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Wednesday's vote for the candidacy of two Western European nations took a crucial step toward expansion of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.

Ukraine said on Thursday it had been forced to cede some territory in the east of the country in the face of a Russian offensive, and the head of the NATO military alliance said Moscow must not be allowed to win the war.

The countries remained neutral until Russia invaded Ukraine.

More than two-thirds of the U.S. Senate approved on Wednesday Finland and Sweden's accession to NATO, the most significant expansion of the 30-member alliance since the 1990s as it faces the fallout from Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

The U.S. Senate approved on Wednesday Finland and Sweden's accession to NATO, the most significant expansion of the 30-member alliance since the 1990s as it responds to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

A cargo ship carrying the first delivery of grain from Ukraine since the Kremlin's invasion is en route to its final destination in Tripoli, Lebanon, after a Russian and Ukrainian team on Wednesday completed an inspection of the vessel in Istanbul. Read about the day's events as they unfolded. All…

The Senate is set to ratify NATO membership for Finland and Sweden with a show of U.S. support in response to Russia’s war with Ukraine

The U.S. Senate will hold votes on Wednesday on approving Finland's and Sweden's accession into NATO, Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced on Tuesday.

Finland will meet Germany in the Hlinka Gretzky Cup on Tuesday night in the U18 tournament from Red Deer, Alberta.