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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
The participants at a NATO Foreign Ministers' meeting in the Norwegian capital Oslo pose for a group photo. The meeting's agenda is dominated by the provision of security guarantees to Ukraine after its war with Russia ends, as the alliance looks to narrow divisions over Kyiv's push to join the bloc. Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February last year has galvanised the Western military alliance set up almost 75 years ago to face off against the Soviet Union. IMAGES
NATO foreign ministers hold a roundtable meeting during a summit in Brussels. IMAGES of the top of the meeting.
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 foreign ministers meet in Brussels the day after Finland officially joined the Atlantic Alliance, becoming its 31st member, in a historic realignment of Europe's defences spurred by Russia's war on Ukraine. 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.