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Oct 1, 20243 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...


Sep 24, 20241 min read
Sweden accuses Iran of hacking messaging service after Koran burnings
STOCKHOLM - Swedish authorities said on Tuesday that Iran hacked into a text messaging service last year and sent thousands of messages...


Sep 21, 20242 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 17, 20242 min read
Sweden should lead deepening of NATO presence in Finland, the Nordic neighbours agree
STOCKHOLM - The Finnish government is happy for Sweden to lead the establishment of NATO land forces in Finland to boost defences against...


Sep 2, 20242 min read
Norway's Princess Martha Louise weds US spiritual guru
OSLO - Norway's Princess Martha Louise married her long-term partner, American spiritual guru Durek Verrett, on Saturday in a ceremony...


Aug 23, 20242 min read
NATO air base in Germany raises security level due to 'potential threat'
BERLIN (Reuters) -The NATO air base in the German town of Geilenkirchen has raised its security level "based on intelligence information...


Aug 22, 20242 min read
Sweden and Denmark to pressure tech platforms over gang crime ads
STOCKHOLM/COPENHAGEN - Sweden and Denmark will summon tech companies over ads on their platforms that are posted by gangs to recruit...


Aug 17, 20243 min read
Explainer-Why is mpox an emergency again, and how worried should I be?
LONDON - The World Health Organization has declared that an outbreak of mpox, a viral infection that spreads through close contact,...


Aug 12, 20241 min read
Exclusive-Turkey's priority is fulfilling NATO responsibilities, defence minister says
ANKARA - Turkey wants to improve its ties with the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), but its priority is fulfilling its...


Jul 24, 20246 min read
Analysis-NATO finds gaping holes in defences of Europe
BRUSSELS - The war in Ukraine and the looming U.S. presidential election dominated a NATO summit in Washington this month but, away from...


Jul 12, 20242 min read
Factbox-Biden makes a series of verbal gaffes at NATO summit
U.S. President Joe Biden had a series of verbal slip-ups on Thursday alongside the NATO summit in Washington, an unfortunate development...


Jul 12, 20242 min read
China says it will never accept 'unfounded accusations' at NATO summit
BEIJING - China will never accept the "unfounded accusations" made against it at the NATO summit this week in Washington, Foreign...
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