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Explainer-How Germany's coalition works and could it fall apart?
BERLIN - The parties in Germany's ruling coalition are under pressure to assert themselves after regional election defeats, dismal...
Nov 4, 20243 min read


New NATO chief Rutte reaffirms support for Ukraine on Kyiv trip
KYIV - NATO chief Mark Rutte told Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy "your security matters for ours" on Thursday during his first...
Oct 4, 20242 min read


China's support to Russia should have implications, new NATO chief says
BRUSSELS - New NATO secretary general Mark Rutte said on Tuesday that China had become a decisive enabler of Russia's war in Ukraine....
Oct 1, 20241 min read


Putin's nuclear talk shouldn't stop NATO backing Ukraine, Stoltenberg says
BRUSSELS - NATO members should not be deterred from giving more military aid to Ukraine by Vladimir Putin's "reckless Russian nuclear...
Oct 1, 20242 min read


G7 aims to finalise deal on $50 billion loan to Ukraine by end-Oct, EU says
BRUSSELS - The Group of Seven (G7) countries want to reach a political agreement on the $50 billion loan for Ukraine by the end of...
Oct 1, 20242 min read


Analysis-Mark Rutte's NATO mission: rally West, reassure East, help Ukraine
BRUSSELS/AMSTERDAM - - NATO's next boss, Mark Rutte, will need all the coalition-building skills he honed as Dutch prime minister to hold...
Oct 1, 20243 min read


Explainer-How Germany's coalition works and could it fall apart?
BERLIN - The three parties in Germany's ruling coalition are facing increasing pressure to assert themselves following a series of...
Sep 26, 20243 min read


Explainer-What can Germany's far-right AfD do with its blocking minorities?
BERLIN - After coming second in the Brandenburg state vote on Sunday and winning the Thuringia state election this month, Germany's...
Sep 24, 20243 min read


Russia-friendly groups' surge leaves Scholz's party few options after regional vote
BERLIN - The euphoria of German Chancellor Olaf Scholz's Social Democrats at their regional election win over the far-right faded on...
Sep 24, 20243 min read


Regional victory brings Germany's Scholz brief respite from growing pressure within party
BERLIN - German Chancellor Olaf Scholz's Social Democrats (SPD) staved off the far-right in a regional election on Sunday, likely...
Sep 23, 20243 min read


Scholz's Social Democrats fend off far-right in German state vote, early results suggest
BERLIN - German Chancellor Olaf Scholz's Social Democrats (SPD) looked set to fend off the far-right in a state election in Brandenburg...
Sep 23, 20243 min read


Ukraine joins NATO drill to test anti-drone systems
VREDEPEEL, Netherlands - NATO concluded a major anti-drone exercise this week, with Ukraine taking part for the first time as the Western...
Sep 21, 20242 min read
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