Mark Rutte officially takes control of NATO

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Oct. 1 (UPI) -- The new leader of NATO, former Netherlands Prime Minister Mark Rutte, pledged on Tuesday to continue leading the alliance in its support of Ukraine and called out China as an "enabler" of Russia in its invasion.

The comments were the first remarks by Rutte as NATO's secretary-general, replacing longtime leader Jens Stoltenberg, whose 10-year term ended at a special meeting in Belgium.

U.S. targets Israeli-occupied West Bank settler violence with sanctions - UPI.com

The United States sanctioned one informal organization and two people as it continues to tighten its financial grip on those it accuses of perpetrating violence against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank.

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NATO's new chief makes Ukraine support a top priority and says he will work with any US president

The new head of NATO is vowing to help shore up Western support for war-ravaged Ukraine and says he can work with whoever is elected president of the United States, the alliance’s most powerful member.

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