France's President has hit out at Nato.
Emmanuel Macron said the alliance was "brain dead."
He was the USA's lack of commitment is making the collation between 29 North American and European countries ineffective.
Speaking to the Economist, Macron referred to the US government's recent decision no to consult Nato before pulling forces out of northern Syria.
Xi, Putin hail ties in video call as Ukraine war nears anniversary
China's President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin both hailed their ties during a video call on Wednesday held in the run-up to the fourth anniversary of Moscow's war in Ukraine.
Israeli strikes kill 21 in Gaza, health officials say
Israeli tank shelling and airstrikes killed 21 Palestinians including six children in Gaza on Wednesday, health officials said, the latest violence to undermine a truce in the enclave.
Nestle widens infant formula recall after France lowers toxin level
Nestle widened an infant formula recall to include a batch of Guigoz after France lowered the maximum threshold for the cereulide toxin, contradicting analyst expectations that no further withdrawals would be needed from the Swiss group.
UN Chief warns two-state solution slipping away amid West Bank expansion
The UN Secretary General António Guterres has warned prospects for peace between Israelis and Palestinians are increasingly fragile, urging urgent international action to prevent the collapse of a two-state solution.
Pakistan sends helicopters, drones to end desert standoff; 58 dead
Pakistan's security forces used drones and helicopters to wrest control of a southwestern town from separatist insurgents after a three-day battle, police said on Wednesday, as the death toll in the weekend's violence rose to 58.
