NATO will ask Germany to provide seven more brigades, or some 40,000 troops, for the alliance's defence, three sources told Reuters, under new targets for weapons
May 28, 2025
A photograph of Zikim Beach in southwestern Israel near Gaza, attacked by Hamas militants in boats in both the 2014 and current Gaza wars, hangs
May 28, 2025
The Czech Republic on Wednesday accused China of being responsible for a "malicious cyber campaign" targeting a network used for unclassified communication at its Foreign Affairs
May 28, 2025
President Vladimir Putin's conditions for ending the war in Ukraine include a demand that Western leaders pledge in writing to stop enlarging NATO eastwards and
May 28, 2025
Calin Georgescu, the controversial populist whose bid for Romania’s presidency last year resulted in the annulment of an election in the European Union and NATO member country, has announced he is stepping away from political life
May 27, 2025
The Trump administration has signaled that its support for NATO countries might not be absolute. This worries European observers, who have long looked to the US for military leadership.
May 27, 2025
A previously unknown Russian hacking group was behind attacks last year on the networks of the Dutch police, NATO and several European countries, Dutch intelligence agencies said
May 27, 2025
Kremlin criticizes move by Ukraine’s allies to lift ban on firing long-range missiles at Russia
May 27, 2025
Swedish defence material maker Saab reiterated on Tuesday its 2023-2027 targets for organic sales growth of around 18% with operating income growth higher than organic
May 27, 2025
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said on Monday that he assumes alliance members will agree to a broad defence spending target of 5% of gross domestic product during a summit in
May 26, 2025
Russia's attacks on Ukraine during the weekend proved that Moscow is not interested in peace, Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said on Monday.
May 26, 2025
Russia does not see the Vatican as a serious venue for peace talks with Ukraine because the Holy See is the seat of Catholicism and is surrounded by Italy, a NATO and
May 26, 2025
Germany's Chief of Defence, Carsten Breuer, has ordered the German military to be fully equipped with weapons and other material by 2029, a document seen by Reuters
May 25, 2025
President Donald Trump ripped U.S. diversity and inclusion policies, knocked NATO, and took credit for building up the military on Saturday in a campaign-
May 24, 2025
Germany may consider reintroducing military conscription from as soon as next year if it does not attract enough volunteers for its armed forces, Defence Minister Boris Pistorius
May 24, 2025
Representatives of Balkan nations and Americans of both political parties agree on NATO's value in maintaining peace around the world
May 23, 2025
Germany and its NATO partners are prepared to defend every inch of the alliance's territory, Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Thursday at a
May 22, 2025
Representatives of NATO-aligned nations will gather starting in the Ohio city where an end to the three-year Bosnian war was brokered 30 years ago
May 22, 2025
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Wednesday he had spoken by telephone to NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, and that they had discussed joint steps and the need to put
May 21, 2025
NATO will raise the defence spending target for its member nations to between 3.5% and 5% of gross domestic product (GDP) from the current 2% at the
May 21, 2025
Russian fighter jet protects ‘shadow fleet’ vessel in first such move by Moscow, officials say
May 20, 2025
The Kremlin said on Wednesday that Russia would defend its ships using the Baltic Sea with all means available and that a failed Estonian attempt to seize a tanker there recently
May 21, 2025
Moscow is ready to work toward ending the fighting in Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Monday following a two-hour phone call with U.S. President Donald Trump
May 19, 2025
Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin spoke by telephone on Monday, the third officially announced call this year between the presidents of the United States and Russia.
May 19, 2025
Bucharest Mayor Nicusor Dan's decision to attend a string of debates last week shunned by his hard-right rival appeared to pay off on Sunday when
May 18, 2025
Pro-European Union candidate Nicusor Dan has won Romania’s closely watched presidential runoff against a hard-right nationalist
May 18, 2025
Estonia will keep checking Russian "shadow fleet" vessels, Prime Minister Kristen Michal told Reuters on Sunday, days after Russia deployed a SU-35 fighter jet as
May 18, 2025
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May 17, 2025
Boosting defence spending is a task for all NATO members willing to close gaps with allies, ministers from historic low-spenders Italy and Germany said on Friday,
May 16, 2025
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May 16, 2025
As Romania heads into a critical presidential runoff on Sunday between two starkly different candidates, many view the final vote as a geopolitical choice between East or West
May 16, 2025
Russia and Ukraine are set to hold their first direct peace talks in three years, but hopes for a breakthrough are still dim after Russian President Vladimir Putin spurned an offer by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to meet face-to-face in Turkey
May 15, 2025
Russia's position on a possible peace deal with Ukraine has changed to reflect changes on the frontlines where Russia has been advancing, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria
May 15, 2025
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May 15, 2025
Voters in Poland will cast ballots Sunday in a presidential election to choose a successor to conservative incumbent Andrzej Duda
May 15, 2025
Britain and Germany will jointly develop a new "deep precision strike" weapon with a range exceeding 2,000 kilometres (1,242 miles), the British government said on Thursday, as
May 14, 2025
The government of NATO-member Finland wants to raise the upper age limit of its army reservists to 65, it said on Wednesday, which would add 125,000 troops to the its wartime
May 14, 2025
Belgian judicial authorities said they are investigating former and current NATO staff and have arrested one suspect over possible irregularities in awarding contracts for NATO
May 14, 2025
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August 28, 2024
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May 13, 2025
Romania's hard-right nationalist George Simion and centrist Bucharest mayor Nicusor Dan are neck-and-neck ahead of a May 18 presidential run-off that could have far-reaching
May 13, 2025
Thousands of people rallied in Romania's capital, Bucharest, and other cities in support of the European Union on Friday, one week before a presidential election run-off that
May 09, 2025
France and Poland signed a treaty on Friday to increase cooperation on defence, nuclear energy and other measures, in a sign of growing alliances between
May 09, 2025
Romania's hard-right presidential frontrunner George Simion said in a televised debate that the EU and NATO state should be compensated for the aid it has provided to
May 09, 2025
Norway said on Thursday it would seek to deepen security ties with Nordic neighbours and major European allies, bolstering protections against a resurgent Russia and signalling a
May 08, 2025
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is expected to promise on Thursday that his government will deliver a "defence dividend" for voters, framing an increase in military spending
May 07, 2025
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May 07, 2025
Ukraine's Western allies are in discussions about supplying additional Patriot air defence systems to Kyiv and aim to reach an agreement before a NATO summit at
May 05, 2025
Spain will have to raise defence spending to 3% of gross domestic product, the European defence commissioner said in a newspaper interview published on Saturday, as European
May 03, 2025
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