Bloomberg Swedes and Finns are increasingly in favor of joining the Nato defense bloc after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, adding pressure on the countries’ leaders to change long-standing policies of military non-alignment. Polls released in the two Nordic countries on Friday showed 51% of Swedes and 48% of Finns now back joining the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. It’s the first ...

Bloomberg Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy is stepping up his calls for a no-fly zone as his country faces escalating Russian bombardment of key cities and strategic sites, but the Nato military alliance remains highly unlikely to support one. “Europe must wake up,” Zelenskiy said in a video message early Friday after Ukraine said shelling in the area that houses the ...

  Bloomberg Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi made the biggest changes to his cabinet since coming into power in 2015, placing allies in key positions as the ruling party prepares for an elective congress in September. Nyusi named Adriano Maleiane, who had been finance minister since 2015, as the new prime minister, replacing Carlos do Rosário, according to a statement posted ...