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Turkish Parliament Votes to Approve Sweden as Member of NATO

HeadlineJan 24, 2024

In other news from Europe, Sweden is now a step closer to joining the NATO military alliance. On Tuesday, the Turkish parliament voted to finally approve Sweden’s membership. This leaves Hungary as the only country remaining that needs to approve Sweden’s accession. This comes as 90,000 troops from the United States and other NATO nations are preparing to take part in NATO’s largest military drills since the Cold War.

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