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UK backs Dutch PM Rutte to become next NATO Chief | World News
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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…

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Jens Stoltenberg: Nato summit: Joe Biden hits out at 'craven' Putin
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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…

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Nato: Nato chief says no timetable set for Ukraine's membership; Zelenskyy calls that ‘absurd’
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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…

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NATO head sees 'strong message' on Ukraine's membership bid at summit
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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…

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Sweden: US President Biden welcomes Turkey's agreement to back Sweden's Nato bid
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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…

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Ukraine: US to give Ukraine weapons banned by many of its allies
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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…

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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…

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Jens Stoltenberg: Nato agrees to extend boss Stoltenberg's term by a year | World News
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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…

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Ukraine: Critical dam on Ukraine frontline damaged, thousands evacuating
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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…

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Nato chief says Russia cannot block Ukraine's membership
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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…

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