FIFA clears Balogun for Belgium match after Trump call, UEFA calls decision 'incomprehensible' · Pollar

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Ankara, Kyiv and Bavi collide

NATO courts Trump as Kyiv reels, islands brace and oil producers reopen taps

The next NATO summit has become less a celebration of unity than an exercise in managing Donald Trump. Around it, wars, storms and markets moved fast: Kyiv took another heavy strike, Guam prepared for a Category 5-equivalent typhoon and oil producers tried to put the Hormuz shock behind them.

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The war in Ukraine and its limits

The situation in eastern Ukraine and the deep-strike campaign continue without significant shifts in operational dynamics or diplomatic progress, with incremental developments noted.

FIFA clears Balogun for Belgium match after Trump call, UEFA calls decision 'incomprehensible' · Pollar