Turkish Parliament Approves Sweden’s Bid To Join NATO

Turkey’s parliament on Tuesday ratified Sweden’s NATO membership after months of deadlock. Ankara: Turkey’s parliament on Tuesday ratified Sweden’s NATO membership after more than a year of delays that upset Western efforts to show resolve in the face of Russia’s war on Ukraine. Lawmakers voted 287-55 in favour of the Nordic nation’s bid to become … Read more

Sweden sees record cold as temperatures plunge below -40 Celsius

Sweden on Wednesday recorded its coldest January night in 25 years, with a reading of minus 43.6 degrees Celsius in the far north as a cold snap hit the country and neighbouring Finland. “To put that into perspective, that is the lowest January temperature in Sweden since 1999,” Mattias Lind, meteorologist at Sweden’s national weather … Read more

Asian cities, off the beaten path in Europe

Tokyo, Japan. Matteo Colombo | DigitalVision | Getty Images When it comes to travel abroad, popular destinations like London, Paris and Rome always seem to top the wish list for Americans. But many travelers are looking beyond those mainstay cities for trips in 2024. Interest in major Asian hubs, off-the-beaten-path locales in Europe and other … Read more

Turkish committee approves Sweden’s NATO bid. What’s next?  – National

Sweden edged closer toward joining NATO on Tuesday after the Turkish parliament’s foreign affairs committee greenlighted a protocol for the Nordic country’s membership in the military alliance. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan dropped his objection to Sweden’s membership during a NATO summit in July, but it took him several months to send the bill to … Read more

Health alert after parrot fever that can trigger meningitis infects dozens of humans

Swedish authorities have grown alarmed over a rise in cases of an infectious disease spread by birds. Parrot fever poses a severe risk to babies in the womb. In total 25 cases have been reported in Sweden since September 25, and 12 more in December. Parakeets, a popular pet breed, are known to carry the … Read more