The debate over whether Finland should join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization has shifted following Russian forces invading Ukraine, a top Finnish official said on Feb. 24. “Finland is not currently facing an immediate military threat, but it is also now clear that the debate on NATO membership in Finland will change,” Prime Minister Sanna Marin told…
Debate on NATO Membership ‘Will Change’ After Russian Invasion of Ukraine: Finnish Official
‘Still Time’ to Cut Russia out of Swift Payment System: UK Defence Secretary
Britain will “work all day” to try to get the Swift international payment system “turned off for Russia”, Defence Secretary Ben Wallace has said. Ukraine has called for Moscow to be kicked out of the system, which allows financial transactions to be made around the world. However, there has been opposition in Europe over fears…
Wall Street Opens Higher as Russia Says Ready to Hold Talks With Ukraine
U.S. stock indexes opened higher on Friday, building on a rally in the previous session after Russia said President Vladimir Putin is ready to send a delegation to Minsk for negotiations with Ukraine. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 53.39 points, or 0.16 percent, at the open to 33,277.22. The S&P 500 opened higher by…
LIVE: CPAC 2022 Day 2 With Marco Rubio, Jim Banks, Mike Pompeo, Ben Carson, Epoch Times’ Jan Jekielek, and More
The Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), the largest gathering of American conservatives of the year, is taking place in Orlando Feb. 24–27, featuring Republican Party heavyweights, including former President Donald Trump. Agenda for Friday, Feb. 25 8:45 a.m. Mercedes Schlapp Welcomes Harrison Rogers with Tito Ortiz and Frank Mir Mercedes Schlapp, Harrison Rogers, Tito Ortiz,…
LIVE: CPAC 2022 Day 2
The Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), the largest gathering of American conservatives of the year, is taking place in Orlando Feb. 24–27, featuring Republican Party heavyweights, including former President Donald Trump. Agenda for Friday, Feb. 25 8:45 a.m. Mercedes Schlapp Welcomes Harrison Rogers with Tito Ortiz and Frank Mir Mercedes Schlapp, Harrison Rogers, Tito Ortiz,…
Aesop’s Fables: The Wild Boar and the Fox
A wild boar was sharpening his tusks busily against the stump of a tree, when a fox happened by. Now the fox was always looking for a chance to make fun of his neighbors. So he made a great show of looking anxiously about, as if in fear of some hidden enemy. But the boar…
UK Labour MPs Withdraw From Anti-NATO Statement on Ukraine Crisis
Eleven lawmakers from Britain’s main opposition Labour Party have withdrawn their names from a statement criticising NATO over the Ukraine crisis. The statement was issued on Feb. 18 by the “Stop The War Coalition,” a leftwing organisation that was initially launched to oppose U.S. military action in response to the 9/11 terrorist attacks in 2001….
UK ‘On Guard’ Against Russian Conventional and Cyber Attacks: Minister
The UK government is “on guard” against possible Russian attacks on British troops and is also bracing itself for cyber strikes, a defence minister has said. Addressing the House of Lords on Feb. 25, defence minister Baroness Goldie said the UK is ready to protest itself following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, which started the day…
Oscar-Nominated ‘M*A*S*H’ Star Sally Kellerman Dies From Heart Failure
Sally Kellerman, an actress known for playing U.S. Army Major Margaret “Hot Lips” Houlihan in director Robert Altman’s 1970 film “M*A*S*H,” died on Thursday. She was 84. The Oscar and Emmy nominated actor died of heart failure at her home in the Woodlands Hills section of Los Angeles, her manager and publicist Alan Eichler said. In…
Golden Globe ‘M*A*S*H’ Actress Sally Kellerman Dies From Heart Failure
Sally Kellerman, an actress known for playing U.S. Army Major Margaret “Hot Lips” Houlihan in director Robert Altman’s 1970 film “M*A*S*H,” died on Thursday. She was 84. The Oscar and Emmy nominated actor died of heart failure at her home in the Woodlands Hills section of Los Angeles, her manager and publicist Alan Eichler said. In…
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