Tag: Nato

Afghan forces, NATO killed most Afghan civilians in 2019: UN

NEW YORK: More Afghan civilians were killed by Afghan and North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) forces than by the Taliban and other militants in...

No breakthrough with Russia on INF treaty dispute: NATO’s Stoltenberg

BRUSSELS: NATO and Russia did not make significant progress on saving the Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF) after a meeting at the alliance headquarters...

NATO calls on Russia to destroy new missile, warns of response

BRUSSELS: NATO urged Russia on Tuesday to destroy a new missile before an August deadline and save a treaty that keeps land-based nuclear warheads...

NATO aims to make space new frontier in defence

BRUSSELS: NATO aims to recognise space as a domain of warfare this year, four senior diplomats said, partly to show U.S. President Donald Trump...

Pompeo urges NATO allies to adapt to new threats from Russia,...

WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday called on NATO allies to adapt to confront a wide variety of emerging threats, including...

NATO does not want India at Afghanistan peace talks table

--India has prominent place, but there are hundreds who have stake there, says NATO NEW DELHI: The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) has denied that...

Gen Bajwa, NATO’s Gen Miller agree on political solution to Afghan...

RAWALPINDI: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Thursday reiterated Pakistan's commitment to efforts for peace in Afghanistan. The army chief said this...

Afghan team arrives in UAE to join Taliban peace talks

ABU DHABI: An Afghan peace negotiations team has arrived in Abu Dhabi, an official said Tuesday, a day after talks attended by US and...

West accuses Russia of global hacking conspiracy

BRUSSELS: Western powers have accused Russia of orchestrating a string of global cyber attacks including a bungled plot to hack the world's chemical weapons...

With an eye on Russia, US pledges to use cyber capabilities...

BRUSSELS: The United States is expected to announce in the coming days that it will use offensive and defensive cyber capabilities on behalf of...

US defence chief warns against Russian meddling in Macedonian referendum

SKOPJE: US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis arrived in Macedonia on Monday with a warning that Russia was attempting to meddle in a referendum, including...

Merkel: NATO needs to strengthen its defence capabilities

VILNIUS: German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Friday that the NATO military alliance has no choice but to improve its defence capabilities. "It is unavoidable...

New US general arrives in Afghanistan with peace still distant

KABUL: US Army General Scott Miller assumed command of North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) forces in Afghanistan on Sunday, arriving as Washington faces growing...

Purged NATO officer speaks out after escaping jail in Turkey

BRUSSELS: In his sixth week of detention, Cafer Topkaya stopped counting the days in his prison diary, realizing he wouldn't be going home anytime...

Russia to hold biggest war games in nearly four decades

MOSCOW: Russia will next month hold its biggest war games in nearly four decades, Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu told Russian news agencies on Tuesday,...

Russia to start delivering S-400 defence system to Turkey in 2019

MOSCOW: Russia will begin delivering its advanced S-400 missile defence system to Turkey in 2019, the Interfax news agency cited Russia’s state arms exporter...

Russia warns of ‘horrible’ conflict if Georgia joins NATO

MOSCOW: An attempt by NATO to incorporate the former Soviet republic of Georgia could trigger a new, "horrible" conflict, Russia's prime minister said Tuesday...