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.

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.

Environmental goals and solving the cost-of-living crisis may be incompatible in the short-term, a business school professor says Surging energy prices are a major factor in skyrocketing inflation and food prices across Europe, Professor Samir Dani from Keele Business School told the Daily Express on Sunday. The expert warns of a ‘Catch-22 situation’ in balancing…