UK Defence Secretary Michael Fallon warns of the “real and present danger” of Russia trying to destabilise the Baltic states, and says Nato will be ready to respond. But is he right about the threat?
With Vladimir Putin meeting Angela Merkel and Francois Hollande in Moscow to discuss the Ukraine conflict, what is driving the Russian president, what is he seeking, and will he get it?
The US carries out its first air strike against Islamic State (IS) militants under a new strategy to defeat the group in Iraq.
Kylie Morris
With US public opinion increasingly favouring intervention against Islamic State militants, how far is President Obama prepared to go in his speech to the nation tonight?
Alex Thomson
A New York Times article at the weekend suggests the Afghan police and army, whose efficiency was used to justify the US and British exit, are not up to the job.
The US launches four airstrikes against Islamic State forces to protect Iraq’s Haditha dam, escalating its intervention in the conflict.
Shelling in the eastern areas of Mariupol and Donetsk shake the Ukraine ceasefire agreed just two days ago, but both sides are blaming each other.
Jonathan Rugman
The emphasis at the Nato summit has been on forming a new Iraqi government and putting a Muslim, regional face on any “coalition of the willing”.
Speaking at the Nato summit in Newport, David Cameron says Ukraine should make its own decisions, not have them “dictated by Russian tanks rolling over the border”.
Defence Secretary Michael Fallon tells Channel 4 News Nato has sent a message that Putin can’t get away with what he’s been doing.
Matt Frei
The threats from Islamic State and the Russian intervention in Ukraine have changed the mood at the Nato summit as leaders face a dangerous new world reality.
The Nato summit has led to at least two protests in Newport – one against the alliance, and another calling on it to support Ukraine and take action against Russia.
David Cameron and President Obama show a united front as leaders are to meet at a two-day Nato summit in Newport, South Wales.
Jonathan Rugman
It began as an offshoot of Al-Qaeda barely 18 months ago. Now Islamic State are more successful than Al-Qaeda ever were, with over 10,000 men under their command – and a self -declared caliphate in which to fight.
Hundreds of demonstrators descend on Newport protesting against Nato’s nuclear weapons policy – but not quite the 10,000 predicted.