Sweden and Finland on Wednesday looked set for fast-track membership of NATO after Turkey lifted a veto on them joining, at a summit where the U.S.-led alliance is due to adopt a broad strategy focused on Russian and China for the next decade.

NATO's first new strategy concept in a decade will cite China as a concern for the first time but member states remain at odds over how to describe the country with the world's largest military and its relationship with Russia, NATO diplomats say.

Spain is shifting its foreign policy towards Africa while lobbying the EU and NATO for support to address migration from the continent, aggravated by the Ukraine invasion, two senior government officials and two diplomatic sources told Reuters.

Lithuania must raise defence spending to 3% of GDP to enable it to host a much larger number of NATO troops, its president said ahead of NATO summit that will address how to counter rising security threats posed by Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

South Korea plans to set up a delegation to NATO in Brussels, the national security adviser said on Wednesday, as Seoul pushes to strengthen its partnership with the organisation and play a bigger role on the global stage.

Latvia on Thursday made a last pitch for the deployment of more NATO troops in the Baltics, two weeks before NATO leaders are set to decide the future military line-up on the alliance's eastern flank in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

The situation on the eastern frontline in Donbas has become increasingly desperate, with Ukrainian towns facing near constant shelling from Russian forces.

Several media reports have claimed that Russian President Vladimir Putin has been trying to hide the actual numbers of Russian soldiers killed in his war against Ukraine

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It comes despite Britain's economy suffering a historic downturn this year due to the coronavirus crisis.

Biden and top Democrats have warned that Johnson can forget about a UK-US trade deal if Brexit scuppers the hard-won peace brokered by the US.

After intense US cajoling, the Afghan government and the Taliban last month opened peace talks in Doha.

The Danish royal began his military training in 1987 as a recruit in the Queen's Regiment.

29 recent mass strandings of rare beaked whales across Europe lead experts to believe this was caused by NATO sonar activities

Trump is so confident that his Republican party majority will stay loyal that he sees no risk in jetting to Switzerland for the annual World Economic Forum.

Libya has been beset by chaos since a NATO-backed uprising toppled and killed dictator Moamer Kadhafi in 2011.

Entering an election year, Trump is unlikely to slow down as he seeks what has largely eluded him -- a headline-grabbing victory.

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NATO's 70th birthday has been overshadowed by bitter rows about money and the future strategy of the alliance.

The couple held hands as they disembarked Air Force One at London Stansted Airport on Monday evening for the three-day visit.

Guestlist for the upcoming NATO reception excludes some important members of the royal family, but Trump to return to the palace.

The White House confirmed Friday that Donald Trump and his wife Melania will travel to the UK.

The meeting between the two leaders will follow a gathering of Nato that is expected to be tense.

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Former Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi claims he ended Cold War by bringing the US and Russia together.

Nato is considering a renewed commitment to a long-term training mission in Iraq as the US puts pressure on its European allies to help hold the country against Isis militants.

The Turkish offensive aims to remove the US-backed and Kurdish-led SDF. Despite condemnation, the Syrian and Russian regimes appear to have given the operation the go-ahead.

Despite outspending both Russia and China on national security, the US military could lose the next war - new Rand Corporation report claims.

Russia's Iskander-M is a ballistic missile that can go hypersonic and reach high-value targets with precision.

NATO secretary general Jens Stoltenberg warned it had the "capabilities and resolve to respond to any aggression" meted out by North Korea.