• NATO Secretary General visits New York during UNGA, addresses West Point cadets

26 September 2025

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NATO Secretary General visits New York during UNGA, addresses West Point cadets

NATO Secretary General visits New York during UNGA, addresses West Point cadets

On 24 September 2025, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte travelled to New York as the United Nations hosted its 80th General Assembly, engaging with political leaders and senior officials.

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Statement by the North Atlantic Council on recent airspace violations by Russia

Statement by the North Atlantic Council on recent airspace violations by Russia

The North Atlantic Council met this morning at the request of Estonia, under Article 4 of the Washington Treaty, to consult and strongly condemn Russia’s dangerous violation of Estonian airspace on 19 September.

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NATO and Canada conclude agreement on co-location of NATO Liaison Office to the United Nations

NATO and Canada conclude agreement on co-location of NATO Liaison Office to the United Nations

NATO and the Government of Canada have concluded an agreement on the co-location of the NATO Liaison Office (NLO) ​with the Canadian Permanent Mission to the UN in New York. Finalised on 24 September 2025​​, the temporary arrangement ​is intended as a stepping stone toward a more permanent one.

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Allies demonstrate agility during tactical airlift, with first-ever landing on volcanic island in the High North

Allies demonstrate agility during tactical airlift, with first-ever landing on volcanic island in the High North

In a recent deployment, a United Kingdom Royal Air Force (RAF) A400 transport aircraft landed for the first time on Jan Mayen, Norway, delivering a U.S. Marine Corps Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) from a pre-positioned location in Norway. (Story courtesy of Allied Air Command)

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NATO aircrews reinforce rescue readiness in Lithuanian-led exercise

NATO aircrews reinforce rescue readiness in Lithuanian-led exercise

From 15 to 19 September, Allied air forces and maritime units from Estonia, Hungary, Latvia and Lithuania conducted joint sea-survival and rescue operations in Lithuanian territorial waters as part of exercise ”Baltic Bikini 2025”. (Story courtesy of Allied Air Command)

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NATO launches tthird iteration of Neptune Strike 2025 in European theatre

NATO launches tthird iteration of Neptune Strike 2025 in European theatre

NATO is conducting Neptune Strike 25-3 from 22 to 26 September. The large-scale multinational enhanced Vigilance Activity spans the Mediterranean, Adriatic, North and Baltic Seas, bringing together more than 10,000 sailors, soldiers, aviators and marines from 13 Allied nations. (Story courtesy of Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO & JFC Brunssum)

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THIS WEEK IN PICTURES

French jets deploy to Poland for Eastern Sentry
NATO demonstrates new technologies at REPMUS/Dynamic Messenger 2025
NATO's response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine
NATO on the map