The Latest Breaking News on NATO

Hungary to ratify NATO membership for Finland, Sweden early next year - PM Orban

Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Thursday that Hungary's parliament would ratify NATO membership for Finland and Sweden early next year.

Reuters · Nov 24, 2022

Poland upsets some by rebuffing German air defence system

Poland’s government says an anti-missile system which Germany offered to send to Poland should instead go to Ukraine

The Independent UK · Nov 24, 2022

Italy urges 'full normalisation' in Kosovo-Serbia relations

Serbia and Kosovo need to normalise their relations in full after reaching a deal that ended a two-year-old dispute on car licence plates, Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said on Thursday.

Reuters · Nov 24, 2022

Top U.S., Turkish generals hold phone call

The United States' top general spoke with his Turkish counterpart on Wednesday, the U.S. military said, as Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said that Turkey's air operations against a Kurdish militia in northern Syria were only the beginning and it would launch a land operation when convenient.

Reuters · Nov 23, 2022

NATO allies test air defence system in Romania with simulated attack

NATO allies on Wednesday conducted a military exercise to test air and missile defences in Romania, about a week after a stray missile crashed in Poland and cast a spotlight on gaps in the alliance's shield for the skies.

Reuters · Nov 23, 2022

Spain to send troops, F-18 fighter jets to Romania in December, PM says

Spain will send at least 130 troops and eight F-18 fighter jets to Romania next month to strengthen NATO's eastern flank, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez and his Romanian counterpart Nicolae Ciuca told reporters on Wednesday.

Reuters · Nov 23, 2022

Commentary: Negotiations can’t end the Russia-Ukraine war until one side has lost

In recent days we see an increase in calls for a negotiated solution of the war in Ukraine. From the chairman of the Joint Chiefs, from progressive members of Congress and from leading international relations scholars, a growing number of voices urge the U.S. to invest in negotiations between Russia…

Los Angeles Times · Nov 23, 2022

Associated Press FIRES news reporter who broke Poland missile strike story

James La Porta has been dismissed after being seen as responsible for the November 15 story that said Russia carried out the missile strike, people at AP familiar with the decision have said

Daily Mirror · Nov 22, 2022

Russian missile strikes force Ukraine to shut nuclear power plants

Russia rained down missiles across Ukraine on Wednesday, forcing shutdowns of nuclear power plants and killing civilians as Moscow pursues its campaign to plunge Ukrainian cities into darkness and cold as winter sets in.

Reuters · Nov 22, 2022

Russian comedians trick Polish president with prank call over missile attack

Russian comedians claiming to be Emmanuel Macron prank called the Polish president Andrzej Duda and tricked him into giving them sensitive information after a missile exploded in eastern Poland last week.

Evening Standard · Nov 22, 2022