Nato steps up efforts to protect cables in Baltic Sea

北约加大力度保护波罗的海电缆

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2024-12-27

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Nato steps up efforts to protect cables in the Baltic Sea after a power line is cut between Finland and Estonia. Russia accused of sabotage. Also: Another impeachment in South Korea, and NASA sun probe makes history.

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  • This is the global news podcast from the BBC World Service.

  • I'm Rachel Wright and at 14 hours GMT on Friday 27th December, these are our main stories.

  • NATO steps up efforts to protect cables in the Baltic Sea after a power cable is cut.

  • Russia is accused of sabotage but denies any involvement.

  • Chaos in South Korea as the acting president is impeached after just two weeks in the job.

  • And Israel orders staff and patients out from one of the last remaining hospitals in northern Gaza.

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  • There were tears, tears of laughter and joy and tears of a lot of effort and exhaustion.

  • It was quite moment.

  • I mean, for everyone.

  • It was big.

  • And NASA says its solar probe has made history.

  • NATO has said it will increase its naval presence in the Baltic

  • after what officials suspect was Russian sabotage of an undersea power cable linking Finland

  • and Estonia.

  • The EST Link 2 cable stopped working on Christmas Day.

  • Now the Estonian navy has launched an operation to protect the remaining working cable,

  • which supplies the country with power from Finland.

  • Finland's president, Alexander Stubb spoke about the incident at a news conference.