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A meeting of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization kicks off in Brussels, with the US-led defence alliance's foreign ministers set to discuss NATO's ongoing backing for Ukraine against Russia amid doubts over US support and a bloody stalemate on the ground. There are fears that a lack of adequate support from the West -- at a time that it is distracted by the Israel-Hamas war -- could end up forcing Kyiv to seek a compromise with Russian President Vladimir Putin from a position of weakness. IMAGES
NATO foreign ministers meet for the NATO-Ukraine Council foreign ministers' session. One of the issues on the agenda is military aid to Kyiv. It comes on the 75th anniversary of the alliance, menaced by an aggressive Russia and the spectre of Donald Trump's return to power. IMAGES
EU foreign ministers meet in Brussels with the conflicts in Gaza and Ukraine as well as the death of Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny at the top of the agenda. IMAGES
The foreign ministers of EU member states as well as the bloc's foreign policy officials kick off a roundtable meeting in Brussels set to be dominated by ongoing conflicts in Ukraine, the Middle East and the Sahel. IMAGES
EU Foreign ministers meet to discuss the conflicts in Gaza and Ukraine. With the EU's humanitarian aid chief calling for "meaningful" pauses in the fighting in Gaza and urgent deliveries of fuel to keep hospitals working in the territory. 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.