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French President Emmanuel Macron delivers a speech to open a conference in support of Ukraine with European leaders and government representatives at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, 26 February 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes/Pool
Europe

Macron's Ukraine troop talk shakes up NATO allies

By declining on Monday night to rule out putting Western boots on the ground in Ukraine, Macron was challenging the prevailing view that such a move would gravely escalate the risk of a global war...

​​​​​​​A display shows results during a vote by lawmakers which is expected to approve Sweden's accession into NATO, in Budapest, Hungary, Monday, 26 February 2024. Hungary's parliament holds a vote on ratifying Sweden's bid to join NATO bringing an end to more than 18 months of delays that have frustrated the alliance as it seeks to expand in response to Russia's war in Ukraine. Photo: AP Photo/Denes Erdos
Europe

Hungary ratifies Sweden’s NATO bid, clearing final obstacle to membership

Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban hold a joint press conference in Budapest, Hungary, 23 February 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Bernadett Szabo
Europe

Hungary set to ratify Sweden's NATO accession, clearing last hurdle

Former US President Donald Trump. Photo: Reuters
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Trump says he would 'encourage' Russia to attack Nato allies who don't pay their bills

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg gives a news conference ahead of a NATO Defence Ministers meeting in Brussels, Belgium October 11, 2022. REUTERS/Yves Herman
Europe

NATO chief calls on Europe to ramp up arms production

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USA

US approves F-16 fighter jet sale to Turkey, F-35s to Greece after Turkey OKs Sweden's entry to NATO

FILE PHOTO: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson and NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg gather prior to their meeting, on the eve of a NATO summit, in Vilnius, Lithuania July 10, 2023. Henrik Montgomery /TT News Agency/via REUTERS/File Photo
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Turkey's Edrogan signs off on Sweden's NATO membership

[5/6] Archer Artillery System of the Boden Artillery Regiment A8 seen during the Aurora 23 military exercise at the Rinkaby firing range outside Kristianstad, Sweden 6 May, 2023. TT News Agency/ Johan Nilsson via REUTERS
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NATO's largest military exercise since Cold War kicks off

File photo of United States Secretary of State Antony J Blinken. Photo: Bloomberg
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US sees Turkey agreeing to Sweden NATO accession shortly: Blinken

U.S. Vice President Joe Biden (L) attends a bilateral meeting with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan in Washington March 31, 2016. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts/File Photo
Europe

Biden, Turkey's Erdogan discuss Sweden's NATO bid

Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan addresses members of parliament as he attends the reopening of the Turkish parliament after the summer recess in Ankara, Turkey, October 1, 2023. Murat Cetinmuhurdar/PPO/Handout via REUTERS
Europe

Turkey's Erdogan tells Biden US has responsibility to secure Gaza ceasefire

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, Finland's President Sauli Niinisto, Sweden's Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu, Sweden's Foreign Minister Ann Linde and Finnish Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto prepare to sign a document during a NATO summit in Madrid, Spain, June 28, 2022. REUTERS/Violeta Santos Moura/File Photo
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Turkey tells NATO that Sweden won't join by next week's meeting

Israel's Iron Dome anti-missile system fires to intercept rockets launched from the Gaza Strip, as seen from Ashkelon, southern Israel, on 11 May. Reuters
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Israel announces sale of air defence system to new NATO member Finland