The Latest Breaking News from NATO

Turkey’s application to join the BRICS bloc, led by Russia and China, is sparking concerns over President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's commitment to NATO. The move, by a member of the world’s most powerful military alliance, highlights the geostrategic shifts straining the post-war order at a time of heightened international tensions.

Zelenskiy briefs Biden official on Kursk and wider war; Germany activates its own Iris-T SLM air defences after giving first ones to Ukraine. What we know on day 925

As Russia keeps pounding Ukrainian cities with airstrikes and advances along the frontline in Donbas, regional elections in two states in eastern Germany have seen a surge of support for parties on the extreme right and extreme left.

Turkey applies for BRICS membership to diversify alliances and enhance global influence.

Serbia reaffirms alliance with Russia, rejects Western sanctions, and maintains independence in foreign policy amidst regional complexities.

Turkish nationalist group assaults US Marines in Izmir, Turkey. Investigations ongoing. US-Turkey relations strained. Marines unharmed.

Ukraine has been pushing for allies to be more involved in its defence, including giving Kyiv permission to use Western-supplied missiles to strike deep inside Russia

Angus Lapsley, whose mislaid papers were found at a bus stop, will join review team led by George Robertson

From Democrat to pro-Putin isolationist: How did Tulsi Gabbard get here?

Poland’s leaders stressed the need for a strong defense in the face of war in neighboring Ukraine and redress as they led ceremonies to mark the 85th anniversary of German Nazi forces invading and bombing Polish territory at the start of World War II

Putin’s boycotting of the anniversary of the Geneva conventions further demonstrates his opinions on international humanitarian law and the laws of war