World Service

Leaders of the NATO transatlantic alliance are gathering in Turkey for a summit. President Trump has indicated there will be consequences for member countries that are failing to meet agreed increases in defence spending. In France an appeal court is preparing to rule in a party funding trail of the rightwing populist leader Marine Le Pen. It could prevent her running in next year's pesidential election. And all host nations are now eliminated from the World Cup tournament. The US lost to Belgium, despite a controversial intervention by the US President to have a red card decision overturned for American player Folorin Balogun. Presenters: Rob Young and Anne Soy. (Photo:U.S. President Donald Trump boards Air Force One to depart for the NATO summit in Turkey. Credit: Jonathan Ernst/Reuters).