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President Biden wraps up Asia trip; Sweden seeks to join NATO.
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President Biden will return to Washington, D.C., Friday after a five-day trip to Europe in which he met with military allies. The president stressed the strength of the ties he went there to maintain. CBS News senior White House correspondent Weijia Jiang reports on what Biden said he accomplished during his time abroad.
President Joe Biden said a strong NATO makes the entire world stronger as he took questions from reporters with Finnish President Sauli Niinistö. CBS News senior White House correspondent Weijia Jiang has analysis of Mr. Biden remarks.
Ulko-Tammio Island in Finland is declaring itself to be the world's first "phone-free" zone for tourists. Finnish tourism officials are asking visitors to switch off their devices while in the area -- but this is voluntary, and phone service is still available on the island if needed. Jacqui Gifford, editor-in-chief of Travel + Leisure magazine, has more.
As NATO's newest member starts building a fence along its shared border with Russia, one of Finland's top diplomats tells CBS News why his country wanted to join, and what it means for the alliance.
Russian's invasion of Ukraine helped push Finland into becoming the 31st member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization on Tuesday. CBS News senior foreign correspondent Holly Williams reported from Kyiv, Ukraine, on the move. Then, Elisabeth Braw, a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, joined CBS News to discuss the impact of NATO's expansion to the European region.
Finland became the 31st nation to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization on Tuesday, a move that came in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Finland's border with Russia is over 800 miles long. Holly Williams has the details.
Finland has officially become the newest member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. The country applied to become part of the NATO alliance following Russia's invasion of Ukraine. CBS News foreign correspondent Ian Lee discusses with Anne-Marie Green and Vlad Duthiers.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Russia's war on Ukraine "precipitated the very thing President Putin wanted to avoid: a stronger, more unified, Transatlantic Alliance."
Finland is closer to becoming a NATO member after Turkey's parliament voted to approve the Nordic nation's application on Thursday. CBS News anchors Weijia Jiang and Jim Axelrod spoke with senior foreign correspondent Charlie D'Agata about the next steps for the country and Sweden's stalled application.
Alarmed by Russia's invasion of Ukraine a year ago, Finland abandoned its decadeslong policy of nonalignment and applied to join the alliance.
Finland is offering free trips to 10 people, who will take a four-day "Masterclass of Happiness."
The World Happiness Report ranked the Nordic state first for the sixth consecutive year.
Finland is the happiest country in the world for the sixth year in a row, according to the U.N.'s World Happiness Report. Most of the countries in the top 10 are in Europe, and the U.S. was ranked 15th. CBS News' Vladimir Duthiers and Anne-Marie Green have more.
Turkey announced it will support Finland's bid to join NATO. Both Finland and Sweden applied to become part of the military alliance 10 months ago in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Heather Conley, president of the German Marshall Fund of the U.S., joins CBS News to discuss.
Sanna Marin was 34 years old when she assumed office as Finland’s prime minister. She told 60 Minutes younger generations understand the urgency of climate change.
Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin told 60 Minutes that, if Ukraine does not win against Russia, “we would send that kind of message that you can invade another country.”
Finland's 37-year-old prime minister talked with 60 Minutes about the urgency of climate change — and why she thinks Ukraine must win the war against Russia.
One of the youngest heads of government in the world, Sanna Marin, talks about her tough stance on Putin, Finland's application for NATO, and her critics.
From 1993, Morley Safer's report on how Finland's people suffer universal melancholy and resort to Finnish-style tango for entertainment.
Following the invasion of Ukraine, Finland, which shares a border with Russia, announced it would apply for NATO membership - ending seven decades of Finnish military neutrality. Sunday, 60 Minutes’ Sharyn Alfonsi profiles the Prime Minister of Finland, Sanna Marin, who called for her country to join the alliance, at the prime minister’s official residence in Helsinki.
We leave you this Sunday morning with reindeer in northern Finland, prepping for their big night! Videographer: David Cohen.
"Because two women meet, it's not simply because of their gender," New Zealand's prime minister said after a reporter questioned if her "common stuff" with Finland's leader was the reason for the historic visit.
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