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Outgoing Dutch prime minister Mark Rutte appointed as NATO chief

NATO's 32 nations on Wednesday appointed outgoing Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte as the alliance's next head to take over in October. The annoucement comes at a tense time with Russia on the march in Ukraine and US elections looming.

Radio France Internationale

Rutte says NATO ‘cornerstone of collective security’ as he is named chief

Dutch PM says it’s a ‘tremendous honour’ after he is appointed to lead the alliance from October.

Al Jazeera

Dutch PM Mark Rutte To Become NATO Secretary-General

Dutch PM Mark Rutte appointed as the next NATO secretary-general, succeeding Jens Stoltenberg in a critical time for the alliance.

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Mark Rutte says Nato ‘cornerstone of our collective security’ as he is formally selected as its head – as it happened

Outgoing Dutch PM will take over from Jens Stoltenberg as secretary-general in October

The Guardian - UK

NATO Names Dutch PM Rutte As New Boss

NATO's 32 nations on Wednesday appointed outgoing Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte as the alliance's next head, handing him the job at a crucial moment with Russia on the march in Ukraine and US elections looming.

International Business Times

NATO appoints Dutch PM Rutte as next secretary general

NATO tapped outgoing Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte Wednesday to become the bloc’s next secretary-general who will replace Norway’s Jens Stoltenberg from October 1. Stoltenberg led NATO for more than a decade during which his mandate was extended due to the war in Ukraine.

France 24

Why Trump’s best chance of winning the US election might be tapping a once-bitter rival as his vice president

As incumbent President Joe Biden and his Republican challenger, Donald Trump, prepare for their first debate later this week, one big question hangs over the US presidential race: who will Trump pick as his vice-presidential running mate?

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Poland rolls out ‘Army Holidays’ with Russia in mind

Young Poles fear they can no longer take that peace for granted

The Independent UK

Macron says both far-right, hard-left policies could lead to ‘civil war’ ahead of snap polls

President Emmanuel Macron on Monday warned that the policies of his far-right and hard-left opponents could lead to “civil war”, as France prepared for its most divisive election in decades.

France 24

‘We need leadership’: Alistair Carns on leaving the military to become a Labour minister

A colonel and former marine has been appointed veterans’ minister five days after being elected as a Labour MP. Kim Sengupta talks to him about his decision to stand

The Independent UK

Top Royal Marine standing as MP says only Labour can be trusted on defence

Exclusive: Col Alistair Carns gave up the chance to become one of Britain’s youngest brigadiers in order to stand for Labour in Birmingham

The Independent UK

‘Worrying’ comments by Tory activists show they back Farage over Putin and Ukraine

Leaked comments which reveal Tory activists agreeing with Nigel Farage have been described as ‘worrying’

The Independent UK

Nigel Farage under fire for ‘cuddling up to the Kremlin’ as IFS accuses Reform of poisoning election debate

Former Ukip leader defended his Ukraine war comments and hit out at Boris Johnson as he made another incendiary claim – that there had been an ‘invasion of people arriving on small boats’

The Independent UK

Campaign catchup: Farage edgelording, Starmer misremembering, and who’s behind Binface?

In today’s newsletter: The Reform leader keeps wheeling out his Ukraine-sceptic, Russia-curious foreign affairs takes – but why?

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Farage’s Ukraine comments were hardly offensive – other party leaders could use a history lesson

Yes, the Reform leader’s words were opportunistic. But at their root is a call for peace – and that should be on everyone’s minds, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

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Nato’s next secretary general is outgoing Netherlands prime minister, ‘Teflon’ Mark Rutte

Mark Rutte, the outgoing prime minister of the Netherlands, will become Nato’s next secretary general when Jens Stoltenberg steps down in the autumn. Rutte’s candidacy has been endorsed by all 32 member states, most recently by Hungary and Slovakia, which confirmed their backing on June 18. The Romanian president Klaus…

Evening Standard

Nigel Farage 'we provoked this war' stance on Ukraine shot down by ex-head of British Army Lord Dannatt

Rishi Sunak also accused the Reform UK leader of ‘playing into Putin’s hands’

The Independent UK

Leader of NATO member Poland visits China, expecting to talk to Xi about Ukraine

Polish President Andrzej Duda has met with Chinese leader Xi Jinping on a visit to Beijing that brings the leader of a NATO member to a country that has backed Russia in its full-scale invasion of Ukraine

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Nigel Farage attacks Mail newspapers over ‘Putin ally’ reports

Reform UK leader accuses group of trying to stop his party breaking through into parliament

The Independent UK

Armed militants in Dagestan kill priest and police in attacks on churches, synagogue and police post

Russian state news agency Tass says that armed militants attacked two Orthodox churches, a synagogue and a traffic police post in Russia’s southern republic of Dagestan, killing a priest, a church security guard and at least six police officers

The Independent UK

MoD issue ‘myth-busting’ Nato video after Farage comments on Ukraine invasion

The Ministry of Defence said Russia would be ‘hard to encircle’ in a video posted after Nigel Farage’s controversial comments

The Independent UK

With its new pact with North Korea, Russia raises the stakes with the West over Ukraine

Behind the pageantry of President Vladimir Putin’s visit to North Korea, a strong signal came through: In the spiraling confrontation with the U.S. and its allies over Ukraine, the Russian leader is willing to challenge Western interests like never before

The National (Scotland)

Ian Murray urged to clarify stance on 'lifelong opposition' to nuclear weapons

IAN Murray has been asked if he will stand by his “lifelong” opposition to nuclear weapons if he becomes Scottish secretary – or fall in line…

Evening Standard

Nigel Farage doubles down on Ukraine claims following criticism from Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer

The Reform UK leader said he would not apologise after political leaders criticised his claim that the West provoked Putin into invading Ukraine

The Independent UK

Farage accused of ‘playing into Putin’s hands’ as he doubles down on Ukraine invasion comments

Nigel Farage says he shouldn’t be blamed for ‘telling the truth’ about Vladimir Putin’s war – though he has stopped short of offering an alternative policy

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