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UN raps Finland for violating rights of children abandoned in Syria camps
Oct 13, 2022 02:55A United Nations rights watchdog has rebuked Finland for violating the rights of Finnish children who were abandoned in Syrian prison camps.
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Macron signs NATO membership protocols for Finland, Sweden
Aug 14, 2022 04:01French President Emmanuel Macron has signed the ratification protocols for the accession of Sweden and Finland to NATO.
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Biden signs ratification documents approving Finland and Sweden's NATO membership
Aug 10, 2022 02:32US President Joe Biden has signed documents backing the membership of Sweden and Finland in the NATO military alliance.
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French parliament backs accession of Sweden, Finland to NATO
Aug 03, 2022 07:16The French parliament has voted to ratify the accession of Sweden and Finland to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), following the two Nordic countries' bid to join the Western military alliance amid the ongoing conflict in Ukraine.
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NATO formally invites Finland, Sweden to join bloc, Russia calls it 'destabilizing factor'
Jun 29, 2022 11:26NATO on Wednesday formally invited Sweden and Finland to join the US-led military alliance, in a historic expansion of the 30-member bloc, triggering strong reaction from Russia that called it “a purely destabilizing factor.”
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US Senate panel approves Finland, Sweden’s bid to join NATO
Jun 10, 2022 03:41The US Senate Foreign Relations Committee has approved a bill calling on the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) to quickly admit Finland and Sweden, in a move designed to further increase tensions with Russia.
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NATO says doesn't guarantee non-deployment of nuclear weapons in Finland, Sweden
Jun 08, 2022 04:03The US-led NATO alliance says it does not guarantee Russia that it will not deploy nuclear weapons on the territories of its two prospective new members, Finland and Sweden.
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Turkey: Finland, Sweden must amend laws if needed to meet NATO demands
May 31, 2022 12:24The Turkish foreign minister says Finland and Sweden must amend their laws if needed to meet Turkey's demands and win Ankara's backing for their NATO membership bid, doubling down on a threat to veto the expansion of the US-led military alliance so long as the two Nordic states failed to stop supporting terrorist groups.
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Amirabdollahian raps US’ inaction on JCPOA
May 30, 2022 05:20Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian denounced the US for inaction in the talks on reviving the 2015 nuclear deal and lifting the sanctions on Tehran, reiterating the Islamic Republic’s resolve to strike a robust agreement.
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Erdogan says Turkey will not allow ‘terrorism-supporting’ states join NATO
May 30, 2022 02:03Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says he will not allow “terrorism-supporting” countries enter NATO, days after Sweden and Finland submitted official bids to join the US-led military alliance.