Anadolu Agency is here with a rundown of the latest developments around the world.
NATO officially invited Finland and Sweden to become members of the military alliance.
The accession of Finland and Sweden to NATO is expected to be "unprecedentedly quick, within a few weeks," the military alliance's secretary general said in doorstep remarks at its ongoing summit in Madrid.
NATO's secretary general thanked Türkiye, Finland and Sweden for accepting his invitation "to engage in negotiations to find a united way forward."
The Turkish and US presidents agreed on "continued close consultations" between Washington and Ankara during a meeting in Madrid, said the White House.
Türkiye welcomed Sweden and Finland's "constructive approach to address" Ankara's concerns as the parties signed a memorandum following a four-way meeting in Madrid.
Key Republican Senator Lindsey Graham threw his support behind a decision by the US on upgrading Türkiye's F-16 fighter jet fleet.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson hailed Türkiye's efforts to get grain out of Ukraine in his meeting with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Madrid.
Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson said talks on Sweden's NATO membership could take one year.
Indirect talks between Iran and the US to revive the 2015 nuclear deal ended in the Qatari capital Doha without a result, Iran's semi-official Tasnim news agency reported.
Denouncing the West's push to forge military alliances in the Asia-Pacific region, China has told the UN Security Council that NATO's expansion has "sowed the seed of conflict."
Türkiye took charge of a task group of NATO's Very High Readiness Joint Task Force, which is responsible for the alliance's naval operations and training activities in mine warfare.
Outgoing Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett will not run in upcoming elections, said his spokesperson.
A French court found Salah Abdeslam guilty of murder and terrorism in the 2015 Paris attacks trial. -
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