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Sinn Fein has called on the DUP to re-enter government this week.

After decades of staying out of military alliances, Finland and Sweden are about to decide whether to apply to join NATO, as a deterrent against aggression from Eastern neighbor Russia. The Nordic neighbors are expected to act in unison, with both expressing a desire for their applications to be submitted…

NATO allies expect Finland and Sweden to apply to join the alliance in the coming days and will grant membership quickly, five diplomats and officials said, as Russia's invasion of Ukraine forces a radical rethink of European security.

"I didn't want to have a bad reaction in a room full of hundreds of people so I left the count centre to try to pull myself together."

Finnish President Sauli Niinisto is expected on Thursday to say whether his country should join the NATO alliance, with Sweden following suit with its decision in the coming days.

A record number of women put themselves forward in the Assembly Election this year

Michael Long is thanked by Sinn Fein for “keeping the seat warm”

The new class of 2022 arrived at Stormont amid uncertainty over its future

What might the UK government do next and where would this leave Northern Ireland?