NATO has started coordinating regular deliveries of large weapons packages to Ukraine, most bought from the U.S. Sweden said Tuesday that it would work with neighbors Denmark and Norway to provide $500 million worth of air defenses, anti-tank weapons, ammunition and spare parts. It follows a Dutch announcement of air defense equipment and ammunition worth $578 million. NATO says the weapons "packages will be prepared rapidly and issued on a regular basis." The equipment is based on Ukraine's priority needs on the battlefield. Air defense systems are in greatest need. The United Nations has said Russia's relentless pounding of urban areas has killed more than 12,000 Ukrainian civilians.

A new global report says that people in Finland are the happiest in the world. The northern European country is leading the world in happiness for the eighth year in a row. The World Happiness Report released on Thursday says the top 20 happiest countries include 14 Western industrial countries, two countries from Latin America and one from the Middle East. The United States has fallen to its lowest-ever position. Afghanistan is again ranked as the unhappiest country in the world. Afghan women say their lives are especially difficult.