Turkey's parliament ratifies Sweden's NATO membership bid, clearing the biggest remaining hurdle to expanding the Western military alliance after 20 months of delay.

• Turkey's general assembly, where President Tayyip Erdogan's ruling alliance holds a majority, voted 287-55 to approve the application that Sweden first made in 2022.
• All NATO members need to approve applications from countries seeking to join the alliance.
• After Parliament’s verdict, Turkiye President Erdogan is expected to sign the bill into law in the coming days.
• The Swedish Prime Minister, Ulf Kristersson, reacted quickly to the news, saying his country is one step closer to becoming a full member of NATO.