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Jens Stoltenberg steps down as NATO Secretary-General, Mark Rutte takes over amidst ongoing crises and geopolitical challenges.

Former Dutch prime minister Mark Rutte takes over as NATO's secretary general on Tuesday as the Western military alliance reaches a critical juncture weeks from a momentous US election.

‘Powerful’ explosion picked up by earthquake monitoring systems causes fires to burn across four miles in Russian region close to Belarus border, source says

"It takes really strong American leadership and Western world leadership to do something about it. That's my number one concern that dwarfs any other one, and dwarfs any other one I've had since I've been working."

Each side released 103 people, Russia’s defence ministry is reported as saying

NATO's Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg deems Afghanistan mission a catastrophe as Taliban regains power despite extensive efforts and investment.

President claims Kursk move helped Russian military make gains in Donbas; Institute for the Study of War says wider impacts of Kursk operation not yet clear. What we know on day 926

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

A Russian guided bomb attack on Saturday killed two people and injured 10 more including children in a village in Ukraine’s Kharkiv region, the governor said. Governor Oleh Synehubov said the Russian strike hit the village of Cherkaska Lozova, damaging a residential building. A Russian attack on the city of…