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Iran urges formation of fact-finding committee on Gaza massacre
Feb 28, 2024 07:20Iran's foreign minister took a swipe at the self-proclaimed advocates of human rights for obstructing the establishment of a fact-finding committee to investigate the heinous Israeli atrocities in Gaza and politicizing the issue of human rights.
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Russia closes Finnish consulate, expels diplomats in retaliatory move
Jul 07, 2023 06:41In diplomatic countermeasures, Russia has announced that it is shuttering Finland’s consulate in Saint Petersburg and expelling nine of its diplomats, declaring them persona non grata.
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Finland to expel nine Russian diplomats over 'intelligence activities’
Jun 07, 2023 10:40Finland says it will expel nine diplomats working at the Russian Embassy in Helsinki, accusing them of being engaged in intelligence activities, as relations between the two sides are at a deep low.
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Finland hosts ‘Arctic Challenge Exercise’ with NATO allies
May 30, 2023 07:27Finland has kicked off a military air exercise involving over a dozen NATO allies and a total of 150 aircraft, only weeks after it joined the US-led military alliance.
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After joining NATO, Finland plans to buy Israeli missile defense systems
Apr 08, 2023 07:08Finland has announced its plan to procure the joint US-Israeli-made David’s Sling long-range missile defense system, after joint the US-led military alliance NATO.
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Finland officially becomes member of US-led NATO as Russia vows countermeasures
Apr 04, 2023 17:28Finland has officially joined the US-led NATO despite repeated warnings from Russia, which vows countermeasures and plans to bolster its military capacity in its western and northwestern regions, near the border with the Nordic country if the alliance deploys any additional troops or equipment to its new member.
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Finland set to join NATO, doubling US-led alliance’s land border with Russia
Apr 04, 2023 14:30Finland is set to formally become a member of the NATO military alliance on Tuesday in a historic shift that will end the country's years of “military non-alignment" and double the US-led alliance's land border with Russia.
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Russia says to boost military in NW regions as Finland joins NATO
Apr 04, 2023 06:24Russia says it will expand its military capacity in its western and northwestern regions, near the border with Finland, as the Nordic country joins NATO.
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Turkish parliament clears last hurdle in Finland’s NATO membership
Mar 31, 2023 08:21Turkey’s Parliament on Thursday approved a bill that allows Finland to join the NATO military alliance, clearing the last major hurdle for Helsinki to join the US-led alliance as the year-long war in Ukraine rages on.
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Erdogan says Turkey may ratify Finland’s NATO membership bid
Mar 16, 2023 08:34Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says his country may soon approve Finland’s application to join the NATO military alliance, fulfilling its pledge to the Nordic country following months of negotiations.