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War in Ukraine
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Diplomacy
6/29/2022 1:30:50 PM
Turkey said Wednesday it would seek the extradition of 33 alleged Kurdish militants from Sweden and Finland under a deal to secure Ankara's support for the Nordic countries' NATO membership bids.
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World
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International
6/28/2022 9:29:00 PM
Turkey agreed Tuesday to lift its opposition to Sweden and Finland joining NATO, a breakthrough in an impasse clouding a leaders' summit in Madrid amid Europe's worst security crisis in decades triggered by the war in Ukraine.
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War in Ukraine
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Diplomacy
6/28/2022 2:26:09 PM
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday he would meet US President Joe Biden on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Madrid for talks on Russia's invasion of Ukraine and the bloc's expansion into two Nordic states.
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War in Ukraine
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Diplomacy
6/27/2022 12:47:30 PM
Finnish and Swedish leaders will discuss their stalled NATO bids with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday at the start of an alliance summit in Madrid, Helsinki said on Monday.
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War in Ukraine
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Diplomacy
6/25/2022 8:59:28 PM
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan signalled on Saturday that no progress had been made in Sweden's bid to join NATO, urging Stockholm to take "concrete actions" to meet Ankara's concerns, his office said.
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World
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Region
6/20/2022 8:44:42 PM
Turkey on Monday said it did not view next week's NATO summit as a final deadline for resolving its objections to Finland and Sweden joining the Western defence alliance.
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World
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International
6/17/2022 3:27:45 PM
French leftist politician Jean-Luc Melenchon promised Friday to grant French nationality to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange if left-wing parties win a majority in parliamentary elections this weekend.
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War in Ukraine
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Military
6/15/2022 6:01:19 PM
The West must step up weapons deliveries to Ukraine and prove its commitment to helping the country's military fight along a 1,000-kilometer (620-mile) front line in a grinding war of attrition with Russia, US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Wednesday.
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War in Ukraine
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Diplomacy
6/15/2022 12:26:00 PM
When Turkey's president rails against ``terrorists'' in the Swedish Parliament, Amineh Kakabaveh is convinced he is talking about her.
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War in Ukraine
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Diplomacy
6/15/2022 12:20:48 PM
The leaders of seven NATO nations from across Europe pledged their support Tuesday for Sweden and Finland's bids to join the alliance and for providing more heavy weapons to help Ukraine battle Russia.
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World
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International
6/13/2022 8:00:29 PM
Sweden is safer now than before it applied for NATO membership, NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg said on Monday, even though it is in a grey zone with its application stalled by Turkey.
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War in Ukraine
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Diplomacy
6/12/2022 6:58:53 PM
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Sunday that Turkey has ``legitimate concerns'' over terrorism and other issues that need to be taken seriously.
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War in Ukraine
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Military
6/12/2022 10:29:39 AM
Having to defend Gotland against a foreign invasion seemed such a far-fetched notion to Swedish decision-makers at the start of the century that they demilitarized the Baltic Sea island.
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World
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International
6/5/2022 9:00:00 AM
Top US General Mark Milley said Saturday that the United States is determined to support Sweden and Finland as the countries pursue NATO membership, a statement underscored by his visit to the USS Kearsarge after it became the largest US warship ever to dock in Stockholm.
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War in Ukraine
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Military
6/4/2022 9:54:04 AM
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg has met with Finland's prime minister and spoken to Turkey's president as he seeks to overcome Turkish resistance to Finland and Sweden joining the alliance.
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War in Ukraine
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Diplomacy
6/2/2022 10:10:13 AM
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg on Wednesday said he's convening a meeting of senior officials from Finland, Sweden and Turkey to try to overcome Ankara's objections to the two Nordic countries joining the alliance.
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World
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Region
6/1/2022 2:37:34 PM
Turkey will no longer hold high-level talks with neighboring Greece, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Wednesday amid rising tensions between the traditional rivals.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
5/31/2022 7:38:58 PM
Sameh Shoukry, Egyptian foreign minister and president-designate of the 2022 UN Climate Change Conference (COP27), called for urgent action to implement climate pledges and the Paris Agreement while addressing the sixth Ministerial on Climate Action (MoCA) in Sweden on Tuesday.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
5/31/2022 1:08:33 PM
Minister of Foreign Affairs Sameh Shoukry discussed with his Swedish counterpart, Ann Linde, on Tuesday in Stockholm boosting economic cooperation between their countries, especially during the current major development boom Egypt is witnessing, a statement by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
5/30/2022 10:51:17 PM
Egypt’s Foreign Minister and President-designate of the 2022 UN Climate Change Conference (COP27) Sameh Shoukry headed on Monday to Sweden’s Stockholm to take part in the sixth Ministerial on Climate Action (MoCA6).
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