- 19 November, 2024
Foreign Affairs, Geopolitics & National Securitynato
FCAS, Tempest fighter jet programmes will merge – Italy’s air force chief
MILAN (Reuters) - Tempest and Future Combat Air System (FCAS), two European programmes designed to build new fighter jets, will eventually merge, Italy's Air Force Chief of Staff said on…
Explainer: Will Germany’s next government ditch U.S. nuclear bombs?
BERLIN (Reuters) - NATO allies will be scouring the policies of Germany's next federal government for one crucial detail: Will Berlin remain part of NATO's nuclear sharing agreement? Or will…
NATO offers further help to allies in Belarus migrant crisis – Stoltenberg
BERLIN (Reuters) - NATO is ready to further support allies affected by the Belarus migrant crisis, Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said on Friday, calling the situation on the border with Poland,…
U.S. warns “other countries” about threatening Lithuania over Taiwan office
VILNIUS (Reuters) - The United States rejects attempts by "other countries" to interfere in Lithuania's relationship with Taiwan, U.S. Under Secretary of State Uzra Zeya told a news conference in…
Zelenskiy welcomes financing deal with Britain to enhance Ukraine’s naval power
KYIV (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy welcomed a framework agreement on Tuesday to use British financing to enhance Ukraine's naval capabilities. Hosting Britain's defence minister Ben Wallace, Zelenskiy in…
NATO restates support for Poland over Belarus migrant crisis
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said on Tuesday that the alliance was deeply concerned about Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko's strategy of putting migrant lives at risk, offering Poland…
Putin says no need to escalate Black Sea tensions with NATO, rejects snap drills
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin said in an interview broadcast on Sunday that he had rejected a defence ministry proposal to hold snap Black Sea military drills in…
Ukraine says Russia has nearly 100,000 troops near its border
KYIV (Reuters) -Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has said there are nearly 100,000 Russian soldiers near Ukraine's border and that Western countries had shared information about active Russian troop movements with…
West at risk of conflict with Russia, Britain’s army chief says
LONDON (Reuters) - There is a greater risk of an accidental war breaking out between the West and Russia than at any time since the Cold War, with many of…
U.S. briefed European allies on Russian troop movements – diplomats
PARIS/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The United States has briefed European allies in Brussels on Russian troop movements on the eastern Ukrainian border, two European diplomats said on Friday. While one EU…
Turkey detains 17 people over protest against U.S. Navy personnel in Istanbul
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkish authorities detained 17 people on Wednesday for putting a hood over the head of a visiting U.S. Navy civilian employee in a protest against United States…
NATO chief: Armies must keep pace with global climate efforts
By Mark John GLASGOW (Reuters) - The world's armies must keep pace with global efforts to tackle climate change and cut their huge carbon footprints according to clearly defined benchmarks,…
