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Soldiers evacuated from besieged Mariupol steelworks; Turkey could block NATO bids from Finland, Sweden
Turkey says it won’t approve Finland, Sweden NATO bids Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan holds a news conference during the NATO summit at the Alliance’s headquarters in Brussels, Belgium June 14, 2021. Yves Herman | Reuters Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has reiterated Ankara’s objections to Sweden and Finland joining NATO, saying Turkey will not approve […]
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McDonald’s says it will sell its Russia business after previously pausing operations due to Ukraine war
A view shows a McDonald’s restaurant in Saint Petersburg, Russia March 8, 2022. Anton Vaganov | Reuters McDonald’s said Monday that it would sell its business in Russia, a little more than two months after it paused operations in the country due to its invasion of Ukraine. “The humanitarian crisis caused by the war in […]
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Ukraine can win this war, NATO chief says; Finland and Sweden move to join military alliance rattling Moscow
Ukraine says it’s counterattacking in the east, pushing Russian forces back Ukrainian forces say they have pushed back the Russian military in the region around Kharkiv in northeastern Ukraine, and near the border with Russia. “The 227th Battalion of the 127th Brigade of the Territorial Defense Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine of Kharkiv […]
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Finland will apply to join NATO, president says, in a historic move for the neutral country
Finnish President Sauli Niinisto. Frank Augstein | Reuters Finland will apply for membership of NATO, the country’s president said Sunday, in a historic move for the Nordic country, which has had a decades-long policy of military neutrality. In a press conference, President Sauli Niinisto said membership of NATO will “maximize” Finland’s security after Russia’s unprecedented […]
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Russia has lost a third of its original ground force, UK says; NATO official confident on Finland, Sweden
NATO deputy secretary general ‘confident’ on consensus over Finland and Sweden NATO’s deputy secretary general said Sunday that if Finland and Sweden decide to apply to join the military alliance, “will be able to welcome them.” Speaking to reporters as he arrived at the informal meeting of foreign ministers in Berlin, Mircea Geoana said the […]
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Russia says it will act if NATO moves nuclear forces nearer its border; Ukraine makes territorial gains
Russian forces are withdrawing from Kharkiv, Ukraine says Civilians walk past an old checkpoint in Kharkiv, Ukraine, on May 12, 2022. Anadolu Agency | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images Russian forces are withdrawing from the northeastern city of Kharkiv, Ukraine said in an operational update Saturday. “Russian enemy did not conduct active hostilities in the […]
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Russia investing ‘significant effort’ in eastern offensive; Zelenskyy says Kremlin defeat is obvious. Follow our live updates
Russia investing ‘significant effort’ in bid to achieve eastern Ukraine breakthrough, UK says Ukrainian soldiers and their anti-aircraft missile system near Slovyansk, eastern Ukraine, on May 11, 2022. Yasuyoshi Chiba | AFP | Getty Images Russian forces are investing “significant effort” around the Ukrainian cities of Izium and Severodonetsk in an attempt to achieve a […]
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Finland’s leaders say country should apply for NATO membership ‘without delay’
A French soldier takes part in a major drill as part of NATO’s EFP (Enhance forward presence) operation at the Tapa Estonian army camp near Rakvere, on February 6, 2022. Alain Jocard | Afp | Getty Images Finland’s President Sauli Niinisto and Prime Minister Sanna Marin said Thursday that the country should apply to join […]
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Russia is the ‘most direct threat’ to world order, EU chief says; Finland’s leaders say NATO decision imminent
Finland’s leaders say the country should apply to join NATO ‘without delay’ Three NATO warships from the Standing Nato Mine Countermeasures Group 1 (SNMCMG1 group), EML Sakala from Estonia, Dutch HNLMS Schiedam and the flagship LVNS Virsaitis from Latvia, arrive to a harbour, to train with Finland’s coastal fleet, in the Finnish southwestern coastal city […]
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European markets close higher despite hot U.S. inflation data; Stoxx 600 up 1.6%
LONDON — European stocks closed higher Wednesday, with investors largely shrugging off hotter-than-expected inflation data out of the U.S. The pan-European Stoxx 600 provisionally closed up 1.6%, with autos jumping 3.6% to lead gains as all sectors traded in positive territory except health care, which fell 1.2%. The gains in Europe come after some choppy […]
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