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20.05 / 14:39

NATO Military expansion Russia to build '12 new military bases in the west' in response to NATO expansion

Russia will establish 12 new military bases in the west of the country in response to Sweden and Finland applying for NATO membership.

19.05 / 09:55

NATO Stabbing Champions League penalty Rangers 2022 Europa League final: Eintracht Frankfurt beats Glasgow Rangers in penalty shootout

Eintracht Frankfurt beat Rangers in the 2022 Europa League final on Wednesday, ending its 42-year wait for a European trophy.

19.05 / 09:09

Climate change Football NATO Stabbing Updates Ukraine war live updates: Ukrainian resistance in Russian-occupied Melitopol

The Ukraine War has now entered its 84th day. Thousands of NATO soldiers have amassed on Europe's borders with Russia, as the conflict inside the country rages on.

19.05 / 08:33

NATO Stabbing Champions League penalty Rangers 2022 Europa League final: Frankfurt beats Rangers in penalty shootout

Eintracht Frankfurt beat Rangers in the 2022 Europa League final on Wednesday, ending its 42-year wait for a European trophy.

18.05 / 21:31

European Union NATO Five things to know about the EU's big plan to become independent from Russian fossil fuels

The European Union is facing a once-in-a-lifetime dilemma: how to cut its heavy and costly dependency on Russian energy while keeping the lights on for citizens and businesses across the continent.

18.05 / 13:11

Activism NATO penalty Belarus president changes death penalty law to target opposition

Belarus has introduced the death penalty for planning an attack or "attempting an act of terrorism", according to a decree issued Wednesday — charges that target many opposition activists, including its exiled leader.

18.05 / 12:29

European Union NATO Tytti Tuppurainen tells Euronews why Finland wants to join the NATO military alliance

"If we were attacked militarily, we do not want to be alone."

18.05 / 08:01

business NATO Live: First war crimes trial since Moscow's invasion of Ukraine set to begin in Kyiv

The first war crimes trial since Moscow's invasion of Ukraine, against a Russian soldier accused of killing an unarmed civilian, is set to get underway in Kyiv later today. The trial could be the first of many.

17.05 / 21:19

LGBT NATO Why does Turkey want to block Finland and Sweden from NATO?

The Turkish government's assertion that they have issues agreeing to let Finland and Sweden join NATO has raised eyebrows in Helsinki and Stockholm in a week where the Nordic nations are submitting historic letters requesting NATO membership.

17.05 / 07:55

European Union NATO Live: More than 260 fighters, including badly wounded, evacuated from Mariupol steelworks

After months of fighting, many of the last defenders of the steelworks in Mariupol were evacuated overnight, with the Ukrainian government saying they had fulfilled their mission. Hundreds were evacuated to Russian-held territory, including wounded, though some remain behind.

16.05 / 23:55

European Union NATO Grenoble allows women to wear burkinis in public pools despite political opposition

The French city of Grenoble has formally allowed Muslim women to wear burkinis, or swimming costumes covering the whole body, in public pools.

16.05 / 20:47

Netflix Eurovision Song Contest NATO Bitcoin Elisabeth Borne appointed as new French Prime Minister

Centrist politician Elisabeth Borne was appointed France’s new prime minister on Monday to become the second woman to hold the post in the country.

16.05 / 16:37

Ethereum Eurovision Song Contest NATO Bitcoin Sweden joins Finland in announcing it wants to become a member of NATO

Sweden has announced it wants to become a member of NATO.

16.05 / 11:39

Netflix Eurovision Song Contest NATO Swiss Swiss voters have their say on Netflix, Frontex and organ donations

More than two-thirds of Swiss voters have backed an increase in funding for the European border agency Frontex in a referendum.

16.05 / 11:05

NATO Returns Northern Ireland: Boris Johnson battles on two fronts as Brexit protocol returns to haunt him

Boris Johnson heads to Northern Ireland on Monday to try to break political deadlock in the UK territory which also threatens to bring to a head differences with the EU over post-Brexit trading arrangements.

16.05 / 08:21

NATO Live: The battle for eastern Ukraine continues as Sweden, Finland move a step closer to joining NATO

Attention turned elsewhere this weekend as Ukraine won the Eurovision Song Contest and both Sweden and Finland moved a step closer to joining NATO.

15.05 / 12:09

Death NATO Military NATO warms to membership applications of 'closest partners' Finland and Sweden

NATO members' foreign ministers meet on Sunday in Berlin to discuss providing further support to Ukraine and moves by Finland, Sweden and others to join the western alliance in the face of threats from Russia.

14.05 / 17:09

Eurovision Song Contest NATO Finland will join NATO to 'strengthen its security', President Niinistö tells Putin

Finland's President Sauli Niinistö has formally notified Vladimir Putin of the country's application to join NATO, in a phone call on Saturday.

13.05 / 15:31

NATO Threat Sweden joining NATO would 'deter the threat of military conflict in northern Europe', says report

Sweden joining NATO would deter the threat of military conflict in northern Europe, a new report has concluded.

12.05 / 17:51

Art NATO What are the next steps if Sweden and Finland ask to join NATO?

Finland and Sweden could soon ask to join NATO after Russia's invasion of Ukraine sparked a surge of support for joining the security alliance.

12.05 / 11:13

NATO Ukraine to hold first war crimes trial over Russia's invasion

Ukraine’s top prosecutor has disclosed plans for the first war crimes trial of a captured Russian soldier, as fighting raged in the east and south and the Kremlin left open the possibility of annexing a corner of the country it seized early in the invasion.

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