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Biden’s Europe visit to highlight NATO unity, arms to Ukraine
Washington: US President Joe Biden on Sunday embarked on Europe visit which is expected to be dominated by the US approval of munitions to Ukraine and bolstering North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO)…
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Erdogan calls on Sweden to ‘keep promises’ for NATO bid
Istanbul: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has reaffirmed that his country would not green-light Sweden’s accession to NATO unless the Nordic nation adopted a firm stance against “terror groups”. “How can a…
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Turkey, Sweden fail to end NATO membership standoff
Brussels: Turkey did not green-light Sweden’s accession to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) at a three-party meeting held here, but the participants agreed to meet again next Monday in Vilnius, Lithuania,…
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Erdogan urges Sweden to end PKK protests for its NATO membership
Ankara: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has urged Sweden to prevent the demonstrations by supporters of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) in Stockholm in exchange for a green light on its…
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Senate India Caucus to introduce bill to add India to NATO Plus bloc
Washington: A powerful American Senator has said he plans to introduce a bill to make India part of the NATO Plus grouping that would facilitate the transfer of topmost American technology and…
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Turkey, Sweden to hold more talks on NATO bid ahead of summit
Ankara: Turkey and Sweden have agreed to hold more talks for the latter’s NATO bid as the fourth meeting on a joint permanent mechanism between the bloc, Turkey, Sweden and Finland concluded…
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Russia to withdraw from European armed forces treaty on Nov 7
Moscow: Russia will officially pull out of the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE) on November 7 this year, the Foreign Ministry announced in a statement. As required, Russia has…
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China Select Committee of US House recommends making India part of NATO Plus
Washington: In a significant development ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the United States, a powerful Congressional Committee has recommended strengthening NATO Plus by including India. NATO Plus, currently NATO…
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‘Ukraine’s top general seriously injured in Russian strike, unlikely to resume command’
Moscow: Ukrainian armed forces’ commander in chief, General Valery Zaluzhny, who has not been seen publicly for some time now, was seriously wounded some weeks ago in a Russian strike near Kherson,…
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China opposed to NATO’s ‘eastward foray’
Beijing: China on Thursday called for “high vigilance” by countries in the region following a media report that NATO was planning to open an office in Japan to hold consultations with allies…
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NATO moves closer to Russian border as Finland joins alliance
North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) is set to move closer to the Russian border as another European country, Finland, is set to become a member of the alliance on Tuesday. NATO Secretary-General…
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Moscow to deploy nuclear weapons near Belarus with NATO countries: Russian envoy
Tallinn: Russian Ambassador to Belarus on Sunday said that Moscow will deploy tactical nuclear weapons near Belarus’ border with NATO countries amid increasing tension with the US over the Ukraine war, reported…
- Middle East
US urges Turkey to ‘quickly’ ratify Sweden’s NATO membership
Washington: After Turkey approved the process of ratifying Finland’s accession to the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation, the US welcomed the decision of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and said that America encourage Ankara to “quickly ratify Sweden’s…
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Will mean more suffering for Ukrainian people, Russia on fighters’ offer to Kiev
Moscow: Russia on Friday termed plans by NATO members Poland and Slovakia to send their Soviet warplanes to Ukraine attempts to dispose of antiquated equipment. “This is another example of how a…
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Sweden, Finland discuss NATO accession with Turkey
Brussels: Representatives of Sweden, Finland and Turkey held talks in Brussels to discuss progress on fulfilling Turkey’s conditions for agreeing to the Nordic countries’ accession to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO),…
