Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

The Latest Breaking News on NATO

Ukraine, U.S. defence heads talk "priorities" for allies' meeting

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Ukrainian Defence Minister Oleksii Reznikov discussed "priorities", including air defence and artillery, for upcoming meetings of Kyiv's allies in Brussels, both sides said late on Saturday.

Reuters

NATO's Stoltenberg will not seek another extension of his term, spokesperson says

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg will end his term as planned in October, a spokesperson for the alliance said, after a newspaper reported a further extension was in the works.

Reuters

Finnish president wants Finland, Sweden in NATO by summer

The Finnish president said in an interview published Saturday that he wants Finland and Sweden to be admitted into NATO as full members no later than by the military alliance’s summit in Lithuania in July

The Independent UK

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

American journalist accuses US Navy of Nord Stream pipeline attack

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Seymour Hersh alleges that US Navy divers laid the bombs that destroyed the Nord Stream pipeline under the Baltic Sea last September, cutting Russian gas supplies to Europe. The Pentagon has denied the claim but Moscow, which Western countries suspect of involvement, says it should be taken…

Radio France Internationale

Zelenskiy steps up jets lobbying – but are RAF Typhoons what Ukraine needs?

The UK’s workhorse fighters have never been busier, and older ones lack the necessary ground attack capabilities

The Guardian - UK

‘We will be in danger if Russia wins’: Security concerns drive Poland’s support for Ukraine

The war in Ukraine has conferred a new importance to the Baltic States and the countries of Central and Eastern Europe geographically closest to Russia – particularly Poland. Warsaw is determined to learn from Poland's own history and help Ukraine win the war.

France 24

Biden to visit Poland as Russia-Ukraine war reaches one-year mark

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden will travel to Poland this month to mark the one-year mark of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the White House announced.

Tribune News Service

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

The West bags China and Russia but ignores its own track record

Spy balloon shootings and gas line sabotage

Newcastle Herald

What technologies and tactics are countries using to spy on each other?

China's balloons are a reminder countries are constantly watching each other. In the ever-evolving world of espionage, which intelligence tactics are being used in the face of growing global tensions?

ABC News

Biden will travel to Poland to mark one-year anniversary of Russian invasion of Ukraine: ‘Sending a message’

The White House says it will show US resolve to continue to support Ukraine

The Independent UK

U.S., UK sanction eight Bulgarians over alleged corruption

The United States and Britain on Friday sanctioned eight Bulgarians for alleged corruption, including the country’s wealthiest man and a former minister who allegedly profited illegally from deals involving Bulgaria's only nuclear power plant and Russian energy firms.

Reuters

Sanctions on Russia are main obstacle to Serbia's EU bid - PM Brnabic

Serbia's refusal to impose sanctions on its ally Russia remains the main obstacle to a speedier European Union accession bid, Prime Minister Ana Brnabic said on Friday, describing the move as the "condition above all conditions" set by the bloc.

Reuters

US sanctions Bulgarian officials, firms for corruption

The Treasury Department is imposing sanctions on five current and former Bulgarian officials, as well as five entities accused of illicit personal gain and undermining the country’s democratic institutions

The Independent UK

Did Volodymyr Zelensky call for ‘preventive nuclear strikes’ against Russia? Not exactly

Social media users have been circulating a video of Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky, claiming that the footage shows him calling on NATO to launch preventive nuclear strikes against Russia. It turns out, however, that this footage isn’t new – Zelensky made these statements back in October 2022. Moreover, the translation…

France 24

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

Reuters

Kosovo Albanian-Serb tensions simmer on independence anniversary

Kosovo's relations with Serbia remain fraught with tension 15 years after it declared independence, with Belgrade still not recognising the statehood of its former province. With the war in Ukraine casting a shadow across the historically turbulent Balkans, the West is pressing the two sides to normalise ties to lessen…

Reuters

NATO-Russia communication lines remain open - Russian official

Channels of telephone communication between Russia and NATO remain open but normal diplomatic relations between the two sides are out of the question, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko said on Friday.

The Independent UK

White House denies journalist’s claims it blew up Russian gas pipeline

Seasoned reporter Seymour Hersh claimed Joe Biden gave orders

Daily Mirror

Russia fired cruise missiles over NATO airspace in Romania, Ukraine claims

Ukrainian Commander-in-Chief Valerii Zaluzhnyi said two Russian Kaliber missiles had travelled through the airspace of Moldova - which co operates with NATO - and full member Romania, before they came crushing down on infrastructure targets in Ukraine

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

The Guardian - AU

Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 352 of the invasion

Ukraine accuses Russia of sending cruise missiles over Moldovan and Romanian airspace; missile attacks strike critical infrastructure in Ukraine again

The Independent UK

Chinese spy balloon – live: Third ‘object’ taken down over Lake Huron after passing ‘sensitive’ military sites

US military has shot down three unidentified aircrafts above North American airspace within as many days

Los Angeles Times

Editorial: Biden is right to stay firm on US support for Ukraine

President Joe Biden focused mostly on domestic issues in his State of the Union address Tuesday, but when he did turn to foreign policy he had strong words of support for Ukraine. He assured Ukraine’s ambassador to the U.S., who was in the audience, that “America is united in our…

Reuters

France urges stronger international response to Iran's missile program

There must be a stronger "international response" to the threat posed by Iran's ballistic missiles program, French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna told her U.S. counterpart Anthony Blinken, France's Foreign Ministry said on Friday.

Asharq Al-Awsat

US Announces $85 Mn Aid, Sanctions Relief for Quake-hit Türkiye and Syria

The United States on Thursday announced an initial $85 million aid package to help Türkiye and Syria recover from the devastating earthquake, while also granting a temporary relief of some Damascus-related sanctions. The 7.8-magnitude quake struck early Monday near the Turkish-Syrian border, and by Friday morning the death toll in…

Reuters

Finland debates NATO ratification that may leave Sweden behind

Finnish parliamentary groups said on Friday they may ratify NATO's founding treaties in the coming weeks, a key step that could lead the country to proceed with membership of the Western military alliance ahead of neighbouring Sweden.

The Independent UK

‘Open and honest’ review of UK Afghanistan involvement required, say MPs

The 30-page report from the cross-party Commons Defence Committee criticises the chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan in the summer of 2021.

1 … 207 208 209 210

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.