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Sweden joining NATO shows Russian President Vladimir Putin "failed" in his Ukrainian war strategy of weakening the alliance, its chief Jens Stoltenberg says. The Kremlin's invasion not only prompted formerly non-aligned nations Sweden and Finland to come under NATO's defence umbrella, but now "Ukraine is closer to NATO membership than ever before," Stoltenberg adds. SOUNDBITE
Wagner's aborted mutiny shows that Moscow's war in Ukraine is splintering Russian power, and instability in the nuclear-armed power is "not a good thing", the EU's top diplomat says. SOUNDBITE
French President Emmanuel Macron and his Algerian counterpart Abdelmadjid Tebboune sign "a joint declaration for a renewed, concrete and ambitious partnership", according to the French presidency. IMAGES TO COMPLETE VIDI32H7629_EN
The UN human rights chief, Michelle Bachelet, slams Russia's attack on Ukraine, warning of a "massive impact" on the rights of millions, and cautioning that heightened nuclear threat levels showed all of humanity was at risk. SOUNDBITE
Taipei, Jun 7 (EFE/EPA).- Taiwan on Monday extended its Level 3 national health alert for another two weeks until June 28, since the Covid-19 outbreak that has hit the island has not yet shown any signs of improvement.The national parliament said Monday in a statement that the measure, which involves the closure of public areas and non-essential commercial activities, seeks to curb the spread of Covid-19 as the island has recorded some 430 cases daily since May 15, while deaths have increased from 12 to 260 in less than a month, the official CNA news agency reported. (Camera: RITCHIE TONGO).B-ROLL OF THE CITY OF TAIPEI, TAIWAN, AMID COVID-19 OUTBREAK.
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