Sweden and Hungary move to smooth over tensions ahead of vote on Sweden's NATO accession
Hungaryโs nationalist government has delayed holding a vote on Swedenโs membership for more than 18 months, creating tension with Stockholm and drawing mounting pressure from its allies to finally move forward on ratification.
Donald Trump stands by remarks about not defending NATO members after backlash
Former President Donald Trump is defending saying he โwould encourageโ Russia โto do whatever the hell they wantโ to NATO allies that donโt meet defense spending targets days after his comments set off alarm in the U.S. and among its allies.
A new report says the world faces a 'dangerous decade' as instability and military spending rise
The world has entered an era of increasing instability as countries around the globe boost military spending in response to Russiaโs invasion of Ukraine, the Hamas attack on Israel and Chinaโs growing assertiveness in the South China Sea.
Trump's threat to NATO allies draws little condemnation from GOP, reflecting his grip on the party
Donald Trumpโs claim that he once told a NATO ally that he โwould encourageโ Russia โto do whatever the hell they wantโ to โdelinquentโ members of the group sent shockwaves through Europe over the weekend.
Orbรกn's party boycotts a session of Hungary's parliament to further stall Sweden's bid to join NATO
Lawmakers from the party of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbรกn have boycotted an emergency session of parliament where a vote was scheduled to place Swedenโs bid to join NATO on the legislative agenda.
Poland says 'everything indicates' a Russian missile briefly entered its airspace and left
Polandโs defense forces say an unknown object entered the countryโs airspace Friday morning from the direction of Ukraine and then vanished off radars, and that all indications pointed to it being a Russian missile.
NATO member-to-be Sweden and the US sign defense deal, saying it strengthens regional security
On the brink of joining NATO, Sweden has signed a defense cooperation agreement with Washington that will allow the United States access to all of the military bases across the Scandinavian country, saying the deal would bolster regional security.
Russian FM says he plans to attend OSCE meeting in North Macedonia
Russiaโs Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov says he plans to travel to NATO member North Macedonia later this week to attend a conference of a top trans-Atlantic security and rights group, a trip that would mark his first visit to a NATO country since Moscow sent troops to Ukraine.
Ukraine uses US-provided long-range ATACMS missiles against Russian forces for the first time
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has confirmed that the United States quietly delivered a small number of the long-range ballistic missiles Ukraine said it urgently needed, and Ukraine has started using them on the battlefield against Russia.
KFOR commander calls on Kosovo and Serbia to return to talks to prevent future violence
The NATO-led peacekeeping force has called on both Kosovo and Serbia to return to the negotiating table to resolve their issues to prevent violence like the recent shootout between masked Serb gunmen and Kosovo police that left four people dead and sent tensions soaring in the region.
Slovakia election pits a pro-Russia former prime minister against a liberal pro-West newcomer
Voters in Slovakia are casting ballots in an early parliamentary election that pits a populist former prime minister who campaigned on a pro-Russia and anti-American message against a liberal, pro-West newcomer.
NATO member Romania finds fragments of drones near its border with Ukraine for the third time
Defense officials in NATO member Romania say they have found new fragments of drones similar to those used by the Russian army near its border with war-torn Ukraine, in the third such finding in the past week.
'No risk' that NATO member Romania will be dragged into war, senior alliance official says
NATO Deputy-General Secretary Mircea Geoana says there is โno riskโ that alliance member Romania will be dragged into a war following the recent discovery of drone fragments on its territory near the border with war-torn Ukraine.
After Quran burnings, UN rights body calls for more action to combat religious hatred
The U.N.โs top human rights body overwhelmingly approved a measure calling on countries to do more to prevent religious hatred in the wake of Quran burnings in Europe over objections of Western countries who fear tougher steps by governments could trample freedom of expression.
South Korea's Yoon pushes for strong resolve against North's nuclear ambitions at NATO summit
South Koreaโs president says itโs time to clearly demonstrate strong international resolve to deter North Koreaโs nuclear ambitions and he plans to discuss how to cope with the Northโs expanding weapons arsenal with NATO leaders this week.
NATO unity will be tested at upcoming summit. Ukraine's possible entry may be the biggest challenge
With no end in sight to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, NATO leaders are gathering in Lithuania this week for their annual summit at a time when the world's biggest security alliance is facing new tests of its unity.
NATO leaders set to offer Ukraine major support package but membership is off the table for now
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says U.S. President Joe Biden and his counterparts will agree next week to help modernize Ukraineโs armed forces, create a new high-level forum for consultations, and reaffirm that it will join their alliance one day.