Victoria Friedman

Iceland had initially applied to join the bloc in 2009, after its banking sector collapsed during the 2008 global financial crisis.

NATO General Secretary Mark Rutte called Bulgaria a ‘valued ally making important contributions to our shared security.’

Ukraine struck a deal with Sweden to buy 20 new Gripen fighter jets, with Stockholm agreeing to donate 16 older models next year.

Moscow said it was preparing to launch the strikes in retaliation for a Ukrainian drone attack on a university in Russian-controlled Ukraine.

In recent weeks, a number of Ukrainian drones directed at military operations against Russia have strayed into NATO Baltic airspace.

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus confirmed that there have been no new deaths reported since May 2, with the number of fatalities still at three.

The push comes after the United States gave South Korea its backing to build nuclear-powered submarines in October 2025.

The Institute for the Study of War stated that Ukraine is ’starting to regain more ground than it is losing for the first time since 2023.’

The WHO recently confirmed that the virus on an affected ship was the Andes variant, the only type of hantavirus capable of human-to-human transmission.

Russia and Belarus held three days of drills to practice preparing and deploying nuclear forces amid what Moscow called threats of aggression.