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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

Turkey drops objection to Finland, Sweden joining NATO

"Our foreign ministers signed a trilateral memorandum which confirms that Turkey will ... support the invitation of Finland and Sweden to become members of NATO," Finnish President Niinisto said.

JUNE 28, 2022ByREUTERS
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, Sweden's Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberga, Finland's President Sauli Niinisto and Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu react after signing a document during a NATO summit in Madrid, Spain, June 28, 2022.

Erdogan will ensure Putin's fears of NATO expansion are unrealized - opinion

Turkey's Erdogan is blocking Finland and Sweden from joining NATO - something that Putin is glad of.

JUNE 27, 2022ByNEVILLE TELLER
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.

Turkey tells US it wants 'concrete steps' from Finland, Sweden for NATO bids

Turkey has objected to the two countries joining the Western defense alliance.

MAY 31, 2022ByREUTERS
NATO, Turkish, Swedish and Finnish flags are seen in this illustration taken May 18, 2022.

What will Putin’s next step be? - comment

The massive humanitarian crisis that is currently taking place in Ukraine rekindled the centrality, importance and forcefulness of NATO.

MAY 28, 2022ByANAT HOCHBERG-MAROM
RUSSIAN PRESIDENT Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting of the State Council Presidium at the Kremlin, last week.

Finland, Sweden to send teams to Turkey to discuss NATO bids, Haavisto says

Turkey has expressed opposition to the two Scandinavian countries' inclusion into NATO based on allegations that they harbored people linked to a Kurdish militant group.

MAY 24, 2022ByREUTERS
Finnish Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto signs a petition for NATO membership application in Helsinki, Finland May 17, 2022.

Erdogan discusses NATO concerns with Finland and Sweden

Turkey says Sweden and Finland harbor people linked to the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militant group and followers of Fethullah Gulen, whom Ankara accuses of orchestrating a 2016 coup attempt.

MAY 21, 2022ByREUTERS
Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan holds a news conference during the NATO summit at the Alliance's headquarters in Brussels, Belgium June 14, 2021.

As Russia intensifies push for Donbas, Ukraine rules out ceasefire

Weeks-long siege ends at Azovstal, Russia says | Russia intensifies offensive in Donbas | Russia stops Finland gas flows over payment dispute.

MAY 21, 2022ByREUTERS
Emergency management specialists gather near a burnt tank during Ukraine-Russia conflict in the southern port city of Mariupol, Ukraine May 20, 2022.

Russia stops Finland gas flows over payments dispute

Gazprom demanded Europe pays for Russian gas supplies in roubles because of sanctions imposed over Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.

MAY 21, 2022ByREUTERS
The logo of Gazprom company is seen on the facade of a business centre in Saint Petersburg, Russia March 31, 2022.

Russia's Gazprom to halt gas flows to Finland on Saturday

The majority of gas used in Finland comes from Russia but gas only accounts for about 5% of its annual energy consumption.

MAY 20, 2022ByREUTERS
A model of the natural gas pipeline is placed on Russian Rouble banknote and a flag in this illustration taken, March 23, 2022.

Sweden, Finland's leaders meet with Biden amid NATO expansion plan

UK, US and NATO chief say Turkey's concerns over Finland, Sweden joining NATO 'will be addressed.'

MAY 19, 2022ByREUTERS
US President Joe Biden poses for a photo as he welcomes Sweden's Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson and Finland's President Sauli Niinisto at the White House in Washington, US, May 19, 2022.