"Turkish Parliament Finally Approves Sweden's NATO Membership Bid"

After months of delay, the Turkish parliament voted in favor of Sweden joining NATO, with Hungary being the last remaining holdout. The move comes as a response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, and would mark a historic shift for Sweden, which has long maintained a policy of military nonalignment. Turkey's President Erdogan still needs to sign the ratification document, and Hungary's Prime Minister Orban has invited the Swedish prime minister to negotiate on the matter. The potential NATO expansion could strengthen the alliance's position in the Baltic Sea and the Arctic, but it also raises concerns about Turkey's human rights violations and ongoing attacks on Kurdish U.S. allies in Syria.