

Sweden's Armand Duplantis broke his own pole vault world record on Saturday, clearing 6.22 metres to add one centimetre to his previous mark at the World Athletics Indoor Tour Silver meeting in Clermont-Ferrand, France.

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Sweden bookies' favourite to win 2023 Eurovision Song Contest

Loreen, who previously won the Eurovision Song Contest in 2012 with her song Euphoria, looks to be the favourite

Reuters

Hungary signals fresh delay in Finland, Sweden NATO approval

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban's chief of staff signalled on Saturday a possible further delay in Budapest's ratification of Finland and Sweden joining NATO, saying a vote may take place only in the second half of March.

The Guardian - UK

How low will house prices go? Lessons from UK, US, Europe and elsewhere

How the property markets around the world are faring and what is behind the global slide

Reuters

Sweden to send up to 10 Leopard tanks to Ukraine

Sweden will donate up to 10 Leopard 2 tanks and HAWK anti-aircraft systems to Ukraine, the Nordic country's government said on Friday, in its latest tranche of military support to help Kyiv push back the Russian invasion.

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Everything you need to know about Swedish Eurovision 2023 favourite Loreen

Sweden have officially taken over Ukraine as favourites to win Eurovision 2023, but who is representing them?

Reuters

Hungary PM says more talks needed on Finland, Sweden NATO bids

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Friday that more parliamentary group talks were needed before lawmakers vote on the ratification of Finland and Sweden's NATO membership bids which they will begin debating on Wednesday.

Reuters

Stoltenberg sees progress in Sweden's NATO bid, talks to resume in March

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said on Thursday he saw progress in stalled talks with Turkey on Sweden's membership bid and aimed to have both Sweden and Finland join the alliance by the time of its July summit.

Reuters

Sweden open to sending Leopards to Ukraine, defence minister says - TT news agency

Sweden is open to sending some of its Leopard battle tanks to Ukraine as the Nordic country prepares to present another package of aid to help the country fight off the Russian invasion, its defence minister told local news agency TT.

Reuters

Swedish prime minister says NATO talks with Ankara will resume in mid-March -SVT

Sweden's prime minister said on Wednesday talks with Turkey regarding NATO membership will resume in mid-March after stalling in January in the wake of a Koran-burning protest.

Reuters

Hungary to debate Finland, Sweden NATO bid next Wednesday -agenda

Hungary's parliament will start debating the ratification of Finland and Sweden's NATO membership next Wednesday, the agenda of next week's parliamentary session showed this Wednesday.

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RGNT Motorcycles Aims To Break World Speed Records With Project Aurora

Sweden's RGNT Motorcycles has been hard at work on Project Aurora, a modified electric bike with which it hopes to set a new world record on ice February 2023.

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