Melania Trump took the unique step of crafting a letter that calls for peace in Ukraine, having her husband President Donald Trump hand-deliver it to Russian President Vladimir Putin during their Friday meeting in Alaska.

A fire that closed London’s Heathrow Airport has sparked one of the most serious disruptions to air travel in years.

A new global report says that people in Finland are the happiest in the world.

People in Finland have been left unsettled by expansionist neighbor Russia and inspired by its recent accession to NATO, are increasingly taking national self-defense into their own hands.

In a new book, former President Donald Trump threatens to imprison Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg if the tech mogul does anything akin to his 2020 donations that helped fund local election offices.

The World War II mystery of what happened to a Finnish passenger plane after it was shot down over the Baltic Sea by Soviet bombers appears to finally be solved more than eight decades later.

An artisan roastery based in the Finnish capital has introduced a coffee blend that has been developed by artificial intelligence in a trial in which it’s hoped that technology can ease the workload in a sector that traditionally prides itself on manual work.

The European Union’s border agency says that it will send dozens of officers and equipment as reinforcements to Finland to help police its borders amid suspicion that Russia is behind an influx of migrants arriving to the country.

President Joe Biden says it is “irresponsible” of an Alabama senator to block confirmation of military officers in protest of a Defense Department policy that pays for travel when a service member has to go out of state to get an abortion or reproductive care.

Sweden’s public radio says it would stop being active on Twitter, but it didn't blame new labels that Elon Musk’s social media platform has slapped on public broadcasters.

The selling points of the bed-and-breakfast are its century-old buildings, its spacious rooms and its proximity to Russia, a short cross-country ski trip to the east.

NATO member and Russia’s neighbor Estonia is boosting its defense capabilities by acquiring an advanced U.S. rocket artillery system.

The Champions League is staying on CBS in the United States for six more years.

Drake Batherson scored on a power play 43 seconds into overtime to give Canada a 4-3 comeback victory over Sweden on Thursday night in the world hockey quarterfinals.

Luke Hughes scored with 1:57 left in overtime to complete the United States’ comeback from two goals behind to edge Austria 3-2 at the ice hockey world championship.

Host Finland rallied to beat Latvia 2-1 for a second victory in two games at the ice hockey world championship.

Pierre-Luc Dubois scored twice and led defending champion Canada to a 5-3 victory over Germany in their opening game at the world ice hockey championship in Helsinki.

Thousands of people have gathered in European capitals to protest vaccine passports and other requirements their governments have imposed in hopes of ending the coronavirus pandemic.

An architect-designer in southern Finland has returned to a frozen lake with a snow shovel to draw a large animal on the ice for the sixth year in a row.

The Norwegian government is introducing a 10-person limit for gatherings at private homes to counter an uptick in COVID-19 cases, although the number will be increased to 20 on Christmas and New Year’s eves.

— New Zealand’s medical regulator has approved its first coronavirus vaccine, and officials hope to begin giving shots to border workers by the end of March. Tate Reeves says he’s skeptical about a new federal effort to reduce racial disparities in coronavirus vaccination rates. ___BEIRUT — Lebanon has broken its single-day record of coronavirus deaths with 81 as the country continued its nationwide lockdown for the third week. ___LAS VEGAS — Nevada has recorded its deadliest month of the coronavirus pandemic in January after reporting eight additional coronavirus deaths over the weekend. Mike DeWine and his wife received the first dose of the coronavirus vaccine on Tuesday in a procedure streamed live.

HELSINKI – Finnish telecommunications company Nokia on Thursday reported improved third-quarter earnings largely in line with expectations, but acknowledged it faced challenges in the race for 5G cellular networks. He said Thursday that “more change is needed” within Nokia, which has played catch-up with China’s Huawei and Sweden’s Ericsson in the 5G market. Last week, Ericsson reported upbeat third-quarter earnings that were helped by the rollout of 5G networks in China and a strong U.S. market. It’s going to be increasingly important in the future.”Huawei has been banned by several governments from 5G networks over allegations it can allow the Chinese government to snoop on data. Sweden became latest European country last week to ban Huawei and ZTE, another Chinese network equipment provider, from its 5G networks.

A 16-year-old girl has assumed the post of Finnish prime minister for one day in the Girls Takeover scheme part of the U.Ns Day of the Girl to raise more awareness of gender equality in the world. (Heikki Saukkomaa/Lehtikuva via AP)A 16-year-old girl ceremoniously assumed the post of Finnish prime minister for one day for the “Girls Takeover” program — part of the U.N. International Day of the Girl to raise more awareness of gender equality. Girls, too, have a digital future, and that is why girls should have a voice in technology,” Murto said. Girls Day on Sunday. ___This story corrects that Marin is Finland's third, not second, female prime minister.

Nearly 25% of the cases reported Thursday were in Multnomah County, Oregon’s most populous county and home to Portland. Missouri is dealing with a surge in new coronavirus cases, with 1,580 more confirmed cases reported Wednesday. State officials reported 333 new confirmed cases of the respiratory virus on Thursday, topping the previous single-day record set less than a week ago. The state Department of Health Services reported 566 new confirmed cases across the state, bringing the confirmed total to 215,852. The state reported 565 people hospitalized on Wednesday, down from the mid-July high of more than 3,500.

(Stefan Bremer/Finnish National Opera via AP)HELSINKI After being forced to cancel all its spring performances due to the coronavirus pandemic, Finland's National Opera is opening this fall with an opera by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart featuring a topical twist: a story line that plays off of the Nordic countrys outbreak. Mozart's Italian-language Cosi fan tutte first performed in 1790 was his lighthearted take on the merry-go-round of human relationships. This work now deals with our times and people.The piece features libretto by Finnish writer Minna Lindgren accompanied by Mozarts original score. While it can take up to three years for opera houses to plan and prepare a new work, the National Opera completed this piece in less than six months. Covid fan tutte will have 12 performances with subtitles in English and Swedish, running through Oct. 23.

Less than a decade later, most global events were seen as part of the Cold War between the two super powers, including the Olympics. The Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland set a record for countries (69) and participants (nearly 5,000), numbers boosted by the USSR's first appearance in the games as a communist nation. Either the Americans or the Russians have finished with the most medals at each of the last 17 Summer Olympics, the U.S. doing it nine times and their counterparts eight. When Peters told Zatopek it was, Zatopek took off and cruised to victory by more than 2 1/2 minutes. During the modest-sized meet there were only 11 events compared to 34 at the 2016 Summer Olympics eight Olympic records were set.