6,000 NATO troops hold one of largest post-Cold War drills near Russia's borders.

Poland and the Baltic states are hosting the largest strategic war games the defense alliance has held in ten years. The NATO Response Force will practice defending the Baltics from an unidentified foreign invader.
The ‘Steadfast Jazz’ exercise, launching on Saturday, gathers some 6,000 troops from all NATO members as well as non-member states - Finland, Sweden and Ukraine. Around half of them will participate in live exercise training, which will involve dozens of armor, aircraft and naval vehicles. The other half of the personnel are headquarters staff, who will take part in command and control drills.

UN: Palestinian status bid LIVE (UN ONLINE)/The Palestinian bid has been upheld with 138 votes in favour, 9 against and 41 abstentions./138 ΝΑΙ 9 ΟΧΙ 41 ΑΠΟΧΕΣ

UN: Palestinian status bid LIVE

­The UN General Assembly is discussing the Palestinian Authority’s bid for non-member observer status. The Palestinian leader, President Mahmoud Abbas, will voice an official request for the status upgrade, followed by a debate and vote. Many nations, including France, Spain, China, and Russia have pledged to uphold the request. Opponents of the upgrade include the US, Germany and some other countries.