A volcano dramatically erupted in Iceland on Monday, with spectacular bursts of lava and smoke illuminating the night sky after weeks of seismic activity prompted the evacuation of a nearby town
1 year agoA volcanic eruption started Monday night on Iceland's Reykjanes Peninsula, turning the sky orange and prompting the country's civil defense to be on high alert
volcanic eruption on Iceland's Reykjanes peninsula shows lava spewing into the air after a fissure opened up Monday.
Iceland's Fagradalsfjall volcano erupted Monday after weeks of earthquake activity. Video shows thick smoke drifting into the sky above as lava spews from the volcano's mouth
1 year agoVolcano erupts on Iceland's Reykjanes Peninsula
1 year agoMoment volcano erupts near Grindavík, Iceland
1 year agoFinland and the United States have signed a mutual defence cooperation agreement (DCA) in Washington DC. A full circle as the defence material partnership that began in the 1990's in the post-Cold War world has now developed into an alliance
1 year agoPolish Border Guard officers participate in the @Frontex operation in Finland. Due to the season and weather conditions, they patrol the Finnish-Russian border primarily on snowmobiles and on skis
The Russian Federation had the best relations with Finland, and now it will have to gather military units in the Leningrad Military District - Putin
White House: Biden and Erdogan discussed the importance of strengthening NATO, including accepting Sweden as an ally
Interior Minister of Finland Mari Rantanen (ps.) confirms that the border with Russia will be closed completely. The Government announces that the government will discuss restrictions on cross-border traffic in an extra session today
Israeli Mossad: after a long and extensive operation, with the help of security authorities in Denmark, 7 Hamas operatives were arrested. They were planning to attack Jewish and Israeli targets
1 year agoPresident of Ukraine Zelensky held a telephone conversation with Prime Minister of Italy Giorgia Meloni
At the second Ukraine-Northern Europe summit in Oslo, the prime ministers of Denmark, Iceland, Norway and Sweden and the presidents of Ukraine and Finland signed a joint statement
1 year agoDenmark will allocate a new aid package to Ukraine worth €1 billion, which will include ammunition, tanks, and drones, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen reported
Zelensky: 'There will be response' to Russian overnight attacks on Kyiv."Russia has proven once again that it is a heinous country that fires missiles at night, trying to hit residential areas, kindergartens, and energy facilities during the winter," said President Zelensky
The French Ministry of the Armed Forces: A French frigate intercepted and destroyed a drone targeting the Norwegian tanker Strinda in the Red Sea.
Norwegian Shipping Association: The attack on the tanker Strinda is a dangerous and unacceptable development in the security situation for civilian shipping in the Red Sea
1 year agoToday UK and Norway defence ministers launched a new Maritime Capability Coalition, to help Ukraine transform its navy, making it more compatible with western allies, more interoperable with @NATO and bolstering security in the Black Sea
Finland has decided to close its entire 1300km (800 mile) eastern border until December 13th as a result of the influx of asulym seakers from Russia
Finnish Prime Minister: It would be beneficial for Russia to return to what the situation was like on the border between Finland and Russia before
Finland to shut more border stations if migration continues says PM
The Prime Minister of Finland said that the country's government discussed the situation on the border with Moscow through diplomatic channels, the negotiations "did not lead to any results"
1 year agoTurkish Parliamentary commission delays the vote on Sweden’s NATO bid to another round of meeting
1 year agoFinland is closing its border crossings with Russia due to what the government says is "instrumentalized immigration" facilitated by Russia
The Israeli Ministry of Defense announces the signing of an agreement to sell the "David's Sling" air defense missile system to Finland
Earthquake of magnitude 4.6 - 20 km S of Glomfjord, Norway
On October 25, the Ambassador of Finland was summoned to the Russian Foreign Ministry and was informed of the termination of the agreement on cross-border cooperation.
1 year agoSwAF JAS 39 Gripen fighters, @usairforce B-1B Lancer bombers and Danish F-16 (not pictured) trained together on Tuesday. Exercise scenario involved defending the Swedish island of Gotland in the Baltic sea. Photos: 172:a stridsflygdivision, Flygvapnet NATO
1 year agoFirst picture of the damaged balticconector pipeline. Source Finnish border guard. Drag westwards pipeline multiple meters wide
