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NATO's eastern flank expects upgraded Ukraine ties at Vilnius summit

Members of NATO's eastern flank expect the military alliance's July summit in Vilnius will set Ukraine on a clearer path to membership, once its war with Russia ends, the countries said at a summit in Bratislava on Tuesday.

Reuters

NATO eastern flank members want to boost support for Ukraine at alliance summit in July

The leaders of nine central and eastern European countries say NATO allies should aim at further boosting their support for Ukraine and for its aspiration to become a member of the alliance

The Independent UK

Swedish defense minister says NATO full membership is top priority

Sweden's defense minister says his country’s top priority is to gain full NATO membership before the allied leaders gather for their mid-July summit

The Independent UK

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Remembering D-Day: Key facts and figures about epochal World War II invasion

The D-Day invasion that helped change the course of World War II was unprecedented in scale and audacity

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Turkish forces arrive in Kosovo to bolster NATO-led peacekeepers after recent violence

A Turkish commando battalion has arrived in Kosovo to assist in quelling recent violent unrest in the Balkan country

The Independent UK

Explainer-What would it mean if Ukraine joined NATO?

Ukraine, fighting a devastating Russian invasion since February 2022, seeks to join NATO as quickly as possible but members of the Western military alliance are divided over how fast that step should be taken.

Reuters

Libya political leaders to meet on electoral laws

Libyan leaders were due to meet in Morocco on Monday to finalise a deal on new electoral laws, but any agreement they announce on voting rules or a new interim government is likely to trigger opposition that may further delay the political process.

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NATO chief calls on Turkey not to veto Sweden's bid to join alliance

NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg has called on Ankara to drop its opposition to Sweden's bid to join the US-led defence alliance, hoping Stockholm's accession would be finalised "as soon as possible".

Radio France Internationale

Biden set for critical talks on Ukraine this week with Denmark's Frederiksen, UK's Sunak

President Joe Biden is welcoming Denmark and Britain’s prime ministers this week to Washington for talks that will focus heavily on the war in Ukraine—including the recently-launched effort to train, and eventually equip, Ukraine with F-16 fighter jets

The Independent UK

Hundreds protest Sweden's new anti-terror laws

STOCKHOLM: Hundreds of people protested in Stockholm on Sunday against new anti-terror legislation that was passed to address Turkey's opposition to Sweden joining NATO.

Bangkok Post

EU heading for 'small revolution' on enlargement: French minister

The European Union is set for a "small revolution" through its enlargement to include Ukraine and potentially another nine countries, France's Europe minister has said.

Radio France Internationale

China warns 'NATO-like' alliances could lead to conflict in Asia-Pacific

SINGAPORE: China's defence minister warned Sunday against establishing NATO-like military alliances in the Asia-Pacific, saying they would plunge the region into a "whirlpool" of conflict.

Bangkok Post

Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan announces new cabinet

Appointments hint that leader’s third decade in office may see move towards orthodox economic policy

The Guardian - UK

Turkey to send commandos to Kosovo in response to Nato peacekeeping call

EU has called on leaders in Kosovo and Serbia to immediately reduce tensions and halt ‘divisive rhetoric’

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Turkey's Erdogan signals economic U-turn in picking orthodox Simsek

President Tayyip Erdogan signalled on Saturday his newly-elected government would return to more orthodox economic policies when he named Mehmet Simsek to his cabinet to tackle Turkey's cost-of-living crisis and other strains.

The Independent UK

Turkey's Erdogan set to take oath for 3rd term in office, announce new Cabinet lineup

Turkey’s longtime president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, is to be sworn in for his third term

Reuters

Biden aide expressed concern in calls with Kosovo, Serbia leaders

A senior aide to U.S. President Joe Biden expressed concern about events in northern Kosovo in calls with Prime Minister Albin Kurti and Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic, the White House said on Friday.

Bangkok Post

Kosovo violence gives Nato, Europe another crisis

When Nato troops first entered Kosovo in June 1999 after 78 days of bombing, no one thought its Kosovo Force (KFOR) peacekeepers would still be trying to separate ethnic Albanians and ethnic Serbs 24 years later.

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Denmark's tough lady in play as new NATO chief ahead of White House visit

Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen will meet U.S. President Joe Biden in Washington on Monday, amid speculation that the White House will use the visit to vet her as the first female NATO secretary-general.

Reuters

Kosovo opposition blames PM Kurti for worsening relations with West over unrest in north

Kosovo opposition parties on Friday blamed Prime Minister Albin Kurti for worsening relations with Western allies over violence in the north in which NATO peacekeepers were injured, and they called for a no-confidence motion against the government.

Chicago Sun-Times

Trump and Erdogan are a lot alike

The man who just won reelection as Turkey’s president appeals heavily, like Trump, to rural, less educated and more religious voters, with a simplistic but incendiary message of national pride and traditional values.

Reuters

NATO official calls for transparency over nuclear weapons

A senior NATO official on Friday urged Beijing to be more open about its accelerating nuclear weapons build-up, saying that as a global power, China had a responsibility to improve transparency.

Reuters

'Path is open' for Ukraine to join NATO -British defence minister

Britain supports adding Ukraine to NATO and "that path is open" to them, although political realities may slow the process, Defence Minister Ben Wallace said on Friday on the sidelines of the Shangri-La Dialogue security meetings in Singapore.

The Independent UK

France, Germany urge new elections in Kosovo following flare-up in ethnic tensions

The leaders of France and Germany have urged new municipal elections in northern Kosovo in the hopes that another ballot will quell a flare-up of ethnic tensions that have led to violent protests in the region

Reuters

Biden says Sweden will 'soon' join NATO at U.S. Air Force address

U.S. President Joe Biden predicted on Thursday Sweden will join NATO "soon", speaking at the U.S. Air Force Academy days after he hinted at a possible deal to overcome Turkey's opposition to admitting the Nordic country to the alliance.

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