First Nations candidates look for ways to boost voter turnout
Indigenous people in Canada are less likely than others to vote in federal elections — a legacy of decades of distrust and ...
Helsinki Times28m
MPs divided over plan to exit landmine treaty
Finnish lawmakers are divided over the government's plan to withdraw from the Ottawa Treaty banning landmines. Supporters ...
Finland's Strategic Shift: Withdrawing from the Landmines Treaty Amid Russian Threats
Finland's government, led by Prime Minister Petteri Orpo, has stated that while there is no immediate military threat, the long-term danger posed by Russia warrants a reevaluation of its defense ...
RBC Ukraine on MSN2h
Another Russian neighbor state decides to withdraw from anti-personnel mine treaty
NATO member Finland plans to withdraw from the Ottawa convention banning anti-personnel mines and increase its overall defense spending in the coming years, Reuters reports, citing Finnish Prime ...
Kyiv Post2h
Finland to Withdraw From Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Treaty
Prime Minister Petteri Orpo said a fundamentally changed security environment in Europe prompted the decision by Finland – a ...
Defense One2h
The D Brief: US soldiers’ bodies found; Raising Nordic defenses; Russia’s new draft; A-10s to Middle East; And a bit more.
Developing: The bodies of three U.S. soldiers were recovered Monday after their sunken M88A2 Hercules vehicle was finally ...
Finland to raise defense spending and exit landmine ban
Finland’s government plans to raise the country’s defense spending to 3% of economic output by 2029 to address the risks from ...
Finland to exit landmines treaty and hike defense spending given Russia threat, prime minister says
NATO member Finland plans to quit a global convention banning anti-personnel landmines and boost defense spending to at least ...
The Kyiv Independent4h
Finland to exit Ottawa landmine convention, aim for 3% GDP defense spending by 2029
"This is a part of Finland's contribution to Europe taking greater responsibility for our own defense," Finnish President Alexander Stubb posted on X.
The Baltic Times4h
Finland's decision boosts region's desire to withdraw from Ottawa Convention - minister
VILNIUS - Finland's decision to withdraw from the Ottawa Convention banning anti-personnel landmines boost the desire of other countries in the region to withdraw from the treaty, Lithuanian Defense ...
Al Jazeera4h
Finland joins other Russian neighbours exiting from landmine treaty
PM Orpo announces preemptive measures as President Stubb engages in balancing act between Moscow and Washington.
Sweden prepares nuclear bunkers for 7 MILLION citizens as WW3 fears grow
With 64,000 sites spread across the country, Sweden already has more shelters than almost every other nation with space for ...