Top US diplomat urges Turkey to approve Sweden accession to alliance, says Washington committed to Stockholm’s security.

Top US diplomat urges Turkey to approve Sweden accession to alliance, says Washington committed to Stockholm’s security.
Additional 700 troops being sent; NATO-led peacekeeping mission in Kosovo currently consists of almost 3,800 troops.
After years of scaling back, the Nordic nation plans to spend $21bn on defence over the next 10 years.
The US president says he expects more discussions next week after a call to Erdogan congratulating him on re-election.
The peacekeeping force says 11 Italian and 19 Hungarian soldiers sustained injuries, including fractures and burns.
Twenty-five soldiers were injured while blocking off four town halls as Serbs protested against ethnic Albanian mayors.
The fight in Bakhmut may be a turning point in the war.
The USS Gerald R Ford is visiting Oslo ahead of expected military exercises in the Arctic.
Russia says fighter jet intercepted two US B-1B bombers flying over the Baltic Sea in international airspace.
After months of waiting, Swedish hopes are high for Turkey’s ratification after Sunday’s vote.
Typhoon jets take off from the UK and Norwegian F-35As are also scrambled in a NATO response to the Russian aircraft.
NATO allies have provided Ukraine with 1,550 armoured vehicles and 230 tanks to help it retake territory from Russians.
The ANC says the withdrawal had been discussed by its executive council but South Africa remains a signatory to court.
Russia has sounded the alarm, but analysts say a Moscow-Helsinki conflict is unlikely.