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Former Dutch Prime Minister Rutte officially takes over as NATO head

By Thomson Reuters Oct 1, 2024 | 3:17 AM

BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Former Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte on Tuesday officially took over as the boss of NATO after the outgoing head of the alliance Jens Stoltenberg passed a ceremonial gavel to him to mark the occasion.

(Reporting by Bart Meijer and Andrew Gray; Writing by Michal Aleksandrowicz; Editing by Makini Brice)