NATO Launches Arctic Exercise, Pledges to Protect Finland NATO countries have launched military maneuvers in the Arctic this week, vowing to defend Finland, which is hosting the joint exercises for the first time since joining the Western military organization in April. Finland
Zelenskyy Travels to Poland Amid Farmers' Dispute on Ukrainian Grain Ukrainian Pres. Volodymyr Zelenskyy traveled to Poland on Wednesday amid a dispute among local farmers who say the lifting of tariffs on Ukrainian grain has flooded the local market, driving down the prices of Polish equivalents. Neighboring Poland has typically been one of Ukraine's staunchest b... Ukraine
Finland Formally Joins NATO Finland formally joined NATO Tuesday as its flag was hoisted alongside those of the alliance's 30 other members, with the country's accession ending seven decades of military non-alignment as its neighbor Russia remains in conflict with Ukraine. World
Finnish PM Concedes Defeat, Right-Wing Party Wins Vote Finland's left-wing Prime Minister Sanna Marin conceded defeat in the nation's parliamentary election on Sunday as the opposition right-wing National Coalition Party (NCP) claimed victory in a tightly fought contest. World
Finland Formally Joins NATO Finland formally joined NATO Tuesday as its flag was hoisted alongside those of the alliance's 30 other members, with the country's accession ending seven decades of military non-alignment as its neighbor Russia remains in conflict with Ukraine.... Finland
Finnish PM Concedes Defeat, Right-Wing Party Wins Vote Finland's left-wing Prime Minister Sanna Marin conceded defeat in the nation's parliamentary election on Sunday as the opposition right-wing National Coalition Party (NCP) claimed victory in a tightly fought contest.... Finland
Turkish Parliament Ratifies Finland’s NATO Membership On Thursday, Turkey's parliament approved a bill that would allow Finland to join NATO, clearing the way for the Nordic country to become part of the Western military alliance as the war in Ukraine grinds on.... Finland
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. Military
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
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.... Politics
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.... Metaculus
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 Politics
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 Politics
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. World
Finnish PM Sanna Marin's Drug Test Returns Negative Result On Mon., results from a drug test — taken by Finnish PM Sanna Marin the previous Fri. — returned a negative result. She was under pressure to take the test after a video of a party she attended emerged on social media that apparently included someone referencing illicit substances. World
Finnish PM Faces Backlash Over Partying Video Finland's PM Sanna Marin has sparked controversy after a video was leaked of her partying with well-known Finnish personalities, including MPs, artists, and media anchors, in what appears to be a private home. World