Nordics & Arctic

1+ hour, 9+ min ago   (441+ words) Senior officials from several EU countries and Boris Johnson were near the Ukrainian-Polish border during a Russian drone attack. They were returning from Kyiv after the conference. According to RBC-Ukraine sources, Der Spiegel's report is inaccurate. The train carrying German…...

2+ hour, 22+ min ago   (295+ words) “In the event of a major war, I can easily imagine that we will have 10-20 casualties on the worst possible days. It is important that we are prepared to handle that situation,” Beck told TV 2. “The chaplains will not be…...

2+ hour, 24+ min ago   (337+ words) A Welsh counterterrorism expert has helped produce a new book examining the growth of violent extremism online and efforts to tackle it. Professor Stuart Macdonald, of Swansea University’s School of Law, is one of four editors of the Routledge Handbook…...

3+ hour, 59+ min ago   (741+ words) **Large multinational exercises are becoming one of the most important elements of deterrence. They test logistics, interoperability and the ability to deploy combat aircraft over thousands of kilometres, but they also have a political function. Russia regularly uses military exercises…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (1407+ words) by Team MiGFlug | Aug 25, 2015 | aerei da combattimento, Storia e leggende, Aviazione militare | 11 comments During the Cold War the Finnish Air Force operated a deliberately mixed fleet to balance East and West, including Soviet MiG-15 and MiG-21 fighters plus British, Swedish,…...

3+ hour, 59+ min ago   (279+ words) At the eighth European Political Community (EPC) summit, Canada became the first non-European country to attend, with Prime Minister Mark Carney proclaiming that the international order will be rebuilt out of Europe. In June 2025, Canada and the EU signed a…...

6+ hour, 59+ min ago   (1103+ words) In Sweden's pivotal election, voters faced a choice between retaining their liberal traditions or lurching towards far-right policies. The center-left opposition had a narrow lead, but Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson's campaign momentum hinted at a tight race. His promise to…...

4+ hour, 59+ min ago   (270+ words) Even before the start of the quarter-final match between Norway and England at the World Cup, two airlines drew public attention. This is what WELT writes. Norwegian and British Airways made a bet: the losing airline had to feature the…...

7+ hour, 18+ min ago   (143+ words) dw.com Zelenskyy strengthens defense ties with Canada Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited an air base in North Bay, Ontario, where he met Ukrainian military pilots training in Canada and highlighted growing defense cooperation between Kyiv and Ottawa. In an…...

1+ hour, 11+ min ago   (1211+ words) A Russian drone incursion over Moldova briefly closed the country’s airspace, delaying a flight carrying Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelenskyy en route to Norway. A flight carrying Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy from Moldova to Norway was delayed this week after a…...