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Russia has warned that Finland’s growing nuclear cooperation with France will be factored into Moscow’s military and political planning. Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova called Helsinki’s participation in the French nuclear deterrence initiative an “aggressive, hostile” move and said Russia would respond according to the risks and actions involved. The warning follows a meeting of a French-Finnish nuclear planning group in Paris on October 27. The details of their proposed co

The European Union is facing renewed criticism over its response to Israeli settlement trade, with Members of the European Parliament accusing Brussels of political inaction and a lack of courage. During a debate on November 5, lawmakers urged the European Commission to propose a binding ban on trade in goods originating from Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories. MEPs including trade committee chair Bernd Lange questioned why the Commission was waiting for agreement among

The chief minister said his government had taken responsibility for expediting the process and initiated administrative steps to clear the backlog.

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