Finnish parliament votes to exit landmines treaty due to Russia threat – Reuters

  1. Finnish parliament votes to exit landmines treaty due to Russia threat  Reuters
  2. Finland's lawmakers vote to leave land mine treaty as Nordic country boosts defenses against Russia  AP News
  3. Finland's parliament votes to withdraw from landmine treaty due to Russia threat  Euronews.com
  4. Finland votes to withdraw from landmine treaty, citing Russian threat  The Kyiv Independent
  5. MPs approve Finland's withdrawal from Ottawa landmine treaty  Yle
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Lithuanian hunters refuse to kill bear that ambled around capital for two days

Government issued permit to shoot young female who entered Vilnius, despite only small number left in Baltic country

A young female bear caused a stir after wandering out of the forest and into the leafy suburbs of the Lithuanian capital.

For two days, the brown bear ambled through the neighbourhoods of Vilnius, trotted across highways and explored backyards – all while being chased by onlookers with smartphones and, eventually, drones.

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How a leaked phone call between a former strongman and a young leader could topple a government – CNN

  1. How a leaked phone call between a former strongman and a young leader could topple a government  CNN
  2. Thailand’s Prime Minister Faces Calls to Resign After Leak  The New York Times
  3. Thai PM Paetongtarn faces calls to quit after leaked phone call  BBC
  4. Thai prime minister's leaked phone call with Cambodia's Hun Sen sparks outrage and political turmoil  AP News
  5. Is Thailand on the Cusp of Another Coup?  Time Magazine
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Trying to Satisfy Trump, NATO Is Running Into Difficulties – The New York Times

  1. Trying to Satisfy Trump, NATO Is Running Into Difficulties  The New York Times
  2. To keep Russia out and America in, NATO must spend more  The Economist
  3. Nato summit ‘will be short and sweet’ to suit Trump’s attention span  The Times
  4. Why Europe should hijack Nato for its own purposes | Paul Taylor  The Guardian
  5. How to Make NATO More European: The Supreme Allied Commander for Europe Should Also Be From Europe  Foreign Affairs
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Protest at Sydney synagogue wasn’t targeting ‘religious event’ but Israel Defense Forces speaker, court told

NSW Labor’s anti-protest laws protecting places of worship have ‘chilling effect’ on democracy, Palestine Action Group barrister tells supreme court

A protest outside a Sydney synagogue – which was the “catalyst” for the New South Wales government introducing anti-protest laws designed to curb antisemitism – was targeting an event where a member of the Israel Defense Forces was speaking, a court has been told during a constitutional challenge.

The Palestine Action Group is challenging in the NSW supreme court the Minns Labor government’s controversial laws giving police broad powers to restrict protests.

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