Hungary acquired four Swedish-made fighter jets on Friday (Feb 23) just three days before Hungarian parliament is due to vote on Sweden joining the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO).

Hungary gets Swedish fighter jets, days before it votes on Sweden's NATO bid

Hungary, the last holdout on Sweden's bid to join NATO, will vote on the issue on Monday, a senior official with the Fidesz ruling party said. After Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Sweden applied to join the US-led Western military alliance in May 2022, at the same time as Finland.

Hungary to vote on Swedish NATO bid, after Turkey's approval

Hungary Prime Minister Victor Orban said on Saturday (Feb 17) that Hungary was "on course" towards ratifying Sweden's NATO bid this month. Hungary remains last holdout before Sweden can join the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO).

Hungary may ratify Sweden’s NATO bid this month, hints PM Orban

World leaders gather for the sixtieth Munich Security Conference with growing concerns about a continued war in Ukraine and threats to North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) cohesion.

Germany: Day 2 of the Munich Security Conference

A massive fire engulfed a water park in Gothenburg in Sweden on Monday (February 12). Flames at the Oceana waterpark damaged outdoor water slides and under construction facility.

Massive fire engulfs water park in Sweden, slides gutted

Swedish prosecutors said on Wednesday they would drop their investigation into explosions on the Nord Stream 1 and 2 gas pipelines and hand evidence uncovered in the probe over to German investigators.

Sweden ends Nord Stream sabotage probe, hands evidence to Germany

Karolinska Institutet (KI) in Stockholm, a prominent Swedish medical university home to the Nobel Assembly, faced a significant setback as research samples gathered over decades were destroyed due to a freezer malfunction during the Christmas holidays.

Decades of  leukemia research samples destroyed at Swedish university due to freezer malfunction

Hungary is the only NATO member yet to approve Sweden's accession to the military alliance. Watch the video to know more.

Will Hungary ratify Sweden's NATO bid?

Turkey's parliament has approved Sweden's NATO membership bid after more than four hours of debates. Turkish lawmakers ratified Sweden's accession protocol by 287 votes to 55 votes now this ends the 20 month long delay that had frustrated Turkey's Western allies.

Sweden finally overcomes NATO roadblock as Turkish Parliament approves NATO bid

Turkey ratifies Sweden's NATO membership

The Turkish parliament on Tuesday (Jan 23) gave its long-awaited approval to Sweden's NATO membership, pushing the Nordic country significantly closer to the Western military alliance.

Turkey ratifies Sweden's much-delayed NATO bid, ball now in Hungary's court

Sweden finally approves overcomes NATO roadblock with the help of Turkey

Sweden is feeling the cold snap this winter. The temperatures in the far north of the country dropped to a 25-year-low on Wednesday, at -43.5 degrees celcius this was the lowest since.

Sweden records lowest temperature in 25 years, -43.5 degrees celsius recorded

The terrorist threat level against Sweden remains high, security police said on Sunday. The Swedish Security Service said in a statement its assessment of the terrorist threat against the Nordic country remained at level 4 on a 5-degree scale, to which it was raised last year.

Swedish security service says threat level still high

A key parliamentary committee of the Turkish parliament on Tuesday (Dec 26) gave its seal of approval for Sweden's bid to join the North Atlantic Treaty Association (NATO) following months of delays.

Turkish parliamentary committee greenlights Sweden’s NATO bid

Sweden is now one step closer to joining NATO, this is after a lot of delay. Member Turkey is now moving ahead to ractify its bid to join its military alliance.

Sweden edges closer to joining NATO, Turkey objects Sweden's bid | World DNA | WION

The Turkish parliament's foreign affairs commission approved Sweden's NATO membership bid on Tuesday in a key step towards enlarging the Western bloc after 19 months of delays in which Ankara demanded security-related concessions from Stockholm.

Sweden edges closer to NATO after vote in Turkish parliamentary commission

After blocking Sweden's NATO bid, Turkey Parliament panel approves bid

Europe is experiencing a notable political shift with the rise of far-right parties, evidenced by France's recent stringent immigration bill seen as pandering to far-right ideologies. From Italy's Brothers of Italy to Spain's Vox, Austria's Freedom Party, Germany's AfD, and Sweden's Sweden Democrats, these groups are gaining influence.

Gravitas: What's causing Europe's far right surge?

The Danish parliament on Thursday (Dec 7) passed a bill that makes it illegal for an individual or group to burn copies of the Koran in public places. The passing of the legislation comes after the Scandinavian nation received extreme backlash from the Muslim world over the desecration of Quran - Islam's holy book.

Danish parliament passes bill banning Quran burnings, angering free speech absolutists

Russia's invasion of Ukraine shook the world in February 2022. Political and military arenas felt the weight of history as forces of a former superpower crossed borders to wage a war many thought would be over within weeks given Russia's more than decisive superiority over Ukraine in military might.

Explained: Did Turkey benefit as it delayed Sweden's NATO bid?

Tesla finds itself in the midst of a legal storm in sweden as strikes cripple operations and ignite a courtroom battle.

Tesla takes legal action amid swedish strikes

Sweden's Ryder Cup sensation Ludvig Aberg grabbed a one-shot lead at the RSM Classic on Friday, a bogey-free round of six-under putting him in position to strike for a first US PGA Tour title.

Golf: Sweden's Ryder Cup find Ludvig Aberg leads PGA Tour's RSM Classic at halfway mark

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