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Finland’s new proposed coalition government names ministers

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Finland’s PM-designate presents coalition deal

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Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrives to meet with Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga on Thursday, May 9, 2019, at the Department of State in Washington. (AP Photo/Sait Serkan Gurbuz)

Arms control, Venezuela, Iran high on Pompeo’s Russia agenda

By MATTHEW LEE - Associated Press

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo talks to the media on the sidelines of the Arctic Council ministers' working dinner at the Arktikum museum in Rovaniemi, Finland, Monday, May 6, 2019. (Mandel Ngan/Pool Photo via AP)

Climate change missing as US defends Arctic policy

By MATTHEW LEE - Associated Press

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, steps off a plane upon arrival in Rovaniemi, Finland, Monday, May 6, 2019. (Mandel Ngan/Pool Photo via AP)

US warns China, Russia against aggression in Arctic region

By MATTHEW LEE - Associated Press

Rosa Maria Gomez, 65, poses for a photo, with a mural of revolutionary leader Ernesto Che Guevara, inside a makeshift shelter in the Petare neighborhood of Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, May 2, 2019. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

Venezuela thrust to forefront of US-Russia clashes

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Finland’s Center Party head to step down after election loss

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Finnish head coach Pasi Mustonen and players look dejected after their 2-1 shootout loss in the IIHF Women's Ice Hockey World Championships final match between the United States and Finland in Espoo, Finland, on on Sunday, April 14, 2019. (Mikko Stig/Lehtikuva via AP)

IIHF offers explanation for call that cost Finland gold

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Social Democratic leader Party Antti Rinne speaks to the media at the Finnish Broadcasting Company Yle studios in Helsinki, Finland Monday morning, April 15, 2019. Results from Finland's parliamentary election illustrated the struggle by Europe's traditional political parties to retain supporters, with the center-left Social Democratic Party winning the most votes and followed closely by a populist party that wants to temper national efforts to curb climate change. (Antti Aimo-Koivisto/Lehtikuva via AP)

Riding populist wave, Finns Party nearly wins Finland vote

By JARI TANNER - Associated Press

Chairman of the Finns Party Jussi Halla-aho, right, campaigns for the Finnish parliamentary elections in Tuusula, Finland, Saturday, April 13, 2019, a day ahead of the elections. (Heikki Saukkomaa/Lehtikuva via AP)

Social Democrats, populists top Finland vote ahead of EU’s

By JARI TANNER and DOROTHEE THIESING - Associated Press

The chairman of the Finns Party and parliamentary candidate Jussi Halla-aho votes in the parliamentary elections, in Helsinki, Finland Sunday, April 14, 2019. Finns are voting in a parliamentary election in which reforming the nation’s generous welfare model and tackling climate change have emerged as key issues.(Emmi Korhonen/Lehtikuva via AP)

The Latest: Populist party amazed by Finland election result

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Chairman of the Finns Party Jussi Halla-aho campaigns for the Finnish parliamentary elections in Tuusula, Finland, Saturday, April 13, 2019, a day ahead of the elections. (Heikki Saukkomaa/Lehtikuva via AP)

Finland ‘climate election’: Euroskeptic populists rail against sacrifices

By Jari Tanner - Associated Press

Goal scorer Finland's Ronja Savolainen, left, celebrates after scoring with teammates Rosa Lindstedt, Noora Tulus and Jenni Hiirikoski during the IIHF Women's Ice Hockey World Championships semifinal match between Canada and Finland in Espoo, Finland, Saturday, April 13, 2019. (Jussi Nukari/Lehtikuva via AP)

US rips Russia 8-0 to reach hockey final against host Finns

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Different parties campaigning for parliamentary elections on the Narinkkatori Square in Helsinki, Finland, on Friday, April 12, 2019. The election day of the Finnish parliamentary elections is on Sunday, April 14, 2019. (Markku Ulander/Lehtikuva via AP)

Finland’s election topics: Climate change, welfare, aging

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Chairman Antti Rinne, left, of the Social Democratic Party and the Centre Party chairman Juha Sipil' joke during parliamentary elections debate arranged by newspaper Helsingin Sanomat in Helsinki, Finland, on April 9, 2019. Finns are voting upcoming Sunday April 14, in parliamentary elections dominated by anxieties over climate change and how to preserve their generous welfare model while having one of the world’s most rapidly ageing populations. (Vesa Moilanen/Lehtikuva via AP)

Finns to vote on how best to save their welfare state

By JARI TANNER and VANESSA GERA - Associated Press

Italy's Moise Kean celebrates after scoring his side's second goal during the Euro 2020 Group J qualifying soccer match between Italy and Finland at the Friuli-Dacia Arena stadium in Udine, Italy, Saturday, March 23, 2019. (Alberto Lancia/ANSA via AP)

Italy’s youth movement shines in 2-0 win over Finland

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In this Dec. 3, 2018, file photo, Nikki Haley speaks during the Hudson Institute's 2018 Award Gala in New York. (AP Photo/Kevin Hagen, File) ** FILE **

Nikki Haley jabs Bernie Sanders for tweets on childbirth costs

By Bailey Vogt - The Washington Times

Italian national soccer team coach Roberto Mancini speaks during a press conference at the Coverciano training center, near Florence, Italy, Monday, March 18, 2019. (Claudio Giovannini/ANSA via AP)

Teen Zaniolo could make Italy debut after stunning season

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Finland's resigned Prime Minister speaks during an interview with public broadcaster YLE in Helsinki, Finland, Saturday, March 9, 2019. Sipila's center-right government resigned Friday after the governing coalition failed to agree on and push through a planned social and health reform. (Markku Ulander/Lehtikuva via AP)

Finland’s outgoing premier may bow out as party chair

By JARI TANNER - Associated Press

The research document entitled The Finnish SS-volunteers and atrocities 1941 - 1943 against Jews, detailing atrocities against civilians and Prisoners of War in Ukraine and the Caucasus Region, pictured in Helsinki, Finland, on Friday Feb. 8, 2019. Senior Israeli Holocaust historian, Efraim Zuroff of the Simon Wiesenthal Center, on Sunday Feb. 10, 2019, has praised Finnish authorities for publishing a report concluding that the Nordic country's volunteer battalion serving with Nazi Germany's notorious Waffen-SS took part in atrocities during World War II including participating in the mass murder of Jews.(Heikki Saukkomaa/Lehtikuva via AP)

Report: Finnish SS volunteers likely killed Jews in WWII

By JARI TANNER - Associated Press