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Finland: General election expected to end in close finish as Prime Minister Sanna Marin fights for second term

Ms Marin’s Social Democrats are fighting to secure a second term in power

Evening Standard

‘They deserve better’: Bear Grylls backs our campaign to stop Afghan war pilot from being deported to Rwanda

‘It’s easy to lose sight of the fact that so many people don’t have the luxury of avoiding a catastrophe,’ says TV adventurer

The Independent UK

Finns vote in tight election; young leader seeks reelection

Polling stations have opened in Finland for a general election that is expected to produce a close finish between three parties

The Independent UK

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Finnish PM faces battle to hang on to power as general election goes to wire

National Coalition party has slight lead over Sanna Marin’s Social Democrats with 40% of votes counted

The Guardian - UK

Montenegrins choose new president amid political turmoil

Montenegrins are casting ballots in a runoff presidential election that is a battle between a long-serving pro-Western incumbent and a newcomer promising changes in the small NATO member state in Europe locked in political turmoil

The Independent UK

Finland election: tight race has Marin’s SDP polling behind far right

Long coalition talks may follow Sunday, with conservative NCP not ruling out deal with populist Finns

The Guardian - UK

Finland, having cleared last NATO hurdle, heads to elections

Is Sanna Marin still popular and do most Finns support NATO? Here are five key things to know.

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Türkiye Becomes Last NATO Nation to Ratify Finland Membership

Türkiye on Thursday became the final NATO nation to ratify Finland's membership of the US-led defense alliance in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Lawmakers unanimously backed the Nordic country's accession two weeks after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan publicly blessed the bid. NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg welcomed the ratification,…

Asharq Al-Awsat

OPINION - Donald Trump is indicted – but Europe can’t relax

Europeans, like much of the world, cannot vote in American elections. We watch, nervously from afar, wondering what the autoworkers of Michigan and croupiers in Nevada will decide – or at least the 50-55 per cent who turn out.

Evening Standard

Russia 'has no right' to tell Finland what to do: Europe Minister Tytti Tuppurainen

Talking Europe interviews Tytti Tuppurainen, Finland's minister for European affairs, following the Hungarian parliament's ratification of Helsinki's application to join NATO. Finland and Sweden both applied nearly a year ago, in what was seen as a huge shift in European security. But obstacles have slowed down the two countries' progress…

France 24

Vladimir Putin puppet warns of looming World War 3 claiming West is planning to invade

Alexander Lukashenko claimed, without providing any evidence, that the West is planning to invade Belarus to "destroy it" and that "a third world war with nuclear fires looms on the horizon"

Daily Mirror

Why is Sweden left behind in the Nordic NATO bid?

Turkey becomes the final member to ratify Finland’s application to join the bloc as Sweden’s path remains unclear.

Al Jazeera

Finland's young leader is popular but faces tough reelection

A parliamentary election in Finland on Sunday is shaping up as an extremely close race between three parties as Prime Minister Sanna Marin’s Social Democrats fight to secure a second term running the government

The Independent UK

‘Indefensible disgrace’: Former head of Nato backs our campaign to stop Afghan war hero’s deportation to Rwanda

Exclusive: Ex-foreign secretary Sir Malcolm Rifkind also expresses deep concerns

The Independent UK

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Reuters

Ex-Kosovo guerrilla chief, president Thaci faces war crimes trial on Monday

(Adds Human Rights Watch comment, paragraph 16)

The Independent UK

Finland to join Nato as hold-out Turkey approves membership bid

Helsinki entering the alliance will provide a major presence on Russia’s borders and more tools to defend Baltic states formerly under the Kremlin’s dominion

The Independent UK

Finland's NATO membership: What's next?

Finland has received the green light to join NATO after Turkey ratified the Nordic country’s membership

Evening Standard

Finland to join Nato within days after Turkey approves membership bid

Turkey is the last of the 30 Nato countries to back Finland’s membership

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Asharq Al-Awsat

Russia's Isolation over Ukraine Grows with US Reporter Arrest, NATO Expansion

Russia has charged an American journalist with spying while Finland moved closer to becoming a NATO member, deepening tensions between Moscow and the West as the war in Ukraine reached its 400th day on Friday. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy spoke in his Thursday evening video address of the "tremendous path"…

The Independent UK

Montenegro vote pits incumbent president against new blood

Voters in small Montenegro go to the polls this weekend to choose their next president in a runoff between pro-Western incumbent Milo Djukanovic and Jakov Milatovic, a newcomer supported by the shaky governing coalition with links to neighboring Serbia

Al Jazeera

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 401

As the Russia-Ukraine war enters its 401st day, we take a look at the main developments.

Reuters

Russia arrests US reporter on spy charges, White House says allegations 'ridiculous'

(This March 30 story has been corrected to remove paragraph 10, which incorrectly referred to Daniil Berman as a lawyer representing Evan Gershkovich and gave his comments regarding court proceedings.)

France 24

Turkey's parliament ratifies Finland's application to join NATO

Turkey’s parliament on Thursday ratified Finland’s application to join NATO, lifting the last hurdle in the way of the Nordic country’s long-delayed accession into the Western military alliance.

Tribune News Service

Finland clears last obstacle to NATO entry with Turkish nod

Turkey’s parliament voted to approve Finland’s membership in NATO, removing the final obstacle to the accession of Russia’s Nordic neighbor into the defense alliance as its 31st member.

The Independent UK

Turkey's parliament ratifies Finland's membership in NATO

Turkey’s parliament has ratified Finland’s application to join NATO, lifting the last hurdle to the Nordic country’s long-delayed accession into the Western military alliance

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