Jens Stoltenberg hails 'historic day' following clear commitment by Ankara to drop objections, move quickly to approve bid

Democratic backsliding under Turkish leader's presidency, disputes with EU-member Cyprus and other issues have held up country's progress toward admission to European bloc

Washington says Kyiv vowed to use weapons carefully; US to send version with reduced 'dud rate,' meaning fewer smaller bomblets fail to explode, later cause unintended deaths

Military alliance failed to reach consensus on replacement for Norwegian leader as it remains wary of ongoing war in Ukraine

Jens Stoltenberg says including Swedes will also be better for Turkish security; Ankara wants Stockholm to act against Kurdistan Workers' Party activities in its territory

Ukrainian leader asks Jens Stoltenberg to push for members of defensive pact to supply more weaponry, including aircraft

Visit appears to be largely symbolic as military alliance has no official presence in Ukraine and only provides non-lethal support to country

Western officials to up pressure on Hungary and Turkey to to allow Sweden to follow suit; 'Era of military non-alignment has ended,' says alliance's chief

Briefing alliance, president avoids explicitly condemning Russia, but warns Iranian threat on Europe's doorstep due to Tehran's transfer of drones to Moscow to aid war effort

President delivers speech ahead of Holocaust Memorial Day as bitter political fight brews at home; Metsola cautions that democratic values can't be taken for granted