Outgoing Dutch PM Mark Rutte is all set to take over as the next NATO Secretary General. Who is Mark Rutte? And how will NATO evolve with him at the helm. Watch this report.

Gravitas: Mark Rutte set to become NATO Secretary General

Mark Rutte, the outgoing prime minister of the Netherlands, will succeed Jens Stoltenberg as the next secretary general of NATO, as agreed upon by all 32 nations of the alliance.

Mark Rutte to succeed Stoltenberg as NATO secretary general amid escalating global tensions

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg is likely to be asked to continue in his role for another year, according to an anonymous source familiar with the discussions and a US official, both quoted by Reuters news agency.

Stoltenberg expected to be asked to extend another term as NATO chief amid replacement challenges

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg sounded positive but a bit still guarded about Sweden's bid to join the alliance. His latest statement came after US urged Turkey to clear way for Sweden.

NATO optimistic about Sweden membership bid after US appeals Turkey for nod

The West has often raised concerns about North Korea's nuclear weapons programme and its powerful missile tests and in the latest remarks, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) has called it "reckless".

NATO's Jens Stoltenberg slams North Korea’s missile tests, calls them ‘reckless’

Germany's Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock made a surprise visit to the eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv near the Russian border on Tuesday, promising more weapons as well as "concrete offers" to help Ukraine join the European Union.

German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock visits Kharkiv