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NATO chief convenes talks in a bid to persuade Turkey to let Sweden join the military alliance

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Wednesday he has called a meeting of senior officials from Turkey, Sweden and Finland for July 6 to try to overcome Turkish objections to Sweden joining the military alliance. The meeting is a last-ditch effort by Stoltenberg to deal with one of the final obstacles to Sweden’s membership before a […]

Can Europeans persuade China to change course on Ukraine war? | Inside Story

EU leaders are in China for a high-stakes meeting with President Xi Jinping. French President Emmanuel Macron says he is counting on Beijing to ‘bring Russia to its senses’ and end the war in Ukraine. Macron is joined by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. She says China’s position on the war will determine […]