Blue swastikas on white backgrounds that have featured on the flags of various Finnish Air Force units since 1918, which officials say is in no way connected to Nazi Germany, are being gradually phased out in an effort to enhance integration with Western allies following NATO membership.
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Finland will remove swastikas from its air force flags to avoid 'awkwardness' with Western allies
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IDF recovers body of slain hostage Ilan Weiss, remains of another captive, from Gaza
Forces from the military and Shin Bet security service recovered the body of slain hostage Ilan Weiss in an operation in the Gaza Strip, the Israel Defense Forces said Friday.
His body was recovered along with the remains of a second…
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Israeli airlines say they’re still traversing Turkish airspace despite declared closure
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan on Friday said Ankara has “totally cut” trade with Israel and closed Turkey’s airspace to Israeli planes, though Israeli airlines said they received no new instructions.
A Turkish diplomatic source…
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US revokes visas of Palestinian officials ahead of UN General Assembly, State Department says
The State Department also suspended a programme that had allowed injured Palestinian children from Gaza to come to the US for medical treatment after a social media outcry by some conservatives.
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Netanyahu and Cindy McCain clash over Gaza aid – The Forward
Cindy McCain, executive director of the World Food Programme, shakes hands with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Photo by Haim Zach/ GPO
By Hannah Feuer
August 29, 2025It appeared to be a…
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Irish missionary among eight freed in Haiti after kidnapping during orphanage attack
Gena Heraty, who has worked in Haiti since 1993, is the director of a special needs programme for children and adults at the the Saint-Hélène orphanage.
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Gaza famine likely to worsen as Israel ends pauses for aid deliveries | Gaza
Israel’s military will no longer pause fighting to allow aid deliveries in Gaza City, a military spokesperson has said, in a decision likely to deepen the famine already gripping the north of the territory.
Israeli forces have been stepping up…
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