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05 Apr 2023

Finland Joins NATO Amid Ukraine War, Russia Threatens 'Counter-Measures'

Russia said Finland's NATO accession has raised the risk of the Ukraine conflict escalating further.

25 May 2017

Donald Trump meets wary NATO and EU in `hellhole` Brussels

Donald Trump meets NATO and EU leaders on Thursday in the city he once derided as a "hellhole", with nervous allies hoping for a strong show of commitment from the US president.

20 Feb 2017

Kremlin denies plotting coup, assassination in Montenegro

On October 16, the same day Montenegrins voted in a Parliamentary Election, authorities arrested 20 people from neighbouring Serbia on charges of planning armed attacks against the state.

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19 Jan 2017

NATO sees sharp rise in state-backed cyber attacks: Stoltenberg

NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg on Thursday said the alliance is coming under an increasing number of state-sponsored cyber attacks as he called on the bloc to boost its online defence capabilities.

16 Jan 2017

EU nations react with surprise, defiance to Donald Trump remarks

Donald Trump predicted that Brexit - the British exit from the EU - would "end up being a great thing".

27 Sep 2016

Britain opposes EU defence plans, claims support

European military spending is a fraction of the United States` and only a handful of countries, including Britain, Estonia and Greece, spend generously on defence.

10 Aug 2016

Turkish admiral seeks asylum in US after coup bid: Report

Turkish authorities have ousted thousands of military personnel including nearly half its generals and admirals.

22 Jun 2016

Vladimir Putin slams NATO for 'aggressive' activities, rhetoric

Russia must boost its combat readiness at a time when NATO is expanding and moving its infrastructure towards Russia`s borders, President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday.

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15 Jun 2016

NATO demands Russia withdraw forces, equipment from Ukraine

NATO head Jens Stoltenberg said the US-led alliance will continue to stand by the government in Kiev.

06 Jun 2016

Barack Obama to make last trip to Europe

The White House said that Barack Obama will travel to Warsaw on July 7-9 for "his fifth and final summit with NATO leaders" and then to Spain.

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27 May 2016

US Senate to vote to bolster defence ties with India

A legislative amendment has been moved in the US Senate to bring the defence sales with India at par with America's close allies and NATO members.

21 May 2016

US lawmakers frustrated with Pakistan, approve move to put India at par with NATO allies

The US House of Representatives has okayed a bipartisan legislative move to bolster defence ties with India.

12 Apr 2016

Afghan Taliban announce start of `spring offensive`

The Afghan Taliban announced on Tuesday the start of their "spring offensive" even as the government in Kabul tries to bring the insurgents back to the negotiating table to end their drawn-out conflict.

05 Apr 2016

Fierce Afghan fighting slows NATO training mission: New US commander

The US military presence in Afghanistan will fall from 9,800 at present to 5,500 by the start of 2017, barring a dramatic change of thinking in Washington.

28 Mar 2016

Donald Trump questions NATO, Asia nuclear weapons ahead of Washington summit

Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump said he would consider letting Japan and South Korea build their own nuclear weapons.

11 Mar 2016

Barack Obama hits out at Cameron, Sarkozy over Libya intervention

British leader David Cameron got "distracted" and French President Nicolas Sarkozy wanted to promote his country during the 2011 NATO-led military intervention in Libya, US President Barack Obama said in an interview with The Atlantic on Thursday.

02 Feb 2016

Airstrikes in eastern Afghanistan destroy Islamic State radio station

The Islamic State group emerged in Afghanistan in the past year. The radio station was broadcasting illegally across Nangarhar, in an attempt to boost recruitment.

28 Jan 2016

New US general named to lead international forces in Afghanistan

Lieutenant General John "Mick" Nicholson, the current head of NATO`s Allied Land Command, has been chosen as the new commander of international forces in Afghanistan, the Pentagon said on Wednesday amid concerns about setbacks in the fight against the Taliban.

31 Dec 2015

Freed Afghan village reveals key to Taliban `success`

Flanked by shaggy-haired gunmen, commander Ghulam Farooq peered out from a hilltop at the biggest military prize of his storied career as a warlord -- a mud-walled Afghan village captured after five years of Taliban control.

05 Dec 2015

US puts request for bigger Turkish air role on hold over Russia tensions

Since Turkey shot down a Russian fighter jet last week, the United States has quietly put on hold a long-standing request for its NATO ally to play a more active role in the US-led air war against Islamic State.

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