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Rutte seals NATO top job after lone rival drops out

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Outgoing Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte on Thursday clinched the race to become the next head of NATO at a pivotal time for the alliance.

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  1. The Guardian

    Mark Rutte lined up to be Nato secretary general after Orbán deal (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    The Netherlands PM will replace Jens Stoltenberg after making promise not to deploy Hungarian forces in Ukraine

  2. Los Angeles Times

    Romania's president withdraws from the race for NATO chief, clearing path for Dutch prime minister (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Los Angeles Times's feed description

    Klaus Iohannis' withdrawal from the race to become NATO’s next secretary general clears the path for Mark Rutte, the Dutch prime minister.

  3. Digital Journal

    Rutte seals NATO top job after lone rival drops out (opens Digital Journal)

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    Digital Journal's feed description

    Outgoing Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte on Thursday clinched the race to become the next head of NATO at a pivotal time for the alliance.

  4. Fox News

    Dutch PM Mark Rutte only remaining candidate for NATO chief after Romania's president withdraws (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    Outgoing Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte seems likely to become NATO’s next secretary general since Romanian President Klaus Iohannis has withdrawn from the race.

  5. Al Jazeera

    Mark Rutte clears final hurdle in race to be next NATO chief (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    All other NATO members had already backed Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte to become the next chief of the alliance.

  6. CNN

    Mark Rutte set to become NATO’s next secretary general after Romania drops long-held objection (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    Mark Rutte, the outgoing prime minister of the Netherlands, is now set to become the next NATO secretary general. Romania, the only member of the alliance holding out on his candidacy, removed its objection and was set to withdraw its own candidate for the job on Thursday.

  7. NBC News

    ‘Teflon Mark’ Rutte set to bring consensus-building skills from Dutch politics as next NATO chief (opens NBC News)

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    Dutch politician, Mark Rutte, set to head NATO, the world’s biggest military organization, from October.

  8. Military.com

    And Then There Was One: Mark Rutte. Romania's President Withdraws from the Race for NATO Chief (opens Military.com)

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    Military.com's feed description

    Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte’s appointment could be sealed by a meeting of NATO ambassadors in coming days, or by the leaders when they meet in Washington.

  9. NBC New York

    Dutch PM Mark Rutte set to be next NATO secretary-general after rival withdraws from race (opens NBC New York)

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    NBC New York's feed description

    Romanian President Klaus Iohannis has rescinded his bid for NATO leadership and thrown his support behind Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte.

  10. Digital Journal

    Trump to Putin: what key challenges face Rutte at NATO? (opens Digital Journal)

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    Digital Journal's feed description

    Outgoing Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte, who on Thursday sealed the race to be the next head of NATO, will take the reins of the Western military

  11. New York Times

    Clearing a Final Hurdle, Dutch Leader Is Poised to Become NATO Chief (opens New York Times)

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    Mark Rutte, the Netherlands’ prime minister, is expected to be elected as the head of the military alliance after Romania’s candidate dropped out.

  12. Deutsche Welle

    Dutch PM Mark Rutte set to become new NATO chief – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    Romanian President Klaus Iohannis has withdrawn his bid for NATO's leadership, clearing the way for Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte to become the alliance's secretary-general.

  13. France 24

    Dutch PM Mark Rutte set to be NATO's next chief after last rival pulls out (opens France 24)

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    Romania’s president has withdrawn from the race to become NATO’s next secretary general, leaving outgoing Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte all but certain to head the world’s biggest military organization…

  14. Deutsche Welle

    Mark Rutte: The liberal stalwart headed for NATO's top job – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    The Netherlands' acting Prime Minister Mark Rutte is set to become the next NATO head after outgoing Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg's term ends in October. This comes after protracted talks among alliance members.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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