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Eurovision Song Contest oddsmakers predict Israel will win televoting again this year

The Eurovision World website presented the oddsmakers who predict the televoting results separately from the overall results, and according to them, Israel has a 26% chance of topping the televoting.

People cheer as they watch the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest finals being screened at a community center in Tel Aviv, Israel, on May 17, 2025.
Paivi Rasanen (R), member of the Finnish Parliament, testifies during a House Judiciary Committee hearing on "Europe's Threat to American Speech and Innovation" on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on February 4, 2026.

Finland's Supreme Court fines MP for calling homosexuality 'developmental disorder'

A YOUNG woman celebrates her birthday with a cake along the Tel Aviv beach promenade despite the ongoing war with Iran and missile fire toward Israel, March 5, 2026.

War does not stop Israel from being one of the very happiest nations in the world - opinion

"Bringing several casino comparison websites under one platform points to a broader shift in the Finnish digital gambling sector."

Online casino review platforms merge in Finland as competition intensifies in the Nordics


US approves €316 million sale of Israel's David's Sling missiles to Finland

Many European countries looked to Israel for upgrading their defense in the shadow of new threats posed by Russia.

David's Sling Weapons System Stunner Missile intercepts target during inaugural flight test

Biden welcomes Finland to NATO ahead of summit with Nordic leaders

Ahead of a bilateral meeting with Niinisto, Biden hailed Finland as an "incredible asset" to the NATO military alliance.

 US President Joe Biden sits next to Finland's President Sauli Niinisto, during a US-Nordic Leaders meeting, in Helsinki, Finland, July 13, 2023.

NATO's Stoltenberg says Turkey agrees to move ahead with Sweden's NATO bid

Stoltenberg declined to give a date for when Sweden's accession would be ratified by the Turkish parliament, the grand national assembly, which would decide on the exact timing.

 JENS STOLTENBERG, secretary-general of NATO, recently stated a more modest goal: denial of a Russian win.

What can the Middle East expect from the NATO summit? - analysis

The NATO summit in Vilnius this week will address Russia's invasion of Ukraine as well as Sweden's bid to join NATO.

 Lithuanian Army soldiers hold Lithuanian and NATO flags during the celebration of the 15th anniversary of Lithuania's membership in NATO in Vilnius, Lithuania March 30, 2019.

Practice and follow-up are crucial in improving literacy in children - study

The results of methods in all three countries have revealed the most important part: Targeted practice and follow-up are key in learning how to read and thrive at doing so.

PARENTS AND pupils read together in a first grade class at Paula Ben-Gurion School in Jerusalem.

This European destination won't let you enter with your cell phone

One island in Finland wants to become a cellphone-free destination, after the locals asked to stop what they called "the effects of human addiction to technology."

 Stickers cover the screens of forbidden phones

Sweden sets sights on joining NATO by next month but may be delayed, PM says

Sweden's PM says that Sweden will enter NATO, but the Nordic country's entrance into the alliance continues to face Turkish barriers.

 A view of the flags of Finland, NATO and Sweden during a ceremony to mark Sweden's and Finland's application for membership in Brussels, Belgium, May 18, 2022.

Finland says embassy bank accounts in Russia frozen since April

Finland had sent Russian authorities a notice on May 4 requesting that Russia ensure the missions' ability to function and asking for an official explanation.

 A man walks along a street near the embassy of Finland in Moscow, Russia March 29, 2018

UK closely monitoring suspected Russian spy ship in Baltic, North seas

Dutch journalists captured footage of a Russian soldier on a ship in the Baltic Sea that's officially used for research.

 The Russian Admiral Vladimirsky ship.

Russian spy ships spotted operating in North Sea, near UK - report

The fleet of Russian "ghost ships" includes both military and civilian ships and reportedly has the goal planning acts of sabotage against the Nordic nations.

 The Admiral Vladimirsky, a Russian ship accused of spying on Nordic countries.