The Latest Breaking News from NATO

NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky are the key figures at a European Union summit underway in Brussels this Thursday, highlighting the importance of protecting the EU's eastern flank from Russian aggression and bolstering support for Tunisia to combat illegal migration across the Mediterranean.

Governments, many from the Middle East, issue strong statements and summon Swedish ambassadors in their countries.

The EU will on Thursday discuss the repercussions of the Wagner Group's aborted rebellion in Russia as they look at further its aid to Ukraine in the wake of Moscow's invasion. NATO chief head Jens Stoltenberg is also set to meet with the bloc. Elsewhere, Ukraine held drills in Zaporizhzhia…

The dramatic rebellion by a mercenary warlord in Russia that challenged President Vladimir Putin was punctuated by dramatic language of the key protagonists – and some long silences

A man tore up and burned a Koran outside Stockholm's central mosque on Wednesday, an event that risks angering Turkey as Sweden bids to join NATO, after Swedish police granted permission for the protest to take place.

As the war enters it 491st day, these are the main developments.

Decision by authorities to allow the desecration of the Muslim holy book was angrily criticised by Turkey.

The Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko is seeking credit for stepping in to broker Wagner’s retreat and saving Russia from chaos. FRANCE 24 spoke to Pavel Slunkin, a former Belarusian diplomat, who shed light on what this means for Lukasheko's relationship with Moscow, his own security and the course of the…

The decision to grant permission for the protest is likely to spark a fresh diplomatic row with Turkey, as Anakara continues to delay Stockholm’s push to joing Nato