Pakistani cricketers made their country and the Zalmi family proud by clinching the European Cricket Series title with Alby Zalmi — an abroad Pakistani faction — as per a statement issued by the Peshawar Zalmi media department on Monday. According to a media release, Alby Zalmi defeated Bo Trika Club in the final in Stockholm, … Read more
Erdogan claims he won’t let terrorism supporting countries into NATO Turkey’s leader has told columnists he actually expects to obstruct Finland and Sweden’s increase to NATO. Recep Tayyip Erdogan said gatherings this week with Finnish and Swedish appointments had not been “at the normal level,” taking note if there had been no means taken to … Read more
Mevlut Cavusoglu, Turkish Foreign Minister, stated that Turkey wants Sweden and Finland to take tangible actions and cease “supporting terrorist organisations” in exchange for Ankara’s lifting of objections to the two nations’ NATO membership. “Both countries need to take concrete steps. Our expectation is not something impossible. They have to stop supporting terrorism if they … Read more
Finnish Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto expressed confidence that “sooner or later, Finland and Sweden will be members of NATO,” and that talks with the Turkish government will continue despite Ankara’s threats to prevent the two countries from joining the defensive alliance. In an interview with CNN in Washington, DC on Friday, Haavisto said he expected … Read more
Romania and Poland hope Sweden and Finland will be able to join NATO despite Turkey’s reluctance, the country’s foreign ministers said Friday during a visit to Ankara. Stockholm and Helsinki submitted their bids to join NATO last week, reversing decades of military non-alignment, after political and public support for membership soared following Russia’s invasion of … Read more
Turkey on Wednesday, said the NATO accession process for Sweden and Finland would not move forward unless they addressed Ankara’s security concerns, In talks with delegations from both Nordic countries “We conveyed our message in very clear terms that the process will not move forward unless Turkey’s security concerns are addressed through concrete steps and … Read more
Retired Catholic Cardinal Joseph Zen, who is ninety years old, celebrated a crowded mass devoted to Chinese churches, just hours after appearing in a Hong Kong court on charges related to the city’s pro-democracy riots. Zen, one of Asia’s highest-ranking Catholic clerics, was one of five prominent democracy campaigners imprisoned earlier this month under the … Read more
Finland and Sweden will send teams to Ankara on Wednesday to try to overcome Turkey resistance to their NATO membership bids, according to Pekka Haavisto, Finland’s foreign minister. “We are sending our delegations to visit Ankara, actually both Sweden and Finland. This will happen tomorrow, so the dialogue is continuing,” during a panel discussion at … Read more
NATO secretary to address Turkey’s issues with Finland and Sweden joining Last week, Finland and Sweden presented their bid to enlist in the Nato military partnership – a move incited by Russia’s intrusion of Ukraine. In any case, it’s something Turkey goes against, with its chief Recep Tayyip Erdogan saying the two Nordic countries shouldn’t … Read more
Swiss health officials on Saturday reported the country’s first case of monkeypox in a resident of the canton of Berne who was exposed while abroad. According to Berne’s health authority, the patient was treated as a walk-in case and is now being isolated at home. Everyone who had contact with him had been informed, according … Read more
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday that Turkey would not look “positively” on Sweden and Finland’s NATO bids unless its terror-related concerns were addressed, Despite widespread support from other allies, including the United States, Turkey has long accused Nordic countries, particularly Sweden, of harbouring outlawed Kurdish militants as well as supporters of Fethullah … Read more
President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday that Sweden could not expect Turkey to accept its NATO request unless “terrorists” return and that Swedish and Finnish officials should not visit Turkey to persuade it to support their NATO ambitions. Earlier this month, Finland and Sweden formally requested to join NATO, pushed on by Russia’s invasion of … Read more
US claims Finland and Sweden are expected to join NATO in few months The US minister to NATO has said Sweden and Finland could “probably” join NATO in the “following two or three months”. Addressing this evening, Julianne Smith said the guard union had invited the uses of Sweden and Finland and accepted the nations … Read more
German Chancellor believes Sweden and Finland will quickly join NATO German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has said he is “certain” that Sweden and Finland will join NATO. Talking at a news meeting with Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte, Mr Scholz said that Germany invited the Nordic nations’ NATO offers and communicated certainty that they would be … Read more
Finland aims to prevent overreactions by being flexible regarding joint exercises with NATO following its official application to join the alliance, as well as bringing in any new military equipment on its soil, according to Finnish President Sauli Niinisto. Finland and Russia share a 1,300-kilometer (810-mile) border and a tense history. Russia invaded neighbouring Ukraine … Read more
Turkey has expressed strong opposition to Finland and Sweden joining NATO, but many believe the matter can be resolved through compromises and pressure on Ankara. Helsinki and Stockholm on Wednesday submitted a joint application to join the alliance. New members must be approved by all 30 NATO states. Turkey, which joined NATO in 1952, can … Read more
Sweden and Finland have formally applied to join the Nato military alliance, confirming a major redrawing of Europe’s security landscape caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. At the headquarters of the US-led defence alliance in Brussels, Nato Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg welcomed the Nordic neighbours’ membership applications, each in a white folder imprinted with their … Read more
BRUSSELS: After Russia’s invasion of Ukraine upended decades of military non-alignment, Finland and Sweden submitted their applications to join the US-led alliance NATO on Wednesday. “The applications you have made today are an historic step. Allies will now consider the next steps on your path to NATO, ” NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg remarked after … Read more
Germany will ramp up its military collaboration with Sweden and Finland as the two countries seek NATO membership in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Tuesday. “We will intensify our military cooperation, especially in the Baltic Sea region and through joint exercises,” Scholz said amid concern for the two candidates’ … Read more
Finland’s lawmakers overwhelmingly approved joining NATO as a deterrence to Russian aggression on Tuesday, opening the way for a combined application with Sweden to be presented in the coming days. After a long debate that lasted over a day and a half, 188 of Finland’s 200 lawmakers voted in favour of NATO membership, reversing the … Read more
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan reiterated Turkey’s opposition to Finland and Sweden joining NATO, accusing them of failing to take a firm stance against terrorism. “We will not say ‘yes’ to those (countries) who apply sanctions to Turkey to join the security organization NATO,” Erdogan said. Since 2019, Sweden has suspended all arms sales to Turkey … Read more
As Ukraine braces for a new assault by Moscow’s soldiers in its eastern Donbas area, Russia warned Finland and Sweden that joining NATO would be a “grave mistake.” The two Nordic countries are poised to jettison decades of military non-alignment due to fears of aggression from Russia, with which Finland shares a 1,300-kilometre (800-mile) border. … Read more
Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson said on Monday that Sweden should join NATO together with Finland to “ensure the safety of Swedish people.” Andersson said the current circumstances “requires” Sweden to join the military alliance during a joint press conference with Swedish opposition leader Ulf Kristersson in Stockholm on Monday. According to her, the Swedish … Read more
Finland’s and Sweden’s lawmakers debated their NATO bids on Monday, as the two neighbors prepare to submit applications this week as a deterrence to Russian aggression. Finland officially announced its intention to join NATO on Sunday as Sweden’s ruling party said it backed membership, paving the way for a joint application. The move is a … Read more
Turkey makes demands from Finland and Sweden after they announce joining NATO NATO and the United States say they are sure Turkey won’t obstruct the enrollment of Finland and Sweden in the Western military partnership, regardless of Ankara communicating reservations. Turkey spread out requests on Sunday uninvolved of a gathering of NATO unfamiliar priests in … Read more
“Today, the Swedish Social Democratic Party took a historic decision to say yes to applying for membership in the NATO defense alliance,” Swedish Foreign Affairs Minister Ann Linde said. “The Russian invasion of Ukraine has deteriorated Sweden’s and Europe’s security situation.” “The party board has decided at its meeting on May 15, 2022, that the … Read more
After decades of avoiding military alliances, Finland officially announced on Sunday that it would apply for NATO membership, with neighbouring Sweden expected to follow suit soon. The two Nordic countries have expressed a desire to act in unison and submit their applications jointly, as a deterrent to Russian aggression. – Historic U-turns – For decades, … Read more
Sweden’s decision to join NATO will bring an end to the country’s 200-year military isolation. Finland announced its NATO application today. It found that 76 percent of the population supports the country’s participation in polls conducted by Finnish broadcaster Yle. However, joining the alliance is a less popular position in Sweden. According to recent polls, … Read more
