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US invites Arab, Israeli foreign ministers to NATO summit, FT says

The United States has invited the foreign ministers of Israel and several Arab countries to a NATO summit in...

Published 28 Jun, 2024 10:54am

World

NATO can weather political storms in US, France: Stoltenberg

BRUSSELS: NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg on Thursday said the “resilient” military alliance can ride out any...

Published 28 Jun, 2024 05:41am

World

Ukraine signs security pacts with EU, Lithuania and Estonia

BRUSSELS: The European Union and two of its member countries, Lithuania and Estonia, signed security agreements with...

Published 27 Jun, 2024 06:03pm

Opinion

Pakistan needs to implement comprehensive contingency plan

This is apropos a letter to the Editor by this writer carried by the newspaper recently. I would like to add to my...

Published 27 Jun, 2024 06:52am

World

EU and Zelenskiy expected to sign Ukraine security pact

BRUSSELS: The European Union is expected to sign a security agreement with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy...

Published 26 Jun, 2024 10:27pm

World

NATO picks Netherlands’ Mark Rutte as next boss

BRUSSELS: NATO on Wednesday selected Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte as NATO’s next boss, as the war in Ukraine...

Published 26 Jun, 2024 03:20pm

Opinion

‘G-7 Actions: risking greater conflict with Russia’

This is apropos a letter to the Editor by this writer with the above headline carried by the newspaper recently. I...

Published 22 Jun, 2024 06:47am

World

Ukraine says Global South nation could host second peace summit

Ukraine believes a second summit to consider Kyiv’s proposals for peace with Russia could be hosted by a country in...

Published 21 Jun, 2024 10:58pm

World

Macron angers French left, far right insists no NATO exit

PARIS: President Emmanuel Macron faced accusations of transphobia on Wednesday after criticising an election...

Published 20 Jun, 2024 06:01am

World

NATO targets AI, robots and space tech in $1.1 billion fund

LONDON: A consortium of NATO allies has confirmed the first tranche of companies awarded funding as part of the...

Published 18 Jun, 2024 10:23am

World

NATO in talks to put nuclear weapons on standby, boss tells UK’s Telegraph

LONDON: NATO is in talks to deploy more nuclear weapons, taking them out of storage and placing them on standby, in...

Published 17 Jun, 2024 01:47pm

World

Germany’s Scholz: Putin’s peace proposals aren’t serious

BERLIN: Leaders of the Group of Seven leading western industrial economies did not discuss Russian President...

Published 15 Jun, 2024 12:12pm

World

Putin says Russia will cease fire if Ukraine pulls troops from four regions

MOSCOW: President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that Russia would cease fire and enter peace talks if Ukraine...

Published 14 Jun, 2024 05:52pm

World

Vladimir Putin says West needs to find a way to work with Russia

MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that the West’s current model of global security had...

Published 14 Jun, 2024 03:38pm

World

Turkiye signs deal with US to buy F-16 warplanes

ISTANBUL: Turkiye and the United States have signed a contract for the sale of F-16 warplanes after Washington...

Published 13 Jun, 2024 06:34pm

World

NATO says over 300,000 troops now on high readiness

BRUSSELS: NATO countries have “comfortably exceeded” a target of placing 300,000 troops on high-readiness as the...

Published 13 Jun, 2024 06:22pm

World

NATO chief expects France to remain ‘staunch’ ally

BRUSSELS: NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg said Thursday he expects France to stay a key member of the western military...

Published 13 Jun, 2024 02:14pm

World

NATO’s Stoltenberg meets Hungary’s Orban amid tensions

BUDAPEST: NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg is to meet Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban in Budapest on Wednesday amid...

Published 12 Jun, 2024 11:12am

World

Finland sees first NATO deployment as its jets join mission in Romania

CONSTANTA: Finland on Tuesday made its first deployment for NATO since joining the alliance in April 2023, sending...

Published 11 Jun, 2024 07:19pm

World

At NATO allies summit, Latvia touts coordinated Ukraine approach, without Hungary

RIGA: NATO’s eastern flank leaders will have a more coordinated approach towards supporting Ukraine after the...

Published 11 Jun, 2024 03:01pm

World

Poland, US launch group against Russian disinformation on Ukraine

WARSAW: The United States and Poland on Monday launched a multinational group based in Warsaw to counter Russian...

Published 11 Jun, 2024 12:01am

World

At D-Day commemoration: Biden pledges continued Ukraine support

OMAHA BEACH: US President Joe Biden made an impassioned call for the defence of freedom and democracy at the 80th...

Published 07 Jun, 2024 06:24am

Markets

Czech premier sees end of Russian oil dependence by mid-2025

PRAGUE: The Czech Republic will end its dependence on Russian oil by mid-2025 thanks to an expansion of the...

Published 05 Jun, 2024 07:47am

World

NATO chief seeks 40bn euros per year for Ukraine military aid

PRAGUE: NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg will ask allies to pledge a minimum of 40 billion euros ($43.37 billion)...

Published 30 May, 2024 08:37pm

World

China could arrange Russia-Ukraine peace conference, Lavrov tells RIA

China could arrange a peace conference in which Russia and Ukraine would participate, the RIA news agency cited...

Published 30 May, 2024 11:40am

World

Belarus halts participation in European military treaty

MOSCOW: President Alexander Lukashenko has signed a decree suspending Belarus’ participation in a treaty that limits...

Published 29 May, 2024 12:13pm

World

Kyiv hampered by limits on using Western arms in Russia: NATO chief

SOFIA: NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg said Monday that Western powers should reconsider restrictions on Ukraine using...

Published 27 May, 2024 05:08pm

World

Macron heads to Germany in first French presidential state visit in 24 years

PARIS/BERLIN: French President Emanuel Macron lands in Germany on Sunday for a three-day state visit followed by a...

Published 26 May, 2024 10:13am

World

NATO members bordering Russia to build ‘drone wall’

VILNIUS: Lithuania said Friday that the Baltic state and five other NATO members neighbouring Russia had agreed to...

Published 24 May, 2024 11:46pm

World

Thousands bid farewell to Iran’s Raisi ahead of burial

TEHRAN: Thousands marched in Iran on Thursday on the final day of funeral rites for president Ebrahim Raisi, who...

Updated 23 May, 2024 05:28pm