The government will not hold a referendum if Sweden’s parliament decides to pursue a NATO membership application, according to Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson. Both Sweden and Finland have been forced to reexamine long-held beliefs that maintaining military neutrality is the best way to protect national security, and both countries areRead More →

Macron is the first French president to win a second term in two decades, but his latest triumph against his far-right opponent was closer than their first meeting in 2017, when the margin was 66.1 percent to 33.9 percent.Paris: French President Emmanuel Macron is expected to begin attempts to reconcileRead More →

LONDON (AFP) — Gun salutes will be fired on Thursday to mark Queen Elizabeth II’s 96th birthday, but the monarch is expected to be inconspicuous about the occasion. The United Kingdom’s royal family has had a rough year, with concerns about the queen’s health and uncertainty over the monarchy’s future.Read More →

Russia’s Black Sea flagship sank Thursday after being engulfed in an inferno sparked by a missile strike, according to Ukraine, as the Kremlin complained that Kyiv was targeting its citizens in cross-border sorties. The guided missile cruiser Moskva has led Russia’s naval effort against its neighbour in the seven-week conflict,Read More →