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Finnish MP Eemeli Peltonen dies aged 30 in Parliament
Helsinki Times
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August 19, 2025
Finnish MP Eemeli Peltonen has died inside Parliament House in Helsinki. He was 30 years old and serving his first term for the Social Democratic Party (SDP). Parliament confirmed the death on Tuesday afternoon. Police said they were investigating...
Finland's largest human trafficking trial opens in Rovaniemi
Helsinki Times
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August 19, 2025
The largest human trafficking case in Finnish legal history began on Tuesday at the Lapland District Court in Rovaniemi, with 78 charges of aggravated human trafficking under review. The case centres on the berry company Polarica Marjahankinta,...
Finland’s former archiater Risto Pelkonen dies at 94
Helsinki Times
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August 19, 2025
Risto Pelkonen, Finland’s former archiater and one of the country’s most recognisable medical figures, has died at the age of 94. The Finnish Medical Association and the medical society Duodecim confirmed his death on Tuesday after a short...
Finnish lawmaker dies by suicide in Helsinki parliament building
United Press International (UPI)
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The Finnish Parliament building is pictured in Helsinki earlier this month. A lawmaker and member of parliament died in the Parliament House during the summer recess, according to Helsinki Police reports. Photo by Kimmo Brandt/EPA Aug. 19 (UPI) --...
Finnish MP Dies By Suicide Inside Parliament Building Weeks After Revealing Health Battle
News18
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August 19, 2025
Last Updated:August 19, 2025, 18:58 IST Peltonen, a first-term MP from the Social Democratic Party (SDP), was confirmed dead around 11 am local time (8 am GMT) on Tuesday Finnish Member of Parliament Eemeli Peltonen. (Image via...
Finnish politician dies in parliament in Helsinki
Star
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A politician in Finland has died in the country's main parliament building in the capital, Helsinki. Eemeli Peltonen, 30, who was an MP for the Social Democratic Party, is believed to have taken his own life in the building and was found on...
Finland president: Ukraine ceding land to Russia would be like U.S. giving up multiple states
NBC News
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August 19, 2025
IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. UP NEXT Analysis: Trump-Putin meeting gave Russian leader much of what he wanted 01:07 Full Special Report: Trump and Putin hold joint press conference after...
Record number of crisis calls answered in Finland over summer
Helsinki Times
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August 19, 2025
Finland’s national mental health crisis hotline responded to nearly 20,800 calls during June and July, the highest number recorded for a summer period, according to MIELI Mental Health Finland. The number of calls rose by 23 percent compared to...
Josh Hawley is ruffling GOP feathers as he stakes out his ground: From the Politics Desk
NBC News
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August 19, 2025
Welcome to the online version of From the Politics Desk, a newsletter that brings you the NBC News Politics team’s latest reporting and analysis from the White House, Capitol Hill and the campaign trail. In today’s edition, we have a deep dive...
Tragedy in Helsinki: Finnish MP Eemeli Peltonen, 30, Found Dead Inside Parliament Weeks After Revealing Health Struggles
International Business Times - United Kingdom
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August 19, 2025
Finland is in mourning following the demise of Eemeli Peltonen, a 30-year-old Social Democratic Party (SDP) MP, who was found dead inside the Parliament building in Helsinki on Tuesday morning. Police confirmed his passing at around 11:06 am local...
Helen Clark on abuse of female politicians - and how losing Jacinda Ardern was ‘devastating’
Newstalk ZB
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August 19, 2025
Former Prime Minister Helen Clark has described the departure of former Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern from politics as “devastating for women around the world”. In an interview with the Herald she said women in politics need to develop strong...
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Putin suggested Moscow for Zelenskyy summit during call with Trump, Ukrainian president declined
Firstpost
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August 19, 2025
Vladimir Putin proposed holding a peace summit with Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Moscow, according to three sources familiar with a phone call between US President Donald Trump and Russia’s leader Vladimir Putin proposed holding a peace summit...
'President of peace': Trump tapped for Nobel Prize amid talks to end Russia-Ukraine war
Fox News
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August 19, 2025
Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C. discusses President Donald Trump’s whirlwind few days of peace negotiations NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! FIRST ON FOX: House GOP allies of President Donald Trump are nominating him for the Nobel Peace...
President Trump and Zelensky appear closer than ever
Gulf Today
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August 19, 2025
Three days ago, it looked as if Russian President Vladimir Putin had brought Donald Trump back to his side in the three-year-old war he has fought to illegally seize much of Ukraine's territory and move the former Soviet republic closer to the...
Finland opens new consumer packaging board line in Oulu
Fresh Plaza
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August 19, 2025
The largest consumer packaging board production line in Europe was inaugurated on 18 August in Oulu, Finland. The ceremony was attended by Prime Minister of Finland Petteri Orpo, Stora Enso's Chair of the Board Kari Jordan, President and CEO Hans...
Finnish Member of Parliament Commits Suicide Inside the Building
The State Signal
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August 19, 2025
FINLAND – A Finnish member of parliament on Tuesday committed suicide inside the parliament building according to local reports. The Social Democratic Party lawmaker Eemeli Peltonen died in the Finnish Parliament House, with parliament’s...
Japan to assess legal, capacity constraints on Ukraine security: Premier
Yeni Safak
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August 19, 2025
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Tuesday said that Tokyo to assess legal and capability constraints on Ukraine security. His remarks came after NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte a day earlier said that some 30 nations, including Japan are...
Finnish MP commits suicide in parliament
EurActiv
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August 19, 2025
A member of the Finnish Parliament committed suicide on the parliament's premises in Helsinki early on Tuesday, according to local media. The MP in question is 30-year-old first-time lawmaker Eemeli Peltonen which the Finnish parliament confirmed...
Russia never set goal of seizing territories — Foreign Minister Lavrov
TASS
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August 19, 2025
MOSCOW, August 19. /TASS/. Russia has never set an objective of seizing Crimea, Donbass or Novorossiya, as the main task was to protect the Russian people, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Tuesday. "I want to stress once again that...
Did Zelensky wear a suit? President's outfit at White House meeting sparks fresh debate
The Kyiv Independent
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August 19, 2025
President Volodymyr Zelensky attends a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S. on Aug. 18, 2025. (Aaron Schwartz/CNP/Bloomberg via Getty Images) All eyes were on President Volodymyr...