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A general view taken on February 5, 2024 shows empty seats (C and R) in the plenary hall of the Hungarian Parliament in Budapest during an extraordinary sitting at the opposition's request to debate Sweden's NATO bid. Representatives of the governing FIDESZ party led by Hungarian Prime Minister Orban and the right-wing Christian Democratic party stayed away from today's session. Budapest remains the last holdout to ratify the Nordic country's bid to join the military alliance, following Turkey's ratification in January. (Photo by ATTILA KISBENEDEK / AFP) (Photo by ATTILA KISBENEDEK/AFP via Getty Images)

Sweden Set To Join NATO After Hungary Authorizes Bid

Sweden is set to become the 32nd member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) following negotiations that lasted over a year.

Officers stand near the Israeli Embassy in Stockholm, Sweden, Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024. An object said to be “sharp” was found outside the Israeli Embassy in Stockholm on Wednesday, and was eventually destroyed. Dozens of officers were dispatched to the scene and sealed off the area before a bomb squad arrived. (Henrik Montgomery/TT News Agency via AP)

Swedish Police Destroy Explosive Device Found At Israeli Embassy In Stockholm

Swedish authorities have announced that an object outside the Israeli Embassy that is believed to be an explosive device has now been destroyed.

TURKEY-SWEDEN-NATO-POLITICS-DIPLOMACY Lawmakers attend a session before voting on a bill regarding Sweden's accession to NATO, on January 23, 2024 at the Grand National Assembly of Turkey (TBMM) in Ankara. Turkey's parliament on January, 23, 2024 ratified Sweden's NATO membership after more than a year of delays that upset Western efforts to show resolve in the face of Russia's war on Ukraine. (Photo by Adem ALTAN / AFP) (Photo by ADEM ALTAN/AFP via Getty Images)

Turkish Parliament Approves Sweden’s NATO Entry, Now Awaiting Erdogan’s Signature

The Turkish Parliament has officially approved Sweden’s North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) membership bid after months of deliberation.

Grand National Assembly of Turkey (TBMM)'s Foreign Affairs Committee's Fuat Oktay (C) chairs a committee session at the TBMM in Ankara on December 26, 2023. The key committee in the Turkish parliament gave the greenlight for Sweden's NATO membership, clearing another hurdle in the Nordic country's accession process in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine last year. (Photo by Adem ALTAN / AFP) (Photo by ADEM ALTAN/AFP via Getty Images)

Sweden’s NATO Membership In The Works After Turkey Committee Approves Bid

On Tuesday, the foreign affairs committee of the Turkish parliament approved Sweden’s NATO membership application, bringing the Nordic nation—which had previously been nonaligned—one step closer to becoming a member of the Western military alliance.

TOPSHOT - NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg poses with application documents presented by Finland's Ambassador to NATO Klaus Korhonen and Sweden's Ambassador to NATO Axel Wernhoff during a ceremony to mark Sweden's and Finland's application for membership in Brussels, on May 18, 2022. - Finland and Sweden submitted their applications for NATO membership on May 18, 2022 and consultations were underway between the Allies to lift Turkey's opposition to the integration of the two Nordic countries into the Alliance. (Photo by JOHANNA GERON / POOL / AFP) (Photo by JOHANNA GERON/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

Turkey Submits Sweden’s Bid For NATO Membership To Parliament

Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the president of Turkey, submitted the last remaining legislation for the country of Sweden to become a part of NATO.

WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 13: Teenage Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg delivers brief remarks surrounded by other student environmental advocates during a strike to demand action be taken on climate change outside the White House on September 13, 2019 in Washington, DC. The strike is part of Thunberg's six day visit to Washington ahead of the Global Climate Strike scheduled for September 20. (Photo by Sarah Silbiger/Getty Images)

Greta Thunberg Fined Again After Disobeying Police Orders At Climate Protest In Sweden

A Swedish court has charged climate activist Greta Thunberg again for violating police orders during an environmental protest in July in southern Sweden.