Finland’s parliament unanimously adopted a proposal to join the NATO military alliance on Tuesday, marking a historic policy shift in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. On Sunday, President Sauli Niinisto and the administration announced that Finland will seek for membership, but the decision was still subject to parliament’s approval.Continue Reading
As the crisis in Ukraine choked supplies of Russian gas to Europe and the number of people fleeing the nation reached six million, Finland took a step toward fast-track NATO membership on Thursday, prompting a sharp warning from the Kremlin. Finland’s politicians said that their country must apply to joinContinue Reading
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky slammed NATO on Friday for ruling out a no-fly zone over the nation, claiming the Western military alliance was aware that further Russian action was imminent. NATO had earlier Friday rejected Ukraine’s call for a no-fly zone to stop Russia’s bombardment, but Western allies have threatenedContinue Reading
BERLIN – Germany and its Western allies have decided to exclude Russia from the SWIFT global payment system, according to a German government spokeswoman. The move is part of a third round of sanctions aimed at deterring Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The sanctions, which include the United States, France, Canada,Continue Reading
BERLIN (AFP) – After discussions in Berlin on Thursday, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and European allies claimed that reviving the Iran nuclear agreement was still feasible, but that “time is running short.” Blinken told reporters that negotiators in Vienna seeking to resurrect the 2015 agreement with Tehran hadContinue Reading
MOSCOW, Russia (AP) — Russia increased the stakes in its conflict with the West over Ukraine on Thursday, with a top diplomat refusing to rule out a Russian military deployment to Cuba and Venezuela if tensions with the US escalate. Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov, who headed the Russian teamContinue Reading
BRUXELLES (AFP) – According to a coalition government agreement struck Thursday, Belgium will shut down all seven of its nuclear reactors by 2025 but will not exclude out new-generation nuclear technology. According to a government source, the all-night talks included an agreement on “investments of about 100 million euros ($Continue Reading
On Wednesday, Germany’s parliament will formally elect Olaf Scholz as the country’s next chancellor, ending Angela Merkel’s 16-year rule and ushering in a new political period led by the center-left. Scholz led his Social Democrats to victory in a historic election in September against Merkel’s conservative CDU-CSU party, as theContinue Reading
CALAIS, France (AFP) – On Sunday, France will host a conference of European ministers to explore measures to prevent migrants from crossing the Channel in dinghies, but Britain will be absent due to a disagreement last week. Ministers from France, Germany, the Netherlands, and Belgium will meet on Sunday afternoonContinue Reading
BOSNEK (AFP) – In Europe’s deadliest road catastrophe in the last decade, 46 people were killed, including a dozen youngsters, when their tourist bus caught fire on a Bulgarian highway early Tuesday. The reason has not been identified, but officials suspect the bus collided with the guardrails and caught fireContinue Reading
Designed using Magazine Lume. Powered by WordPress. © 2026
