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'If someone doesn't like it, we'll close it' — Poland's Duda calls out Ukraine, allies over attitudes toward key military aid hub
The Kyiv Independent
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July 10, 2025
Outgoing Polish President Andrzej Duda criticized Kyiv and its allies' attitude toward Poland's role in the pro-Ukraine coalition, particularly in transporting foreign aid through the Polish-Ukrainian border, Polsat News reported on July 9. Since...
Finnish President Alexander Stubb spoke to CBC News to talk Trump, the war in Ukraine and what it's like sharing a 1,300-kilometre border with Russia.
Yahoo News - Canada
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July 9, 2025
Finnish President Alexander Stubb spoke to CBC News to talk Trump, the war in Ukraine and what it's like sharing a 1,300-kilometre border with Russia. (Adrian Di Virgilio/CBC - image credit)Finnish President Alexander Stubb says he is pessimistic...
Where Is Cannabis Legal In Europe?
Forbes
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A guide to medical marijuana and recreational use laws across the continent and the United Kingdom. In April 2024, Germany legalized recreational marijuana, becoming the largest country in Europe to turn green. There are currently 28 EU countries...
An exit interview with Weymouth Mayor Robert Hedlund
Wicked Local - Massachusetts
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WEYMOUTH – After nine-and-a-half years in office, Weymouth Mayor Robert Hedlund is set to hand the keys to City Hall to current town council president and soon-to-be acting Mayor Michael Molisse on July 15. Hedlund, 63, recently announced he will...
Lessons in Finland’s Conscription Model
Small Wars Journal
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July 10, 2025
Finland is a country in Northern Europe that has excelled in both quality of life and military capability. Sharing one of the largest borders with a consistently hostile neighbor in Russia, Helsinki’s quality of life could not have been achieved...
Helsinki firm suspected of exporting sanctioned goods to Russia
Helsinki Times
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July 9, 2025
Finnish Customs is investigating a Helsinki-based freight forwarding company suspected of exporting industrial goods to Russia in breach of international sanctions. The alleged activity took place between 2022 and 2025, with the value of the...
Finland scraps interview for new digital citizenship test
Helsinki Times
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July 9, 2025
Finland's interior ministry will introduce a digital citizenship test for applicants seeking naturalisation, removing the earlier proposal to include a mandatory personal interview. The test will consist of multiple-choice and true-or-false...
Finland and Lithuania to jointly produce anti-personnel mines
Baltic News Network
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July 9, 2025
Representatives of the two NATO member states told Reuters that they plan to start cooperation next year on the production of anti-personnel mines to arm themselves and support Ukraine. Both countries share a border with Russia and have decided to...
Finland and Lithuania set to produce anti-personnel mines, officials say
The Straits Times
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July 9, 2025
VILNIUS/HELSINKI/TALLINN - Lithuania and Finland look set to start domestic production of anti-personnel landmines next year to supply themselves and Ukraine because of what they see as the military threat from Russia, officials from the two NATO...
Helsinki firm suspected of delivering sanctioned goods to Russia
Daily Finland
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A Helsinki based company operating in the forwarding sector is suspected of having delivered sanctioned products to Russia in 2022–2025, said Finnish Customs on Wednesday. Customs is investigating into the criminal case where the company allegedly...
Finland's president on the Ukraine war, golfing with Trump and elbows up
CBC/Radio-Canada
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July 9, 2025
Finnish President Alexander Stubb says he is pessimistic that a ceasefire can be achieved in Ukraine by summer's end, given that the momentum for a deal has slowed, and that Vladimir Putin has shown no interest in even agreeing to a temporary...
Finnish PM heading to Rome for Ukraine Recovery Conference
Yle Uutiset
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July 9, 2025
The two-day meeting, in its fourth iteration, starts on Thursday. Open image viewer Recent file photo of Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo (NCP). Image: Silja Viitala / Yle Prime Minister Petteri Orpo (NCP) will be in Rome on Thursday and Friday...
Davie to acquire Finnish steel facility
WorkBoat
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July 9, 2025 Davie, the Québec-based owner of Helsinki Shipyard and builder of icebreaking vessels, announced on July 8 that it has signed an agreement to acquire Finnish steel and fabrication business Enersense Offshore Oy based in Pori. The...
Finland's citizenship test will be multiple-choice, true-or-false
Yle Uutiset
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July 9, 2025
Initial plans for the test to include a personal interview have largely been dropped, according to the interior ministry. Open image viewer Citizenship applicants will take the test digitally, but a ministry expert pointed out that not everyone...
Teen sentenced for running €370,000 drug ring from Helsinki home
Helsinki Times
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July 9, 2025
A 17-year-old schoolboy from Helsinki has been sentenced to seven and a half years in prison for operating a drug network worth over €370,000. The court found that the boy, based in the Ullanlinna district, acted as a central figure in receiving...
Davie acquires Finland’s Enersense Offshore
Marine Log
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July 9, 2025
Written by Nick Blenkey James Davies, president and CEO of Davie: “This deal will reinforce our own competitiveness and that of Finnish shipbuilding as a whole." Hard on the heels of its agreement to acquire Gulf Copper’s Texas shipyards, Canadian...
Government’s AI strategy criticised for lack of detail, timelines
The New Zealand Herald
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July 8, 2025
“It doesn’t contain any timelines or deliverables and there’s no new money but it’s a good first step; a good conversation starter,” AI Forum NZ executive director Madeline Newman told the Herald. Auckland Business Chamber chief executive Simon...
Davie Acquires Finnish Steel Firm to Boost Icebreaker Production
gCaptain
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July 9, 2025
Canada-based shipbuilder Davie has announced today an agreement to acquire Enersense Offshore Oy, a specialized steel and fabrication operation based in Pori, Finland. The acquisition will make Davie’s Helsinki Shipyard Finland’s only specialized...
Stockport County leading transfer chase for 19-cap international
Football League World
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July 9, 2025
Stockport County are leading the race to sign Arttu Hoskonen as a free agent. According to MTV Urheilun, the League One side are closing in on the signature of the 28-year-old following his exit from Cracovia. The defender is currently available...
Lithuania, Finland To Begin Anti-Personnel Mine Production Amid Rising Russian Threat
StratNews Global
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July 9, 2025
Lithuania and Finland are expected to begin producing anti-personnel landmines domestically next year to supply their own forces and Ukraine, citing the growing military threat from Russia, officials from the two NATO countries said. The two...