Finland and Sweden have announced their intention to submit simultaneous requests to join Nato, in what is seen as a seismic shift in Europe’s security architecture. Jon Henley, the Guardian’s Europe correspondent, looks at why the Nordic countries forwent years of neutrality, and what the move means for the war in Ukraine
Consumers Brace for Huge Bargain Hunt in Big ‘Black Friday’
US shoppers are coming out in force this holiday season, but the festiveness is being tempered by inflationary pressures that have abated but not completely