Trump says NATO must do more on terror, immigration, Russia
"The NATO of the future must include a great focus on terrorism and immigration," Trump said.
May 25, 2017, 22:15 PM IST
Donald Trump faces rougher reception in NATO, EU meetings
Trump will meet Europe`s chief executive Jean-Claude Juncker and European Council President Donald Tusk.
May 25, 2017, 10:05 AM IST
NATO chief rules out combat role against Islamic State
NATO's chief says members are discussing whether to join the international coalition fighting the Islamic State group but insists the alliance will not deploy combat troops.
May 18, 2017, 22:29 PM IST
NATO chiefs recommend joining anti-Islamic State coaltion
NATO's top brass today said they believed the alliance should consider joining the anti-Islamic State coalition put together by Washington to fight jihadists in Syria and Iraq.
May 18, 2017, 00:13 AM IST
Boris Johnson plays differences with EU over military ambitions
British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson on Monday downplayed differences with EU partners over the bloc`s military ambitions, saying London supported their efforts to bolster defence cooperation.
May 15, 2017, 14:13 PM IST
Germany not 'first in line' to boost troops in Afghanistan, says Merkel
Merkel is running for a fourth term in September national elections, with many Germans wary of military deployments given the country`s militaristic and nationalistic past.
May 11, 2017, 17:26 PM IST
NATO mulls sending thousands more troops to Afghanistan
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said today that military chiefs wanted a few thousand more troops from the alliance to be deployed in Afghanistan to help combat Islamist insurgents.
May 10, 2017, 20:55 PM IST
White House approves arms for Kurds fighting ISIS in Syria
Despite fierce opposition from NATO ally Turkey, the White House has approved supplying arms to Kurdish YPG fighters to support an operation to retake the Syrian city of Raqqa from Islamic State, a U.S. official told Reuters on Tuesday.
May 10, 2017, 00:31 AM IST
Donald Trump announces trip to Saudi Arabia, Israel, Vatican
Donald Trump on Thursday announced his first foreign trip as president will include stops in Saudi Arabia, Israel and the Vatican -- the spiritual centers of Islam, Judaism and Catholicism.
May 04, 2017, 23:28 PM IST
Germany urges EU not to break off Turkey accession talks
Germany on Friday urged fellow EU nations not to end membership talks with Turkey despite deep misgivings over its rights record because the country is key to European interests.
Apr 28, 2017, 17:07 PM IST
NATO chief says Turkey must show full respect for rule of law
NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg warned Turkey today it must fully respect legal due process as Ankara continues to make mass arrests after last July's failed coup.
Apr 27, 2017, 14:33 PM IST
Death toll in Turkish raids on Syria Kurds hits 28: Monitor
The toll in Turkish air raids on Kurdish positions in northeastern Syria rose to 28 killed, a monitor said Wednesday.
Apr 26, 2017, 13:07 PM IST
US House Speaker Paul Ryan: Russia probe will help US allies
US House Speaker Paul Ryan says one of the reasons the US Congress has launched a thorough investigation into Russia's alleged meddling in the 2016 US election is to "prevent the same kind of thing happening" to its NATO and other allies.
Apr 22, 2017, 21:55 PM IST
Tense Turkey decides its 'destiny' in vote on Erdogan powers
More than 55.3 million Turks were eligible to cast ballots on sweeping changes to the president's role which, if approved, would grant Erdogan more power than any leader since Turkey's founder.
Apr 16, 2017, 20:45 PM IST
US-Russia relationship may be at an all-time low: Donald Trump
America's relationship with Russia "may be at an all-time low", US President Donald Trump has said, but he hoped that it would be wonderful if the two countries got along.
Apr 13, 2017, 10:04 AM IST
Erdogan: Turkey's pugnacious 'chief' eyeing new poll knockout
If there was a global contest for winning elections, Turkey`s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan would see himself as the undisputed -- and undefeated -- heavyweight champion of the world.
Apr 12, 2017, 10:05 AM IST
'Trump-Russia relationship going downhill'
A former NATO commander described as "souring" the relations between US President Donald Trump's administration and Russia amid a series of foreign policy collisions between the two countries, the media reportd.
Apr 10, 2017, 11:47 AM IST
Donald Trump, Angela Merkel discuss Afghanistan, Ukraine crisis on phone
US President Donald Trump and German Chancellor Angela Merkel has discussed the conflict in eastern Ukraine and the situation in Afghanistan over a phone call, the White House said.
Apr 06, 2017, 09:49 AM IST
NATO chief urges Germany to spend more on defence
Frankfurt: NATO head Jens Stoltenberg urged Germany on Tuesday to spend more on defence, touching on a sore point in German politics that has also inflamed relations with the United States.
Apr 04, 2017, 18:18 PM IST
US presses NATO allies on counter-terror, defense budgets
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson today urged his NATO counterparts to boost their defense budgets and do more to combat extremists in Syria and Iraq.
Mar 31, 2017, 15:56 PM IST
