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Finland’s NATO bid a step closer

Finland is a step closer to joining NATO after becoming a signatory to the Western military alliance.

The New Daily · Mar 23, 2023

President seals Finland's NATO bid by signing required laws

The Finnish president has formally sealed the Nordic country’s historic bid to join NATO by signing into laws the required legal amendments needed for membership in the military alliance

The Independent UK · Mar 23, 2023

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Tribune News Service · Mar 22, 2023

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Sweden passes law on joining NATO even as entry is stalled

Sweden’s parliament passed legal amendments to allow the largest Nordic country join the NATO alliance as soon as possible, even after the timeline for its entry has been thrown in doubt.

Tribune News Service · Mar 22, 2023

Sweden passes NATO accession bill as it waits on ratification

Sweden's parliament on Wednesday formally approved a bill to allow the country to join NATO when its application has been ratified by all 30 members of the alliance, a process where it remains waiting on the final endorsements.

Reuters · Mar 22, 2023

Antonio Conte exit will not impact Tottenham deal to sign Dejan Kulusevski

Spurs have an option to buy the Sweden international for £29.2million this summer

Evening Standard · Mar 22, 2023

Swedish lawmakers vote to endorse country joining NATO

Swedish lawmakers have overwhelmingly voted in favor of the country joining NATO

The Independent UK · Mar 22, 2023

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Gwyneth Paltrow in court over skiing crash, Greta Thunberg gets OK to sue Sweden, and protests at Mark Latham speech — as it happened

The news Australia is searching for, and all the news that happened while you snoozed: This is The Loop, your quick catch-up for this morning's stories as they happened.

ABC News · Mar 21, 2023

Did Russian ties to Koran-burning outside Turkish embassy derail Sweden’s NATO bid?

The timing couldn’t have been worse. Turkey had already threatened to derail Sweden’s NATO aspirations when a far-right extremist set fire to a Koran outside the Turkish embassy in Stockholm. On Friday, Ankara issued its verdict on Sweden and Finland’s joint NATO bid: For now, Turkey would only start ratifying…

France 24 · Mar 21, 2023

Swedish court OKs activists to sue state over climate policy

A court in Sweden has allowed a group of environmental activists, including Greta Thunberg, to file a lawsuit against the Swedish state for what they say is insufficient action on the climate

The Independent UK · Mar 21, 2023

Tesla Opens Its First Remote Test Drive Hub In Europe

Tesla is expanding its virtual sales strategy with remote test drive locations in Europe, where it opened its first remote test drive hub in Sweden.

InsideEVs · Mar 21, 2023

Swedish investigator says S Korea key to her adoption probe

A legal expert investigating Sweden's international adoption practices says she’s trying to determine if Swedish authorities knew of falsified child origins as they approved the adoptions of thousands of South Korean children

The Independent UK · Mar 21, 2023

Finland named happiest country for a sixth year in a row in global rankings

Finland, Denmark, Iceland, Israel, Netherlands and Sweden were found to be among the happiest countries in the world in an in-depth study of people's mental outlooks across the world

Daily Mirror · Mar 20, 2023

I'm a bit scared: Why Mikael Lustig fears for the future of the Celtic v Rangers game

MIKAEL Lustig has warned that locking out away fans when Celtic play Rangers will damage the world-famous fixture - and appealed to the Parkhead…

The National (Scotland) · Mar 20, 2023

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The Independent UK · Mar 19, 2023

Niinistö: Sweden security OK if Finland joins NATO first

The Finnish president says he doesn’t think Sweden will end up in a vulnerable security situation although neighboring Finland is likely to join NATO first

The Guardian - UK · Mar 19, 2023

A trip to my mother’s native Sweden helped me recapture my childhood

It was a nostalgic journey to rediscover my family roots, but it was also great fun and reminded me how much I missed this beautiful land

Tribune News Service · Mar 18, 2023

Sweden to pursue NATO entry as Turkey decouples Nordic bids

STOCKHOLM — Sweden will continue efforts to persuade Turkey to lift its block on the entry of the largest Nordic country into defense alliance NATO after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan opened the door to Finland’s accession.

Evening Standard · Mar 18, 2023

Turkey drops opposition to Finland’s bid to join Nato

Both Finland and Sweden applied to join Nato in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, abandoning decades of nonalignment

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The Guardian - AU · Mar 18, 2023

Russia-Ukraine war live: Putin visits Crimea to mark anniversary of annexation – as it happened

Russia seized Crimea in 2014, eight years before launching its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. This blog is now closed

AAP · Mar 18, 2023

Roar star Gorry returns to Sweden in ALW blow

Brisbane have had a bad week, docked three points and losing star Matilda Katrina Gorry for the rest of the season ahead of their visit to Western Sydney.

The Guardian - AU · Mar 18, 2023

Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 388 of the invasion

Joe Biden says international criminal court’s arrest warrant for Vladimir Putin is justified, while Volodymyr Zelenskiy hails the ‘historic’ move

Reuters · Mar 17, 2023

NATO's Stoltenberg hails Turkish move on Finland membership, sees Sweden joining soon

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg on Friday hailed Turkey's decision to move ahead with ratifying Finland's bid for membership of the military alliance and said he was confident Sweden would join soon too.

ABC News · Mar 17, 2023

Russia, the US and a 'pro-Ukraine group' are all suspects in the Nord Stream sabotage. How do the theories stack up?

Several suspects have emerged since the Nord Stream gas pipelines were spectacularly sabotaged last year, including the Russians themselves, the US and a non-state "pro-Ukraine" group.

Reuters · Mar 17, 2023

Turkey's Erdogan endorses Finland's NATO bid, but Sweden must wait

President Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday Turkey's parliament will start ratifying Finland's accession to NATO, lifting the biggest remaining hurdle to enlarging the Western defence alliance as war rages in Ukraine, though he held off approving Sweden's bid.

Reuters · Mar 17, 2023

US urges Turkey to quickly ratify Sweden's NATO bid

The United States welcomed Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan's announcement on Friday that the country's parliament will begin ratifying Finland's NATO bid, and encouraged Turkey to quickly ratify Sweden's accession into the military alliance as well.

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