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Finland and Sweden formally applied to join the NATO alliance on Wednesday in a dramatic move that marks one of the biggest strategic consequences of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The decision by the two Nordic countries, which were both neutral...

Russia has gained full control of Ukraine's Mariupol after the last Ukrainian soldiers were evacuated from the besieged Azovstal steel plant on Monday. Late on Monday, Ukraine’s deputy defense minister, Hanna Maliar, said that 53 heavily wounded soldiers were evacuated...

On Monday, Sweden confirmed it intends to apply for NATO membership, joining neighboring Finland in a dramatic decision that marks one of the biggest strategic consequences of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine to date. “There is a broad majority in Sweden’s...

Turkey would not positively welcome Finland and Sweden joining the NATO alliance, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Friday, describing the initiative as a mistake. "We do not have a positive opinion. Scandinavian countries are like a guest house for terrorist...

Finland's president and prime minister have called for the country to apply for NATO membership "without delay" in a joint statement on Thursday. Sauli Niinisto and Sanna Marin said they expected a decision in the next few days amid a...

Elon Musk, head of Tesla and SpaceX, was threatened by Dmitry Rogozin, head of Russia's space agency, over providing internet access to Ukraine by way of his Starlink satellites. The billionaire, famous for his active social media presence, posted Tweets...

The Russian ambassador to Poland was splattered by red paint thrown at him by protesters opposed to the war in Ukraine, preventing him from paying respects on Monday at a Warsaw cemetery to Red Army soldiers who died during...

Russia's President Vladimir Putin presided over a huge military parade in Moscow marking victory over the Nazis in World War Two as the war in Ukraine entered its 11th week. Putin defended the "special operation in Ukraine" and blamed the...

More than 60 people are now feared dead after a Russian bomb hit a school in eastern Ukraine on Saturday, the local governor says. Some 90 local residents had been sheltering in the school in the village of Bilohorivka near...

A giant superyacht linked to Vladimir Putin was seized by Italian authorities on Friday after they recommended it be impounded as part of sanctions against Russia. Authorities in Italy said the $700 million superyacht, called 'The Scheherazade,' which is more...