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NATO allies excluding the United States will increase defence spending this year by 4.3 percent, alliance chief Jens Stoltenberg said Wednesday, amid pressure from President Donald Trump to spend more. SOUNDBITE
British Foreign Secretary David Cameron urges NATO partners to soon start spending 2.5 percent of GDP on defence, during a speech in London calling for a more muscular approach to Western foreign policy. SOUNDBITE
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk welcomes his UK counterpart Rishi Sunak to Warsaw, with the British leader in the Polish capital for talks that will focus on Ukraine and wider European security. Sunak's visit to Eastern Europe comes as Kyiv pleads with allies to ramp up supplies of ammunition and air defences desperately needed to repel Russian attacks. IMAGES
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak meets soldiers stationed in Poland accompanied by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, with the UK leader on a diplomatic visit to Warsaw for talks that will focus on Ukraine and wider European security. Sunak's visit to Eastern Europe accompanied by defence minister Grant Shapps comes as Kyiv pleads with allies to ramp up supplies of ammunition and air defences desperately needed to repel Russian attacks. IMAGES
UK leader Rishi Sunak meets NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg in Warsaw where he will announce £500 million ($617 million) in additional military funding for Kyiv in its more-than two-year battle against Russia's full-scale invasion, according to his Downing Street office. 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.