Two undersea internet cables in the Baltic Sea have been suddenly disrupted, according to local telecommunications companies, amid fresh warnings of possible Russian interference with global undersea infrastructure.
A communications cable between (...)
On Monday, millions of Swedes will start receiving copies of a pamphlet advising the population how to prepare and cope in the event of war or other unexpected crises.
"If crisis or war comes" has been updated from six years ago because of what the (...)
Last week, authorities in the Indian city of Kolkata announced plans to eliminate trams entirely, retaining only a small heritage loop. In response, a group of activists is fighting to ensure that trams remain a vital mode of transport rather than (...)
Climate activists have glued themselves to the runway at Cologne-Bonn Airport, one of Germany's biggest airports.
Flights were stopped but they have now resumed, with the airport saying: "The police operation at Cologne/Bonn Airport is over. Flight (...)
HELSINKI — Minister of Transport and Logistics Eng. Saleh Al-Jasser commenced his official visit to Finland, it was reported on Monday.
During his visit, the minister is slated to engage with several Finnish officials, business leaders, and (...)
A yellow-orange haze of dust from the Sahara desert has blanketed parts of Greece, creating spectacular scenes and prompting authorities to issue health warnings.
The Greek meteorological service said weather conditions on Tuesday had favored the (...)
Flags have been flying at half-mast across Finland after a child was killed and two others seriously wounded in a shooting at a school on Tuesday.
The shooting took place in a classroom at Viertola school in Vantaa, to the north of the capital, (...)
Finland and Ukraine signed a long-term security agreement Wednesday with the defense aid package provided to Ukraine by Helsinki is worth 188 million euros
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky and his Finnish counterpart, Alexander Stubb have (...)
Finnish police say they responded to the incident at Viertola school before 09:00 (06:00 GMT) on Tuesday and urged local residents to remain indoors.
A suspect, who police say was also aged 13, has been arrested.
The school has 800 students and 90 (...)
Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo was harshly criticized by progressive Members of the European Parliament.
Orpo addressed on Wednesday the European Parliament and outlined his political priorities for the next legislature.
"My government is (...)
After a close presidential race, former Finnish PrimeMinister, Alexander Stubb, won Sunday's election runoff against former Foreign Minister, Pekka Haavisto.
With all votes counted, center-right candidate Alexander Stubb of the National Coalition (...)
Finns head to the polls on Sunday to choose between two seasoned politicians bidding to be their next head of state.
Former Prime Minister Alexander Stubb, 55, from the centre-right National Coalition Party will take on former foreign minister Pekka (...)
Finland is hit by a third day of industrial action Friday, with the transport sector —crippled by striking workers in trams, trains, buses, ferries, ports, airport and airline operations.
There are also ongoing strikes in cleaning companies, (...)
Former prime minister Alexander Stubb won the first round of Finland's presidential election on Sunday and will face the runner-up, former foreign minister Pekka Haavisto, in a run-off next month.
The vote centered largely on the Nordic nation's new (...)
Finns head to the polls this week with advance voting open in the presidential election, while the main ballot takes place at the end of the month.
Voting patterns suggest a third of voters at home and abroad could cast their ballots ahead of 28 (...)
In a scathing resolution, Members of the European Parliament threatened to launch legal action against the European Commission if the executive releases further frozen funds to Hungary.
The text, approved on Thursday afternoon with 345 votes in (...)
Outside Poland's main evening news studio there's a row of police stationed for protection.
The entire building of public broadcaster TVP is surrounded by metal barriers and more police officers, shivering in the snow.
There is a battle over control (...)
Polish police have arrested the former interior minister and deputy interior minister inside the presidential palace in Warsaw in a day of unprecedented political theater.
Mariusz Kaminski and Maciej Wasik were sentenced to two years' jail last (...)
Finland will close its entire eastern border with Russia due to concerns over migration.
Prime Minister Petteri Orpo made the announcement during a news conference on Tuesday in Helsinki.
Finland had only one remaining border checkpoint open, (...)
Holding blank white banners, 500 French entertainment stars marched from the Arab World Institute to the Museum of Art and History of Judaism.
The stars were from a variety of cultures and backgrounds and they were joined by thousands of other (...)
For a long time, people living in two densely populated Asian capitals have suffered the toxic smog that blanket their cities.
On some days, when the smoke draped Delhi and Beijing — both teeming cities with more than 20 million people — in an (...)
Finland says damage to an underwater natural gas pipeline with Estonia on Sunday may have been deliberate and was probably caused by "external activity".
The Baltic-connector pipeline was shut down after a sudden drop in pressure. A telecoms cable (...)
Finland's right-wing government is facing an autumn of discontent as trade unions and students put pressure on it over cuts to social welfare, the erosion of employment rights and job security, and new restrictions on international students who want (...)
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky thanked Danish lawmakers on Monday for helping his country resist Russia's invasion, a day after Denmark and the Netherlands announced they will provide Kyiv with F-16 warplanes.
Zelensky said that if Russia's (...)
Finland's right-wing coalition government faces yet another racism-related controversy as the country's economy minister comes under fire over private messages uncovered by the media.
The disclosed messages from 2016 that were published Thursday by (...)
