The addition more than doubles the length of the 1,215 kilometers of borders that NATO member nations share with Russia. Finland and Russia share a 1,340-kilometer border.
As it nears the three quarters of a century mark, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization is welcoming the addition of Finland as a 31st member – and recasting the balance of Europe's military defenses.
"Finland will formally join our alliance in the coming days," NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Friday. "Their membership will make Finland safer and NATO stronger."
The U.N. secretary-general's special envoy for Yemen said regional dangers grew but the warring parties are talking.
The departure of three of its junta-led members raises questions about the West African regional bloc's future.
Hungary's presidency could be muted but still affect European integration and the ability to present a united front globally.
The U.N. Security Council resolution condemned Houthi attacks in shipping lanes for a second time this year.
People's health, nature and farmland all suffer from the spiraling negative impacts, says the U.N. health agency
Landlocked between Russia and China, Mongolia depends on Russia to meet its energy needs and China to buy its exports.
The guidance comes weeks before the U.N. General Assembly takes up the issue of AMR at its high-level meeting this month.
More than a third of the funds will support aid efforts for people in Yemen (US$20 million) and Ethiopia (US$15 million).
