Australia asked the Solomon Islands, a strategic Pacific island nation, to reconsider signing a security pact it is close to signing with Beijing despite Canberra’s concerns. The pact, according to leaked documents, includes the possibility of sending Chinese security forces to maintain order if requested by the Solomon Islands government. ...
Finland’s Prime Minister Sanna Marin and Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson are met in Stockholm on Wednesday to discuss regional security matters in the aftermath of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. At a joint press conference after, Marin said she could not give a timetable for a decision on whether Finland ...