US says F-16 deal contingent on Turkey’s support for NATO Expansion
Issued on: 02/02/2023 – 23:46 The US Congress cannot support the $20 billion sale of F-16 fighter jets to Turkey until Ankara ratifies the NATO memberships...
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Turkey warns Finland, Sweden must ‘take steps’ before joining NATO
Issued on: 04/11/2022 – 21:38 Turkey will not formally approve Finland and Sweden’s membership of NATO until the two countries take the necessary “steps”, Turkish...
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Climate change puts a billion children at ‘extremely high risk’
Issued on: 19/10/2022 – 05:19 Some one billion children are at “extremely high risk” due to climate change harms, a rights group warned on Wednesday,...
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Finland, Sweden sign protocol to join NATO, still need ratification
Issued on: 05/07/2022 – 11:02 NATO’s 30 allies signed an accession protocol for Finland and Sweden on Tuesday to allow them to join the nuclear-armed...
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Turkey’s Erdogan sets conditions for Finland, Sweden’s NATO bids
Issued on: 22/05/2022 – 16:37 President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday said Turkey would not look “positively” on Sweden and Finland’s NATO bids unless its...
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Viral video falsely claims that Finland is sending tanks to Russian border
Issued on: 12/05/2022 – 18:17Modified: 13/05/2022 – 08:53 A viral video circulating on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube features footage that purportedly shows Finnish tanks headed for...
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No longer neutral? War in Ukraine tests Finland’s stance on Russia
Finland has traditionally walked a careful line of neutrality to avoid confrontation with its Russian neighbour. But the war in Ukraine is changing public attitudes,...
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European states take steps to counter Covid-19 surge as Omicron spreads
Issued on: 22/12/2021 – 05:31Modified: 22/12/2021 – 07:45 European countries are introducing measures to tackle a surge in Covid-19 cases as the Omicron variant moves towards becoming...