finland will become the 31st member of nato later on tuesday. the application to join the western military alliance was prompted by the invasion of ukraine by russia, with which finland shares a long border. our diplomatic correspondent, paul adams, has this story. finland only said it wanted to join nato last year. this afternoon, its flag will be raised at the headquarters in brussels, the quickest accession process in nato s recent history. president putin went to war against ukraine with a declared aim to get less nato. he wanted nato to remove our forces, our structures, from all allies that havejoined after 1997, meaning all allies in central and eastern europe. and he wanted nato to make it absolutely clear that nato s door was closed for any new membership. he s getting the exact opposite. he s getting more nato presence in the eastern part of the alliance, and he s getting two new members, with finland and sweden. finland s long frontier with russia, the scene of fig
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In celebration of Social Work Month and World Social Work Day 2023, the Asean Training Centre for Social Work and Social Welfare is holding an international symposium on the theme "Human Security Is Global Security", at Novotel Bangkok Platinum Pratunam, Phetchaburi Road on Friday from 8.30am to 4.30pm.