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“Maybe sometime in the future” – Japan’s foreign minister talks about NATO in Asia | News in brief
Japan’s new prime minister, Shigeru Ishiba, proposed last month that Asian countries and the United States form a military alliance to stem China’s influence. Japan’s new foreign minister Takeshi Iwaya…
Vuhledar was captured by Russia after long battles – this is why the town is of great importance in the Ukrainian war | Foreign countries
Vuhledar’s location is strategically significant in terms of service connections. 13:18•Updated 13:22 Russia and Ukraine have both confirmed that Russia has taken control of the town of Vuhledar in the…
New Finnish peacekeepers arriving in Lebanon at the end of the year as planned, says the Finnish commander | Foreign countries
Finns participating in the UN’s Unifil peacekeeping operation in Lebanon have less patrolling outside the base, and some days there is no going out at all. Despite the escalation of…
Analysis: US options to prevent escalation running low | Foreign countries
The United States wants to react to Iran’s attack, but there are few options, writes ‘s US correspondent Iida Tikka. Iida TikkaYhdysvaltain correspondent WASHINGTON. The US is still trying to…
Here’s how experts assess Iran’s attacks on Israel – Timo R. Stewart: Iran took a big risk | Foreign countries
Hannu Juusola, professor of Middle Eastern studies at the University of Helsinki, considers the risk of escalation in the Middle East to be very high. Topias Peltonen, Petra Nykänen 1.10.…
Foreign Minister Maria Malmer Stenergard on Iran’s attack
The government condemns Iran’s robot attack on Israel.According to Foreign Minister Maria Malmer Stenergard, efforts are now required to prevent further escalation.– We have to get a truce, she says…
Shooting incident in Tel Aviv, six dead – police suspect a terrorist attack | Foreign countries
The police say they have eliminated two shooters. Meri Naski, Roni Kuronen, Anni Kavander 21:16•Updated 21:36 At least six people have been killed and nine injured in a suspected shooting…
Stubb and Erdoğan in Ankara, Stubb: Finland’s NATO process left no dents, Erdoğan denied the NATO delay | Foreign countries
The presidents’ discussions concerned, among other things, the war in Ukraine, the conflict in the Middle East, and the relations between Finland and Turkey and cooperation in NATO. 17:38•Updated 20:33…
Mark Rutte now leads NATO – watch the first briefing live at 12:30 | Foreign countries
Earlier today, Rutte accepted the task from Jens Stoltenberg. NATO’s new Secretary General Mark Rutte will hold its first press conference on Tuesday from 12:30 p.m. We follow the news…
This is how Finnish experts comment on Israel’s ground attack on Lebanon: “This is not what Israel claims” | Foreign countries
The Israeli Armed Forces says it has started a limited ground operation in Lebanon. Pyry Dementjeff, Rasmus Montonen The Israeli Armed Forces says it has started a limited ground operation…