US President Donald Trump blasts NATO in closed-door summit session, sends leaders into crisis session
US President Donald Trump launched a fresh attack on NATO allies` failure to raise defence spending on Thursday, prompting leaders to huddle in a special session excluding other summit participants, sources told Reuters.
Jul 12, 2018, 18:29 PM IST
At NATO, abrasive Donald Trump lashes Germany for being Russian 'captive'
US President Donald Trump accused Germany of being a "captive" of Russia on Wednesday as Western leaders gathered in Brussels for a NATO summit where Trump wants Europeans to pay up more for their own defence.
Jul 11, 2018, 17:12 PM IST
NATO unveils its joint airpower strategy to deal with emerging threats
The new strategy lays out the current and future security environment in which allied air forces are likely to operate in.
Jun 27, 2018, 18:22 PM IST
Thousands protest against the government in Macedonia
Several thousand supporters of Macedonia`s opposition VMRO-DPMNE party protested on Saturday against changing the name of the country and to demand an early election because of the poor state of the economy, which contracted last year.
Jun 03, 2018, 09:35 AM IST
Russia flight tests MiG-35 fighter: All about the jet NATO calls Fulcrum-F
MiG-35 has nine hardpoints, four on each wing and one under the fuselage, for carrying weapons apart from a cannon for close range combat.
May 28, 2018, 13:53 PM IST
Pakistan’s new terror tactic in Afghanistan: Aid Taliban to attack NATO forces
The ISI has instructed Taliban to hire personnel of the Afghan National Army and get into a joint operation to carry out insider attack at NATO forces.
Mar 20, 2018, 08:49 AM IST
Turkish troops enter Syria in operation against Kurdish militia
Turkey on Saturday launched operation "Olive Branch" seeking to oust from the Afrin region of northern Syria the Peoples` Protection Units (YPG) which Ankara considers a terror group.
Jan 21, 2018, 16:59 PM IST
Germany likely to approve tank upgrades for Turkey: Der Spiegel
The German government is moving to approve upgrades of Turkey's Leopard battle tanks by German arms maker Rheinmetall as a further step towards normalising strained ties with Ankara, Der Spiegel magazine said on Friday.
Jan 19, 2018, 23:43 PM IST
Recep Tayyip Erdogan says Turkey troops pulled from NATO drill amid new tensions
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday said Ankara had pulled out 40 Turkish troops from a NATO exercise in Norway, in a new outburst of tensions with its Western allies.
Nov 17, 2017, 17:57 PM IST
NATO looks for Afghans to take offensive in 2018: US general
General John Nicholson, who heads the US and NATO missions in Afghanistan, said a series of important changes in the 16-year-old war would align in 2018.
Nov 10, 2017, 00:40 AM IST
NATO to increase mission in Afghanistan by 3,000 troops
NATO will increase its training mission in Afghanistan from 13,000 to 16,000 troops
Nov 09, 2017, 21:35 PM IST
NATO looks to seize momentum in Afghanistan conflict
Defence ministers from across the NATO alliance meet in Brussels on Thursday to review next steps in the Afghanistan conflict and brainstorm ways to deal with the 16-year-old security crisis.
Nov 09, 2017, 09:43 AM IST
Germany, Turkey top diplomats hold talks amid tensions
Angela Merkel has urged a cut in EU funding linked to Turkey`s membership talks to signal the bloc`s unhappiness over the crackdown in the wake of the failed July 2016 coup.
Nov 04, 2017, 15:44 PM IST
North Korea a 'global threat', says NATO chief during Japan visit
NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg has called for tighter sanctions against North Korea during a visit to Japan.
Oct 30, 2017, 09:55 AM IST
Kabul: Two rockets strike near NATO military headquarters
As many as two rockets landed near the international military headquarters in downtown Kabul early on Saturday morning, Afghan security officials said.
Oct 21, 2017, 08:40 AM IST
NATO announces summit for July 2018, terrorism, Russia on agenda
NATO will hold its next summit on July 11 and 12, the alliance said on Friday, with the fight against terrorism and the growing threat from Russia expected to be high on the agenda.
Oct 20, 2017, 20:41 PM IST
US sacrificing ties with Turkey, says President Tayyip Erdogan
Turkey`s President blamed his country`s dispute with the United States on the outgoing US ambassador on Thursday.
Oct 12, 2017, 16:55 PM IST
NATO to launch Black Sea force as latest counter to Russia
NATO is set to launch a new multinational force in Romania on Monday to counter Russia along its eastern flank and to check a growing Russian presence in the Black Sea following the Kremlin`s 2014 seizure of Crimea.
Oct 09, 2017, 19:15 PM IST
Donald Trump ready for any steps if Pak doesn't mend its ways: Jim Mattis
President Donald Trump is prepared to take "whatever steps necessary" against Pakistan if it does not "change its behaviour" and continued to support terror groups, Defence Secretary Jim Mattis has said
Oct 05, 2017, 20:01 PM IST
US to ask NATO allies for 1,000 more troops for Afghanistan: Envoy
The United States is to ask NATO allies to contribute around 1,000 extra troops to help in the battle against the resurgent Taliban in Afghanistan, the new US ambassador to the alliance said Thursday.
Oct 05, 2017, 16:48 PM IST
