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OSCE caught in tug-of-war between Moscow and West
AFP, Published on 29/11/2023
» VIENNA - Ministers of the world's largest regional security body are to meet Thursday in Skopje as the 57-member organisation faces its most serious crisis since its creation as tensions from Russia's invasion of Ukraine remain heightened.
EU agrees 2-billion-euro ammunition plan for Ukraine
AFP, Published on 21/03/2023
» BRUSSELS - European Union ministers agreed Monday on a two-billion-euro plan to raid their own arsenals and jointly purchase desperately needed ammunition for Ukraine.
Finland still hopes to join NATO with Sweden
AFP, Published on 30/01/2023
» HELSINKI - Finland still hopes to join NATO together with Sweden, Finland's foreign minister said Monday after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's remarks that Ankara could accept Helsinki's bid without its Nordic neighbour.
Erdogan says Finland may join NATO without Sweden
AFP, Published on 30/01/2023
» ISTANBUL: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said for the first time Sunday that Ankara could accept Finland into NATO without its Nordic neighbour Sweden.
Finnish fur farm horror caught on video as industry fights ban
AFP, Published on 19/01/2023
» HELSINKI: Obese, infection-ridden foxes trapped in small cages; cubs feeding on their dead siblings: footage filmed by an animal rights group paints a shocking picture of fur farming in Finland.
NATO allies set to provide 'heavier weapons' to Ukraine
AFP, Published on 19/01/2023
» DAVOS (SWITZERLAND) - NATO countries are set to announce new "heavier weapons" for Ukraine, the alliance's chief said on Wednesday, as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called on his backers to speed up their decision-making.
EU partners press Germany over tanks for Ukraine
AFP, Published on 17/01/2023
» DAVOS, Switzerland: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, who named a new defence minister on Tuesday, faced increased pressure from several EU partners to authorise the export of Leopard tanks to Ukraine.
Russian tourists' luxury cars fill up Helsinki airport
AFP, Published on 23/08/2022
» HELSINKI: Porsches, Bentleys and other luxury cars with Russian licence plates are filling up the parking garage at Helsinki's airport as Finland becomes an important transit country for Russian tourists flying to Europe.
Fierce fighting in Ukraine's east but Eurovision win lifts spirits
AFP, Published on 15/05/2022
» KYIV: Ukraine's forces were fighting off a fierce Russian onslaught on the east of the country Sunday, after a Eurovision victory gave the country a much-needed boost of morale.
Finland in favour of joining Nato 'without delay'
AFP, Published on 12/05/2022
» HELSINKI: Finland's president and prime minister said on Thursday they were in favour of joining the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (Nato) and a formal decision would be taken this weekend, after Russia's war in Ukraine sparked a swift u-turn in opinion.