Europe

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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As NATO summit prepares to convene, Turkey continues to block Sweden's membership

8:11am July 10, 2023

by Teri Schultz

A retired Turkish ambassador to Sweden says no one can predict whether President Erdogan will let Sweden become a member. Twenty-nine of the 31 NATO governments say it should already have happened.

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National

Morning news brief

7:35am July 10, 2023

President Biden seeks to shore up America's alliances in Europe. Ukrainian commanders, released by Russia, return to Ukraine. A federal court bans gender-affirming care for Tennessee minors.

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Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte sits in a car as he leaves Palace Huis ten Bosch in The Hague, Netherlands, Saturday, July 8, 2023 after he informed King Willem-Alexander that his coalition government has resigned.

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The Dutch prime minister says he will leave politics after the next election

6:00am July 10, 2023

by The Associated Press

Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte, the Netherlands' longest serving premier, said Monday he will leave politics after a general election sparked by his government's resignation.