30 member states have signed the accession protocols for the two Nordic countries Both Finland and Sweden have taken one step closer to becoming full-fledged members of NATO after the ambassadors from all 30 member states of the US-led bloc signed accession protocols for the two Nordic countries on Tuesday.

Former special-ops soldiers are reportedly on the frontlines in Ukraine teaching Kiev’s forces A number of US veterans are reportedly training Ukrainian soldiers near the frontlines of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, despite the Pentagon urging them not to do so, claimed the New York Times in an article on Sunday.

Moscow is prepared to welcome India and Brazil, but not Germany and Japan, its envoy to China says Moscow supports expanding the UN Security Council (UNSC), but not by admitting Germany and Japan, the Russian ambassador to China, Andrey Denisov, said on Monday.