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NATO to boost Baltic Sea presence after cables broken
HELSINKI - NATO said on Friday it would boost its presence in the Baltic Sea after the suspected sabotage this week of an undersea power...
Dec 28, 20243 min read


Western nations agree to 'disrupt and deter' Russia shadow fleet, Estonia says
TALLINN - Twelve Western countries have agreed measures to "disrupt and deter" Russia's so-called shadow fleet of vessels in order to...
Dec 17, 20241 min read


Russia must be ready to fight NATO in Europe in next decade, minister says
MOSCOW - Russia's defence minister said on Monday that Moscow must be ready to fight the NATO military alliance in Europe in the next...
Dec 17, 20242 min read


NATO boss calls for much higher defence spending to counter Russia
BRUSSELS - NATO head Mark Rutte warned the U.S.-led transatlantic alliance on Thursday that it was not ready for the threats it would...
Dec 13, 20242 min read


Facts-Recent suspected underwater sabotage incidents in the Baltic Sea
HELSINKI - The Baltic Sea region has seen several cases of suspicious damage against underwater critical infrastructure since 2022, but...
Dec 3, 20242 min read


NATO expected to sidestep Ukraine's call for quick invite
BRUSSELS - NATO is highly unlikely to heed Ukraine's call for a membership invitation at a meeting on Tuesday, according to diplomats,...
Dec 3, 20242 min read


Iceland set for change of government as polls close in snap election
COPENHAGEN - Iceland's centre-left Social Democrats looked on course to win the most votes when polls closed in a snap election on...
Dec 1, 20242 min read


Iceland set for change of government as surging prices dominate election
COPENHAGEN - Iceland holds a snap election on Saturday with voters likely to topple the ruling coalition in their quest to escape a...
Nov 30, 20242 min read


NATO's Rutte congratulates Trump, says allies spending more on defence
BRUSSELS - NATO chief Mark Rutte congratulated Donald Trump on Wednesday for being elected president of the United States, and emphasised...
Nov 6, 20241 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
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