Tag: Nato

NATO warns N Korea military action would have ‘devastating consequences’

  BRUSSELS: Military intervention against North Korea would have "devastating consequences", NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg warned Friday, after US President Donald Trump said diplomatic efforts...

US to ask NATO allies for some 1,000 more troops for...

  BRUSSELS: The United States is to ask NATO allies to contribute around 1,000 extra troops to help in the battle against the resurgent Taliban...

Ashraf Ghani says ‘Afghan president has worst job on Earth’

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani minced no words as he detailed the challenges facing his war-ravaged country. “This is the worst job on Earth,” Ghani told the British Broadcasting Corporation...

Europe has interest in helping Afghanistan: NATO chief

KABUL: NATO countries have strong reasons to maintain support for Afghanistan and will respond to U.S. President Trump’s call for more troops and funding,...

Air strike kills 11 Afghan civilians, says local official

At least 11 Afghan civilians were killed and 16 wounded on Wednesday when a NATO helicopter attacked a house where Taliban insurgents had taken...

Trump vows better Russia ties, reassures NATO allies

President Donald Trump vowed to improve floundering ties with Russia, while also reassuring close US allies he supports NATO. Trump faced a first legal defeat...

May opposes interventions in sovereign countries; says US, UK must lead...

Britain and the United States should never again intervene in other sovereign countries’ affairs with the aim to “remake the world in our own...

Europe, NATO hit back at Trump

EU heavyweights Germany and France led a sharp European response to US President-elect Donald Trump Monday after he branded NATO "obsolete" and said more...

NATO, Russia, Merkel, Brexit: Trump unleashes broadsides on Europe

NATO is "obsolete", Germany's Angela Merkel made a "catastrophic mistake" on refugees, Brexit will be "great" and the US could cut a deal with...

Afghanistan welcomes return of US Marines to Helmand

Afghanistan on Saturday welcomed the Pentagon’s decision to deploy some 300 US Marines to the volatile province of Helmand, where American forces engaged in...

NATO says Turkey’s membership not in question after failed coup

NATO said on Wednesday that Turkey’s membership was not in question and that Ankara could count on its solidarity and support after last month’s...

Turkish military officer seeking asylum in United States

A Turkish military officer on a US-based assignment for North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (Nato) is seeking asylum in the United States after being recalled...

Massive fire breaks out near Turkey’s NATO military base

A massive fire has erupted near a NATO base within the Buca district, Izmir, western Turkey. Authorities are investigating a possible act of sabotage,...

US will not consult Pakistan on bombing insurgents: CIA

CIA director John Brennan Thursday said that the next US president will continue to support air strikes against militants without consulting any world leaders,...

Obama delivers harsh message on Polish democracy during NATO summit

US President Barack Obama expressed concern on Friday over Poland’s moves to shackle its constitutional court, in unusually blunt comments calling on the former...

Four NATO battalions to go to Eastern Europe to deter Russia

The United States announced on Friday that it will deploy 1,000 troops to Poland as part of the broader North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO)...

Germany slams NATO ‘warmongering’ on Russia

German Foreign Minister Frank Walter Steinmeier has criticised NATO for having a bellicose policy towards Russia, describing it as “warmongering”, the German daily Bild...