Less than a year after first applying for membership, Finland became the latest country to join NATO earlier this week – and given the Nordic nation’s history of non-alignment, its accession is significant. The Western military alliance’s frontier with Russia has grown more than 800 miles with the addition of its 31st member. Prior to … Read moreFinland’s long-held neutrality is over. What next?
Russian forces spearheaded by mercenaries of the Wagner Group seized the centre of the eastern city of Bakhmut during the 58th week of the war. Yet Ukrainian defenders were still holding the Russian army at bay, and their commanders said the Russian offensive was now clearly waning. At the same time, pro-Russian civilians were evacuating … Read moreWagner advances in Bakhmut as Ukraine gears up for counterattack
Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has been suffering from chronic blood cancer for some time and is currently in intensive care for a lung infection, according to his doctors. The 86-year-old, whose media empire has made him a billionaire, was rushed to the intensive care unit of Milan’s San Raffaele Hospital on Wednesday, heightening … Read moreDoctors reveal Italy’s Berlusconi diagnosed with leukaemia