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NATO foreign ministers meet in Brussels the day after Finland officially joined the Atlantic Alliance, becoming its 31st member, in a historic realignment of Europe's defences spurred by Russia's war on Ukraine. IMAGES
Foreign Ministers of NATO countries pose for a group photo in Brussels as they hold a meeting the day after Finland officially joined the military alliance. IMAGES
Ukraine tops agenda as EU foreign affairs ministers meet in Brussels
Foreign ministers from NATO's members states are joined by Ukrainian Foreign Affairs Minister Dmytro Kuleba ahead of a meeting in Brussels on the war in Ukraine. Kuleba has called on NATO members to provide Kyiv with all the heavy weaponry it needs to fight Russia's invading forces. IMAGES
EU defence ministers meet as concern rises over the situation to Europe’s east, with a build-up of Russian troops near the Ukrainian border and a migration crisis at the Belarus-Poland border. IMAGES
A number of London police have stepped back from firearms duties after a fellow officer was charged with murder over the fatal shooting of a young black man, a force spokesman said Sunday. Police in Britain are not routinely armed and the small proportion who are authorised to carry guns are highly trained.