- February 13th, 2026
Soldiers moved cautiously through a snow-covered forest in Finland’s far north, their white camouflage melting into the trees as their skis slid almost silently across the frozen ground. Spotting an unaware enemy patrol ahead, they dropped to a knee, lined...
Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Tuesday (January 27) that Beijing remains committed to upholding a United Nations-centred global order, as he met Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo in Beijing amid growing uncertainty over the future of multilateral institutions. Xi...
The Finnish Air Force has reached a defining moment in its multiyear HX Fighter Programme with the maiden flight of its first F-35A Lightning II on December 8, 2025. The new aircraft, carrying the serial number JF-501, took to the...
NATO’s artillery power: The U.S. Department of Defense announced on May 23, 2025, the awarding of a major contract to Lockheed Martin to upgrade the venerable M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS) to its newest configuration, the M270A2. This next-generation...
A thunderous roar cuts through the quiet skies over the boreal forest in northern Finland. It is not the wind or a storm, but the thunder of fighter jets — a regular occurrence now in the remote lands of Rovajarvi....
The Lithuanian Defence Resources Agency, operating under the Ministry of National Defence, has signed a significant €22 million contract with the Finnish company Marine Alutech Oy Ab. This deal, completed in close cooperation with Latvia’s Ministry of Defence, will supply...
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has expressed surprise and cautious optimism following a phone call with Donald Trump, who was recently reelected as President of the United States. The Nov. 10 conversation, which Scholz described as "detailed and good," primarily focused...
Tensions between Georgia and the European Union (EU) have escalated in the wake of Georgia’s contentious parliamentary elections last month, which many international observers claim were plagued by irregularities. A high-profile delegation from EU member states visited Tbilisi on Monday,...
BRUSSELS Sweden, Finland and Turkey held talks in Brussels to discuss progress in meeting Turkey's conditions for agreeing on the entry of the Nordic countries into the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). Sweden and Finland applied to join NATO in...
Japan's passports ranked 2023 as the world’s most powerful passports, with Singapore and South Korea tied for second place. In the Henley Passport Index rankings, Japan's received a visa-free score of 193, meaning that Japanese passport holders can travel to...
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