The Daily Populous

Friday February 3rd, 2023 night edition

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Swedish PM Ulf Kristersson met with Finland's Sanna Marin (SDP) on Thursday at his official residence in Stockholm.

At a joint press conference in Stockholm, Marin and Kristersson stressed that the two countries aim to join Nato by July.

Prime Minister Sanna Marin (SDP) met on Thursday with her Swedish counterpart Ulf Kristersson in Stockholm, becoming the first prime minister to visit since he took office last October.

Both said they still hoped to join the western military alliance before its Vilnius summit on 11-12 July.

"We clearly both tick all the boxes for Nato membership," said Marin.

The Swedish PM said he believed this would help to resolve the stalemate over the application.

The move came months after an agreement with Turkey on fighting terrorism aimed at overcoming its objections to Swedish Nato membership. »

New Jersey councilwoman shot and killed in possible targeted attack outside her home

Authored by abcnews.go.com

A New Jersey councilwoman -- the mother of a young daughter and leader of her church -- was shot and killed in a possible attack outside her home, an incident officials are calling "shocking" and "senseless.".

"I am stunned by the news of Sayreville Councilwoman Eunice Dwumfour's murder last evening in an act of gun violence," Murphy said.

Police at the scene in Sayreville, N.J., Feb. 2, 2023, where city councilwoman Eunice Dwumfour was shot and killed in her car outside her home. »

The director of a zoo in Mexico had 4 of its 10 pygmy goats cooked up for a New Year's feast, authorities say

Authored by news.yahoo.com

The director of a zoo in Mexico is accused of cooking four of its pygmy goats for a New Year's banquet.

Authorities said he also illegally traded a zebra, and that 14 animals are missing from the zoo.

The former director of a zoo in Mexico slaughtered four of the zoo's pygmy goats and cooked them up for an end-of-year party, local authorities said on Tuesday. »