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Turkey's Erdoğan Approves Finland's NATO Bid

Turkey's Erdoğan Approves Finland's NATO Bid

On Friday, Turkey's Pres. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan approved Finland's bid to join NATO — ending nearly a year of impasse after he threatened to veto both Finland and Sweden's application over concerns about their alleged ties to militant groups.

Turkey's Erdoğan Approves Finland's NATO Bid

Turkey's Erdoğan Approves Finland's NATO Bid

On Friday, Turkey's Pres. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan approved Finland's bid to join NATO — ending nearly a year of impasse after he threatened to veto both Finland and Sweden's application over concerns about their alleged ties to militant groups....

Finland Building Fence on Russian Border

Finland Building Fence on Russian Border

On Tuesday, Finland — worried about a surge in Russians fleeing the country — started construction of a 124-mile (200 km), 10-foot (3 m) tall barbed-wire fence along its land border with Russia, covering 'riskier areas' such as border crossings....

Two Russians Who Fled War Appeal For Asylum in South Korea.

Two Russians Who Fled War Appeal For Asylum in South Korea.

Two Russian men who have been living in the Incheon International Airport in Seoul, South Korea since October were on Tuesday granted the right to leave the terminal building and apply for refugee status by a South Korean court....

Former Wagner Commander Seeking Asylum Detained in Norway

Former Wagner Commander Seeking Asylum Detained in Norway

Andrei Medvedev, a former commander for Russian private military contractor Wagner Group who defected to Norway, was detained by Norwegian authorities on Sunday and taken to a detention center

Turkey's Erdoğan Threatens to Block Sweden's NATO Bid After Quran Burning

Turkey's Erdoğan Threatens to Block Sweden's NATO Bid After Quran Burning

Speaking in televised remarks after a cabinet meeting on Monday, Turkey's Pres

Erdoğan Hints Finland's NATO Bid May Be Accepted Without Sweden

Erdoğan Hints Finland's NATO Bid May Be Accepted Without Sweden

Turkish President Recep Erdoğan stated on Sunday that his government could accept Finland into NATO without ratifying Sweden, citing that Helsinki 'should not make the same mistake' Stockholm did.