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Ukraine war set to dominate crucial NATO summit

Madrid (AFP) - The Ukraine war will take centre stage at a NATO summit in Madrid on Wednesday, while Finland and Sweden will be formally invited to join the alliance after Turkey dropped its opposition.

AFP

Ukraine latest updates: Battle for Lysychansk city grinds on

Ukraine news from June 29: Lysychansk is last eastern stronghold following retreat of Ukraine forces from Severodonetsk.

Al Jazeera

Boris Johnson tells Nato leaders they must ‘dig deep’ on defence spending as threats grow

Boris Johnson has urged Nato allies to “dig deep” and spend more on defence, warning that threats to the West over the next decade are set to grow.

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Erdogan in crunch NATO expansion talks at Madrid summit

Madrid (AFP) - The leaders of Finland and Sweden met Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday ahead of a NATO summit in Madrid in a bid to get him to drop objections to them joining.

AFP

Russia demands Ukraine surrender as G7 vows to make Moscow pay

Madrid (AFP) - Western allies vowed on Tuesday to boost NATO's defences and to back Ukraine to the end as Moscow demanded Kyiv's surrender.

AFP

Finland, Sweden flag some progress in NATO talks with Turkey

Finnish President Sauli Niinisto and Swedish Foreign Minister Ann Linde said on Tuesday there had been some progress in negotiations aimed at overcoming Turkey's objection to the Nordic countries' bid to join NATO.

Reuters

Turkey lifts veto on Finland, Sweden joining NATO, clearing path for expansion

NATO ally Turkey lifted its veto over Finland and Sweden's bid to join the Western alliance on Tuesday after the three nations agreed to protect each other's security, ending a weeks-long drama that tested allied unity against Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

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Nato summit: Everything you need to know about meeting in Madrid

The Standard guides you through the event, why it matters and the key decisions Boris Johnson and other leaders are set to take in Madrid

Evening Standard

NATO summit to open as leader warns of 'dangerous' world

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has sparked a “fundamental shift” in the alliance's approach to defense

The Independent UK

Spain changes rules for UK passport holders at busiest airports

New entry rules are now in place at airports including Gran Canaria, Ibiza, Madrid, Mallorca and Barcelona

Wales Online

NATO 2022 summit: Where is it being held, who is attending and what is on the agenda?

NATO leaders are due to gather for a summer summit to set a new direction for the alliance in response to Russia’s brutal invasion of Ukraine and the planned expansion of China's military

Daily Mirror

Erdogan to meet Biden for crunch NATO expansion talks

Istanbul (AFP) - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday he would meet US President Joe Biden on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Madrid for talks on Russia's invasion of Ukraine and the bloc's expansion into two Nordic states.

AFP

Spain warning for Brits as holidaymakers urged to check passport

Airports in Alicante, Barcelona, Gran Canaria, Ibiza, Lanzarote, Madrid, Málaga, Mallorca, Fuerteventura, Sevilla and Tenerife Sur were included in the change

Liverpool Echo

Kraft Heinz Procures Wind Energy From Repsol

Kraft Heinz Co (NASDAQ:KHC) has signed a power purchase agreement with the Madrid-based energy company Repsol S.A. (OTC:REPYY). The financial terms were not disclosed. The twelve-year agreement is the company’s first investment in wind energy and aligns with its vision of sourcing a major part of its electricity from renewable sources by 2025. Kraft Heinz…

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Asharq Al-Awsat

Presence of Russia in North Africa Is Increasing, Says Spanish Foreign Minister

The presence of Russia in North African countries is increasing in a region where political instability and militant activity are spreading, Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares said on Tuesday, defending a foreign policy shift towards Africa. "There is a growing Russian presence in Africa, in North African countries," he…

Asharq Al-Awsat

NATO Holds Summit with Gaze on Russia - and China

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has shocked NATO back to first principles. Seven decades after it was founded, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization is meeting in Madrid this week with an urgent need to reassert its original mission: preventing Russian aggression against Western allies. Leaders of the world’s most powerful military…

Radio France Internationale

NATO allies to agree 'biggest overhaul' of defences since Cold War

NATO countries are meeting Tuesday in the Spanish capital Madrid, where the alliance is to adapt its military stance towards Russia as the war in Ukraine enters its fifth month.

The Independent UK

EXPLAINER: NATO holds summit with gaze on Russia — and China

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization is meeting in Madrid this week with an urgent need to reassert its original mission: preventing Russian aggression against Western democracies

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The Independent UK

The AP Interview: Spanish PM says NATO summit to show unity

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez says the NATO summit in Madrid this week aims to showcase the Western allies' united front in defense of democratic values in the face of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, while providing a platform to increase the bloc’s deterrence capabilities

The Hindu

Gareth Bale joins MLS side Los Angeles FC after 9 years at Real Madrid

Former Real Madrid player Gareth Bale joined U.S. side Los Angeles FC as a free agent on a year-long contract. The 32-year-old Welsh forward will join Italian defender Giorgio Chiellini

Axios

Russia threat rekindles NATO's sense of purpose

"The biggest overhaul of collective defense and deterrence since the Cold War."

The Guardian - AU

Australia records 75 Covid deaths as data shows fatalities rising since March – as it happened

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The Independent UK

Jill Biden has company on trip to Spain

Jill Biden has some company on a trip to Spain this week

Reuters

NATO summit protesters play dead in front of Picasso war painting

About 30 anti-war activists protested on Monday in front of Pablo Picasso's historic Guernica painting about the horrors of war at the Reina Sofia Museum in Madrid, hours before the start on Tuesday of a NATO summit in the Spanish capital.

AFP

Spain advances transgender rights bill

Madrid (AFP) - Spain's government advanced a transgender rights bill Monday to present to parliament this summer allowing anyone over 16 to easily change gender on their ID documents.

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