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• Putin warns Russia will respond if NATO strengthens Sweden and Finland militarily
  by Worthy News Staff on May 17, 2022 at 2:46 am

  Russian President Vladimir Putin warned the West Monday that Russia would “certainly” respond if the military capabilities of Sweden and Finland are bolstered following their decision to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), Reuters reports.

• China’s Uyghur Jail Population Higher Than Thought
  by Worthy News Staff on May 16, 2022 at 6:49 pm

  Nearly one in 25 people in a county in the Uyghur heartland of China has been jailed on terrorism-related charges, the highest known prison rate in the world leaked data shows.

• McDonald’s Sells Business In Russia Amid Global Worries
  by Worthy News Staff on May 16, 2022 at 6:48 pm

  McDonald’s, the U.S. fast-food franchise which came to symbolize American capitalism and even a peace theory, is selling its business in Russia.

• Dutch Peace Activist Mient Jan Faber Dies At 81
  by Worthy News Staff on May 16, 2022 at 5:38 pm

  Peace activist Mient Jan Faber, who became the voice of Dutch churches opposed to nuclear weapons, has died at age 81, peace group Pax confirmed Sunday.

• Finland Formally Applies For NATO Membership
  by Worthy News Staff on May 16, 2022 at 1:03 am

  Finland has formally applied for membership of the NATO military alliance citing concerns about the Russian invasion of Ukraine, where Russian troops face stiff resistance in the east.

• North Korea fires 3 ballistic missiles amid first virus outbreak
  by Worthy News Staff on May 16, 2022 at 12:53 am

  North Korea fired three short-range ballistic missiles toward the sea on Thursday, its neighbors said, in the latest of a series of weapons demonstrations this year that came just hours after it confirmed its first case of the coronavirus since the pandemic began.

• Hungary’s First Female President Condemns Russia At Inauguration
  by Worthy News Staff on May 15, 2022 at 10:10 am

  Hungary’s first female and youngest-ever president was inaugurated Saturday during church-backed ceremonies where she condemned the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

• NATO To Discuss Finland, Sweden Membership
  by Worthy News Staff on May 15, 2022 at 10:07 am

  Foreign ministers from NATO are gathering in Berlin as Finland and Sweden move closer to joining the Western military alliance despite warnings from Moscow amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

• Putin’s War Backfiring as NATO Now Set to Expand with New Additions Like Finland, Sweden
  by Worthy News Staff on May 12, 2022 at 10:53 pm

  Vladimir Putin's war on Ukraine is backfiring, big time. By invading Ukraine, Putin intended to keep NATO from expanding along Russia's border. Instead, the opposite is unfolding. Today, Finland announced that it wants to join NATO, and Sweden is expected to follow.

• Iran raises prices of food staples, stirring panic and anger
  by Worthy News Staff on May 12, 2022 at 10:52 pm

  Iran abruptly raised prices as much as 300% for a variety of staples such as cooking oil, chicken, eggs and milk on Thursday. Scores of alarmed Iranians waited in long lines to snatch up bundles of food and emptied supermarket shelves across the country in the hours before the price hike took effect.