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UK backs Dutch PM Rutte to become next NATO Chief | World News
LONDON: Britain is backing outgoing Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte to become NATO’s next head, a UK government official said on Thursday.“The UK strongly backs…
Jens Stoltenberg: Nato summit: Joe Biden hits out at ‘craven’ Putin
VILNIUS: President Joe Biden accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of having a “craven lust for land and power” at the end of a Nato summit…
Nato: Nato chief says no timetable set for Ukraine’s membership; Zelenskyy calls that ‘absurd’
VILNIUS: Nato leaders said Tuesday that they would allow Ukraine to join the alliance “when allies agree and conditions are met” — a pronouncement that…
NATO head sees ‘strong message’ on Ukraine’s membership bid at summit
VILNIUS: NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said Ukraine would get a “positive and strong message” on its path to membership on Tuesday, as leaders of…
Sweden: US President Biden welcomes Turkey’s agreement to back Sweden’s Nato bid
WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden on Monday (local time) welcomed his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s commitment to transmit the accession protocal for Sweden to…
Ukraine: US to give Ukraine weapons banned by many of its allies
WASHINGTON: The Biden administration, breaking with several of its closest allies, said on Friday that it would provide cluster munitions to Ukraine, despite concerns that…
Ukraine: The US will provide cluster bombs to Ukraine and defends the delivery of the controversial weapon
WASHINGTON: The Biden administration will provide cluster munitions to Ukraine, national security adviser Jake Sullivan has said, vowing the US will not leave Ukraine defenceless…
Jens Stoltenberg: Nato agrees to extend boss Stoltenberg’s term by a year | World News
BRUSSELS: Nato decided on Tuesday to extend Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg’s contract by a further year, opting to stick with an experienced leader as war…
Ukraine: Critical dam on Ukraine frontline damaged, thousands evacuating
A major dam in southern Ukraine collapsed Tuesday, triggering floods, endangering crops in the country’s breadbasket and threatening drinking water supplies as both sides in…
Nato chief says Russia cannot block Ukraine’s membership
BRATISLAVA: Russia does not have a veto on Ukraine’s eventual membership of the Western defence alliance Nato, its chief Jens Stoltenberg said on Tuesday.“All allies…