At a time of daunting geopolitical crises, NATO is undergoing its own version of regime change, with the arrival of a new chief official who has the blessing, at least temporarily, of one of the West’s biggest adversaries — Russian President Vladimir Putin. Former two-term Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg …

Turkey signalled it may send troops into Syria or Iraq and let allies use Turkish bases to fight Islamic State (IS), as coalition jets launched air strikes on Wednesday on insurgents besieging a town on its southern border with Syria.

In reply to Egypt’s Monday statement that accused the Turkish president of lying and exaggerating, Turkey said that “none of these claims can be taken seriously or be accepted”, and announced its continued concern about human rights in Egypt.