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In unusually blunt comments, U.S. President Barack Obama expresses concern over Poland's moves to shackle its constitutional court, calling on the former communist nation to do more to protect democracy. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
President Barack Obama will meet with the leaders of Canada and Mexico on Wednesday for his final "Three Amigos" summit, a meeting that may signal how keen the North American partners are to tout trade at a time of rising protectionist sentiment. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
NATO defence ministers pose for a group photo as the US defence alliance holds a meeting in Brussels dominated by the ongoing war in Ukraine and the amount spent by member states on their militaries. The meeting comes at a time of heightened worry over American leadership after Republican White House frontrunner Donald Trump rocked NATO by suggesting he wouldn't protect allies that don't spend enough on defence. 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
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
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