Tag: Nato
Trump, ahead of NATO summit, repeats complaints on Germany, other Europeans
ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE: US President Donald Trump, less than two weeks before a NATO summit in Brussels, on Friday repeated his complaint that...
UK defence spending must rise to maintain strong links, say lawmakers
LONDON: Britain must raise defence spending to make sure it retains influence over the United States and maintain its leading role in the NATO...
EU divided over Balkan accession as NATO says Macedonia welcome
LUXEMBOURG: The European Union is divided over whether to allow membership talks with Albania and Macedonia as anti-immigration sentiment rises in the bloc, but...
‘Fair trade now fool trade’, Trump vents anger on NATO allies,...
SINGAPORE: US President Donald Trump issued a volley of tweets on Monday venting anger on some of Washington’s closest NATO allies over the United...
Kosovo arrests two suspected of plotting attacks on NATO
PRISTINA: Kosovo has arrested two people, including a Belgian national, suspected of planning attacks on NATO troops and the public in Kosovo, Belgium and...
US backs Afghanistan’s ceasefire offer to Taliban
‘NATO, American forces will respect ceasefire’
WASHINGTON: The United States has welcomed President Ashraf Ghani’s offer of a temporary ceasefire between the Afghan government and...
In Europe, Mattis finds himself in familiar spot: calming US allies
WASHINGTON: US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis arrives in Brussels on Wednesday seeking to mollify European allies, officials and experts said, finding himself in the...
Eyeing possible Polish US base, Belarus says no Russian base for...
BRUSSELS: Belarus has no plans to allow Russia to base troops on its territory, its foreign minister said on Thursday, but could review that...
Colombia to become first Latin American NATO ‘global partner’
BOGOTA: Colombia will next week formally become NATO’s first Latin American “global partner,” President Juan Manuel Santos announced Friday.
Santos, who won the 2016 Nobel...
37 persons acquitted in missing NATO containers case
KARACHI: A Customs and taxation court acquitted 37 persons after eight years in a case pertaining to the 429 NATO that had allegedly gone missing.
Judge Syed Faiz...
US Navy to re-establish its Second Fleet targeting Russia
WASHINGTON: The United States Navy is re-establishing its Second Fleet, responsible for the northern Atlantic Ocean, nearly seven years after it was disbanded as...
Pompeo charms NATO but warns on Iran, defence spending
BRUSSELS: Barely 12 hours after being sworn in as US secretary of state, Mike Pompeo went straight to NATO headquarters on Friday in what...
Pompeo presses Turkey on S-400 missiles purchase from Russia
BRUSSELS: Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday told his Turkish counterpart that the United States was seriously concerned over Ankara’s decision to buy...
New US envoy Pompeo tackles NATO on spending, Russia
BRUSSELS: President Donald Trump's brand new Secretary of State Mike Pompeo came to NATO on Friday to hammer home one of his boss's oldest...
Top Russian, NATO generals hold rare face-to-face meeting
MOSCOW: The head of Russia’s military general staff and NATO’s supreme allied commander held a rare face-to-face meeting on Thursday to try to ease...
US considering permanently cutting off Pakistan’s military aid: report
--Foreign Policy report says other measures include revoking Pakistan's status as major non-NATO ally, bar on visas for Pakistani officials
The Trump administration has been...
NATO changes expected at July summit after Salisbury attack: report
BERLIN: NATO must improve its defensive capabilities and willingness to act in the wake of increasingly aggressive and unpredictable actions by Russia, the head...
