Europe

31 leaders of NATO member countries are meeting in Lithuania for key summit

8:25am July 11, 2023

President Biden and NATO leaders are in Vilnius, where just ahead of the summit, Turkey agreed to lift its block on Sweden joining the alliance. Soon soon there will be 32 members.

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Morning news brief

5:53am July 11, 2023

Turkey's president has agreed to withdraw his objection to Sweden joining NATO. Protests resume in Israel over a planned judicial overhaul. Heavy rain causes flash floods in the Northeast.

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In a sudden reversal, Turkey agrees to back Sweden's bid to join NATO

5:05am July 11, 2023

NPR's Michel Martin talks to public policy expert Daniel Fata, about Turkey backing Sweden's NATO bid, and a potential deal to raise the alliance's target for military spending.

Putin-Prigozhin meeting raises more questions about aborted revolt in Russia

5:05am July 11, 2023

NPR's Michel Martin talks to international affairs professor Nina Khrushcheva of The New School in New York City, about why the Kremlin shared details of Putin's meeting with the Wagner Group chief.

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan (L) and Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson shake hands next to NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg prior to their meeting in Vilnius on Monday.

A key NATO summit starts Tuesday. Here's what's at stake

5:03pm July 10, 2023

by Rachel Treisman

The war in Ukraine will be top of mind when leaders from North America and Europe meet in Lithuania. So will the makeup of the alliance itself, as Ukraine continues pushing for membership.

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Turkey's president agrees to allowing Sweden into NATO

4:23pm July 10, 2023

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Asli Aydintasbas from The Brookings Institution. Sweden's admission to NATO may depend on Turkey's admission to the EU, according to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

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BBC Broadcasting House on July 10, 2023 in London, England. Last week, the Sun newspaper published allegations that a BBC presenter had paid tens of thousands of pounds to a teenager in exchange for explicit photos.

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Claims about BBC host accused of paying a teen for sexually explicit photos disputed

3:31pm July 10, 2023

by Lauren Frayer

The alleged victim's mother says for three years, a BBC star funded her teen's drug habit in exchange for explicit photos. It's the latest scandal to rock Britain's beleaguered public broadcaster.

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg speaks during a news conference ahead of a NATO summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, Monday. Russia's war in Ukraine will top the agenda when NATO leaders meet in the Lithuanian capital on Tuesday and Wednesday.

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Week in Ukraine: NATO meets as Russia's war blows past 500 days

2:00pm July 10, 2023

by Alex Leff

Catch up on key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a Security Council meeting via a video link at the Kremlin in Moscow on Friday.

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Putin met Wagner leader Prigozhin days after failed uprising

11:18am July 10, 2023

by Charles Maynes

The Kremlin says the Russian leader met Wagner head Yevgeny Prigozhin and nearly three dozen of his mercenary commanders for talks in Moscow late last month.

Lithuania hosts NATO's summit as Ukraine and Sweden aim to join the alliance

8:26am July 10, 2023

NPR's A Martinez talks to Christopher Skaluba, head of the Transatlantic Security Initiative at the Atlantic Council, about NATO as it seeks members amid threats from Russia and challenges from China.

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