Turkish MPs have ratified Sweden’s bid to join NATO in a long-delayed vote that represents a big step forward on the Nordic nation’s path to membership.
Sweden applied to join in 2022 after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, but Turkey withheld approval amid a row over what it called Sweden’s support to Kurdish separatists.
Turkish President Erdogan is expected to sign the legislation within days.
It leaves Hungary the sole NATO member yet to ratify Sweden’s accession, the BBC said.
Despite warnings about rising greenhouse gas emissions, that saw 2024 the hottest year on record, consumption of coal has continued to increase since the turn of the century.
Beijing told London to “stop creating trouble” after Britain’s Home Office banned Chinese businessman Yang Tengbo -- who has links to Prince Andrew -- after accusing him of spying.
An explosive device planted near an apartment building in Moscow has killed Igor Kirillov, the head of Russia’s nuclear and chemical forces, officials said.
Russian authorities say that two of their oil tankers have sustained heavy damage in the Black Sea during stormy weather, causing an oil spill.
Putin Signals Readiness to Negotiate Without Preconditions.
