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Biden is facing questions over his ability to serve as he hosts world leaders for the annual NATO summit in Washington

Leading dissident accused at Moscow court of participating in ‘extremist’ group

Military chiefs hit out at Keir Starmer’s refusal to commit to a timeline for 2.5 per cent spending on defence as he flies to Washington for Nato summit

In first international trip since entering No 10, PM visits Washington for alliance’s 75th-anniversary summit

“This is a book about a global shock that took Washington by surprise: the revival of superpower conflict,” reads the introduction of New Cold Wars, by Pulitzer prize-winning New York Times journalist David E. Sanger.

Kyiv mayor says Ukraine needs air defences now more than ever after 29 civilians were killed during sweeping Russian missile strikes across the capital

Two-month detention order imposed on exiled dissident Yulia Navalnaya for participating in ‘extremist’ group

Ukrainian President Zelensky seeks NATO support against Russian aggression at the Washington, DC summit.

The optics are startling. Russia bombed a children’s hospital in Kyiv while Hungary’s Viktor Orban, who currently holds the Council of the European Union’s rotating presidency, wrapped up a peace tour that included stops in Moscow and Baku before Beijing. At no point during his Kremlin visit did Orban denounce…

For most of my journalistic career, a Nato gathering was the byword for a dull international event. No longer. That really is a sign that the risk register is headed into the red zone. Their summits are ordinarily a mixture of purposeful photo opportunities and confidential cabal.

I support the Council of Europe plan to hold the Kremlin to account, says Gordon Brown, UN global ambassador for education