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The foreign ministers of various nations arrive at a NATO meeting Ministers of Foreign Affairs at NATO headquarters in Brussels, as the alliance ponders how best to respond to Russia's ongoing war in Ukraine. IMAGES
NATO's foreign ministers pose for a group photo at the end of the first day of talks at the US-led defence alliance's headquarters in Brussels debating the creation of a 100-billion-euro, five-year fund for Ukraine. The proposed fund is intended to help arm Kyiv in its fight with Russia. IMAGES
NATO defence ministers hold a meeting in Brussels as the alliance debates how to maintain support for Ukraine in its fight against Russia despite ongoing delays in passing new US aid, which the alliance's chief Jens Stoltenberg says was already hurting Kyiv's forces on the battlefield. The US Senate on Tuesday approved a $95 billion package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan by a comfortable margin, but House Speaker Mike Johnson, a Donald Trump ally, has refused to put it to a vote in the lower chamber. IMAGES
"NATO cannot be an alliance a la carte," EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell says after Donald Trump downplayed his commitment to the bloc's security umbrella in Europe should he become US president again. SOUNDBITE
Images showing NATO Ministers of Defence at the start of a meeting held at NATO's headquarters in Brussels. Among the participants are Germany's Defence Minister Boris Pistorius, US Defence Minister Lloyd J. Austin III and NATO Chief Jens Stoltenberg. IMAGES
Supporters of Zambian President Lungu hold a rally in Lusaka during a tense presidential race, which has been marked by clashes between rival supporters. The presidential election will take place on Thursday. IMAGES.