0h 3min, jul 8, 2026 y - NATO Summit in Ankara

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The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) summit has come to a close in Turkiye’s capital.

The two-day conference arrived at a particularly tumultuous time for the alliance, following the United States and Israel’s three-month war on Iran, US President Donald Trump’s habitual denigrations of allies, and escalating fears in Europe over Russia’s military capabilities.

As expected, NATO defence budgets and support for Ukraine topped the agenda, with the alliance pledging 70 billion euros ($80bn) in assistance to Kyiv and promising to keep expanding defence spending.

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