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Italy seeks EU defence fund support to meet spending target
Italy has asked to access the European Union’s new arms-buying fund to help finance its rising defence commitments,…
US, Ukraine reach agreement on critical minerals deal
The United States and Ukraine have agreed on the terms of a draft minerals deal central to Kyiv’s efforts to secure…
US adds six companies to trade blacklist
The United States government announced on Tuesday the addition of six companies to its trade restriction list.
NATO praises Egypt’s role in maintaining stability in Middle East and Africa
NATO Military Committee chairman, Rob Bauer stated on Friday his appreciation for Egypt’s vital role to ensure the…
Some of NATO’s eastern countries trigger Article 4 over Russian attack on Ukraine
NATO member states Poland, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania have on Thursday triggered NATO Article 4 to launch…
French-Turkish tensions mount after NATO naval incident
For France, it was the final straw. For Turkey, it was a misunderstanding. For NATO, it could be a turning point,…
France accuses Turkey of hostile acts to stop enforcement of Libya arms embargo
France accused Turkey’s navy on Wednesday of acting in a hostile and aggressive manner towards its NATO allies to…
NATO chief says on Huawei UK review of 5G security is important
The head of the NATO military alliance said on Wednesday that the West could not ignore the rise of China and so it…
Turkey says it did not fully approve NATO’s Baltic defence plan
Turkey will block final publication of a NATO defence plan for the Baltics and Poland until allies agree to…
Trump denounces Macron’s ‘insulting’ and ‘disrespectful’ NATO comments
U.S. President Donald Trump has slammed recent comments made by French President Emmanuel Macron on the military…
Trump likely to discuss China, Russia challenges at NATO meeting next week
U.S. President Donald Trump will meet with representatives of at least a dozen nations, including Germany, France,…
Trump heads to Britain early December for NATO meeting
U.S. President Donald Trump is heading to Britain for the meeting of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO)…
U.S. service member killed in Afghanistan
A U.S. service member was killed in Afghanistan on Saturday, the NATO-led Resolute Support mission said in a…
Erdogan vows Turkey will not be cowed by US
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan declared Saturday that his country would not be cowed by the United States,…
White House struggles to contain political outcry over Trump-Putin summit
The White House struggled on Wednesday to contain a political outcry and confusion over U.S. President Donald…
Trump unfazed by GOP criticism, says Putin meeting was great
Unbowed by the broad condemnation of his extraordinary embrace of a longtime U.S. enemy, President Donald Trump…
Trump vows great trade deal with UK, abruptly changing tack on May’s Brexit plan
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday the United States and Britain could secure a “great” post-Brexit trade…
Russia, Turkey ink deal on supply of S-400 missiles
Turkey and Russia signed on Friday an accord for Moscow to supply Ankara with S-400 surface-to-air missile…
U.S., Turkey resume full visa service after 3-month row
The U.S. and Turkey have resumed full visa services, three months after they were suspended amid an escalating feud…
Turkey withdraws troops from Norway amid tension
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday said Ankara had pulled out 40 Turkish troops from a NATO exercise in…
Turkey says will not submit to ‘impositions’ from United States in visa crisis
Turkey’s foreign minister said on Wednesday Ankara would not submit to “impositions” from the United States to…
Russia launches war games on NATO’s eastern flank
Russia On Thursday began major joint military exercises with Belarus along the European Union's eastern flank, a…
Take Two for Trump in talks with unnerved European allies
U.S. President Donald Trump will get a chance to patch up trans-Atlantic ties this week when he meets with NATO…
European markets seen higher, euro jumps, NATO meeting eyed
European bourses are expected to open higher Thursday as investors look ahead to NATO's meeting of defence…
After sowing doubts, Trump backs NATO mutual defence under charter
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that he backs the NATO charter's demand that all members be prepared to…
Putin says It would be nice for Russia if NATO were ‘falling apart’
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that a collapse of the NATO alliance would be a good thing for…
After summits with Trump, Merkel says Europe must take fate into own hands
Europe can no longer completely rely on its allies, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Sunday, pointing to…
US official: Egypt is Washington’s key non-NATO ally
An official source at the US State Department told Amwal Al Ghad on Thursday that the US relations with Egypt are…
Europe markets close mixed, South Africa-exposed stocks fall
European markets closed mixed Friday as investors digested the new EU guidelines to a potential Brexit deal and…
Germany owes NATO vast sums: Trump
President Donald Trump on Saturday accused Germany of owing vast sums of money to NATO, and said Berlin should pay…
Trump welcomes Merkel to White House
President Donald Trump greeted Germany's Angela Merkel with a handshake at the White House Friday, a cordial start…
EU warns Erdogan as Turkey-Netherlands crisis deepens
The European Union on Monday warned President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to avoid inflammatory rhetoric as a diplomatic…
Egypt’s Shoukry in Brussels to meet EU counterparts: ministry
Egypt’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Sameh Shoukry is in Brussels Sunday on one day-visit where he is scheduled to…
Egypt condemns terrorist attacks in Kabul
Egypt condemned as terrorist simultaneous attacks Wednesday on two police, military and intelligence targets in…
Trump is only in early stages of considering lifting Russian sanctions
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that he is only in the early stages of considering whether to lift U.S.…
NATO may expand defence spending in response to Trump
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) members may give into U.S. President Donald Trump's demands and fork out…
Trump says NATO is obsolete but still ‘very important to me’
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said NATO was obsolete because it had not defended against terror attacks, but…
Obama, EU leaders agree to stick together, stay tough on Russia
U.S. President Barack Obama and European leaders on Friday underscored the importance of working together in…
NATO seeks troops to deter Russia on eastern flank
NATO will press allies on Wednesday to contribute to its biggest military build-up on Russia's borders since the…