The Latest Breaking News from Mark Rutte

Conservative politician and ‘man of the people’ takes over from Jens Stoltenberg

As the war enters its 853rd day, these are the main developments.

Dutch PM says it’s a ‘tremendous honour’ after he is appointed to lead the alliance from October.

Dutch PM Mark Rutte appointed as the next NATO secretary-general, succeeding Jens Stoltenberg in a critical time for the alliance.

Outgoing Dutch PM will take over from Jens Stoltenberg as secretary-general in October

NATO's 32 nations on Wednesday appointed outgoing Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte as the alliance's next head, handing him the job at a crucial moment with Russia on the march in Ukraine and US elections looming.

NATO tapped outgoing Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte Wednesday to become the bloc’s next secretary-general who will replace Norway’s Jens Stoltenberg from October 1. Stoltenberg led NATO for more than a decade during which his mandate was extended due to the war in Ukraine.

Agreement between three pro-European blocks would make Estonian PM top diplomat and former Portuguese PM council president

Mark Rutte, the outgoing prime minister of the Netherlands, will become Nato’s next secretary general when Jens Stoltenberg steps down in the autumn. Rutte’s candidacy has been endorsed by all 32 member states, most recently by Hungary and Slovakia, which confirmed their backing on June 18. The Romanian president Klaus…