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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.

|ByHANNAH BROWN
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'

The court found Paivi Rasanen guilty of incitement against a group by claiming on social media and on her website that it was scientifically proven that homosexuality was a developmental disorder.

|ByREUTERS
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

Amid war and uncertainty, Israelis, especially the young, find purpose, unity, and resilience, helping make Israel one of the world’s happiest nations.

|ByDOUGLAS ALTABEF
"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

|ByDAVID RABINOWICZ

Erdogan gives Turkey's blessing to Finland's NATO bid

In response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Sweden and Finland applied last year to join NATO but faced unexpected objections from Turkey

MARCH 17, 2023ByREUTERS
A general view as the Hungarian parliament starts debating the ratification of Finland and Sweden's NATO membership in Budapest, Hungary, March 1, 2023.

Erdogan indicates Turkey likely to approve Finland's NATO bid

Finland may become the next member of NATO as Erdogan signals Turkey will ratify the Scandinavian country's bid.

MARCH 15, 2023ByREUTERS
Joint press point with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and the President of the Republic of Finland, Sauli Niinisto

Hungary starts Finland, Sweden NATO bid ratification process

The long-delayed process got underway in a debate about the bid in Hungary's parliament.

MARCH 1, 2023ByREUTERS
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.

Hungary signals fresh delay in Finland, Sweden NATO approval

Hungary has accused the countries of spreading falsehoods about the health of democracy in Hungary.

FEBRUARY 25, 2023ByREUTERS
Zsolt Semjén, Deputy Prime Minister of Hungary

NATO may not be most effective at countering asymmetric threats

An anti-NATO could represent a paradigm shift away from traditional military alliances and towards a more holistic and collaborative approach to global security in a multipolar world.

FEBRUARY 24, 2023ByVILLE KORPELA
LEFT TO right: British Defense Secretary Ben Wallace, US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, Sweden’s Defense Minister Pal Jonson and Finland’s Defense Minister Mikko Savola attend a NATO meeting in Brussels, last week.

Blinken to talk aid, Nordic NATO bid in visit to quake-hit Turkey

The United States Secretary of State will approach the meeting with multiple prongs; one focused on earthquake relief and the other focused on Finland's bid to join NATO.

FEBRUARY 19, 2023ByREUTERS
United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrives for a meeting with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan at the Munich Security Conference in Munich, February 18, 2023.

Finland to discuss NATO ratification that may leave Sweden behind

Finland has been urged to move forward with NATO without confirmation of Sweden's involvement.

FEBRUARY 10, 2023ByREUTERS
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, Finland's President Sauli Niinisto and Sweden's Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson pose after signing a document during a NATO summit in Madrid, Spain, June 28, 2022.

Finland, Sweden committed to joint NATO accession, prime ministers say

Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said his country continued to abide by a trilateral agreement on NATO accession signed last year between Sweden, Finland and Turkey.

FEBRUARY 2, 2023ByREUTERS
THE FLAGS of Finland, NATO and Sweden are seen during a ceremony in Brussels earlier this week to mark the countries’ application for membership into the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.

Erdogan says Turkey positive on Finland's NATO bid, not Sweden's

"Our position on Finland is positive, but it is not positive on Sweden," Erdogan said.

FEBRUARY 1, 2023ByREUTERS
THE FLAGS of Finland, NATO and Sweden are seen during a ceremony in Brussels earlier this week to mark the countries’ application for membership into the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.

Turkey blocking Sweden from NATO continues to cause chaos

Sweden and Finland wanted to join NATO when Russia invaded Ukraine, but Turkey has been blocking the request.

JANUARY 31, 2023BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
FROM LEFT: Finland’s Ambassador to NATO Klaus Korhonen, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg and Sweden’s Ambassador to NATO Axel Wernhoff attend a ceremony to mark the applications for membership of Sweden and Finland, in Brussels, last month.