Wednesday, 29 June, 2022 , 09:36 AFP — Turkey said Wednesday it would seek the extradition of 33 "terror" suspects from Sweden and Finland under a deal that paved the way for Ankara to back the Nordic countries' NATO membership bids.

Wednesday, 29 June, 2022 , 07:46 AFP — NATO leaders were set Wednesday to invite Finland and Sweden to join after Turkey dropped objections, as the alliance looked to revamp its defences at a summit dominated by the war in Ukraine.

Wednesday, 29 June, 2022 , 05:09 AFP — The Ukraine war will take centre stage at a NATO summit in Madrid on Wednesday, while Finland and Sweden will be formally invited to join the alliance after Turkey dropped its opposition.

Tuesday, 28 June, 2022 , 20:31 AFP — The United States said Tuesday that no concessions were given to Turkey to secure its green light for Swedish and Finnish entry into NATO at the start of the alliance's summit in Madrid.

Tuesday, 28 June, 2022 , 20:01 AFP — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday lifted his opposition to Sweden and Finland joining NATO following crunch talks with the leaders of the two Nordic countries in Madrid.

Tuesday, 28 June, 2022 , 19:29 AFP — A cholera outbreak in Iraq claimed its first victim Tuesday, with 17 new cases recorded in the country within 24 hours, a health ministry spokesperson said.

Tuesday, 28 June, 2022 , 19:21 AFP — Here are the latest developments in the war in Ukraine:

Tuesday, 28 June, 2022 , 18:59 AFP — Turkey "got what it wanted" from Sweden and Finland before agreeing to back their drives to join the NATO defence alliance, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's office said on Tuesday.

Tuesday, 28 June, 2022 , 17:51 AFP — The leaders of Finland and Sweden met Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday ahead of a NATO summit in Madrid in a bid to get him to drop objections to them joining.

Tuesday, 28 June, 2022 , 17:37 AFP — Western allies vowed on Tuesday to boost NATO's defences and to back Ukraine to the end as Moscow demanded Kyiv's surrender.