Vladimir Putin warns of nuclear war risk if NATO troops are sent to Ukraine MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin told NATO countries on Thursday they risked nuclear conflict if they sent... Updated 29 Feb, 2024 02:58pm
World Trump wins South Carolina, beating Nikki Haley in her home state COLUMBIA: Donald Trump easily defeated Nikki Haley in South Carolina’s Republican contest on Saturday, extending his... Updated 25 Feb, 2024 05:24pm
World Putin says prefers more ‘predictable’ Biden over Trump MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin described US counterpart Joe Biden on Wednesday as more “predictable” than... Published 15 Feb, 2024 12:39pm
World NATO to showcase spending rise in riposte to Trump BRUSSELS: NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg will on Wednesday detail increased defence spending by members of the... Published 14 Feb, 2024 11:46am
World Finland’s Stubb seen as frontrunner in presidential run-off HELSINKI: Centre-right Alexander Stubb of the National Coalition Party is the frontrunner in Finland’s presidential... Published 11 Feb, 2024 11:04am
World Donald Trump comments on Russia, NATO ‘appalling and unhinged’: White House WILMINGTON: The White House on Saturday rejected comments made by former US President Donald Trump about not... Published 11 Feb, 2024 10:31am
World Kremlin says Sweden joining NATO will be negative for Russian security MOSCOW: The Kremlin said on Tuesday Sweden’s expected accession to NATO would have clear negative implications for... Published 11 Jul, 2023 04:04pm
World France to send long-range missiles to Ukraine: Macron VILNIUS: France will join Britain in supplying long-range missiles to Ukraine, a move that allows Ukrainian forces... Published 11 Jul, 2023 03:36pm
World Zelenskiy says ‘absurd’ if Ukraine is not offered timeframe for NATO membership KYIV: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said it would be absurd if Ukraine is not offered a timeframe for NATO... Published 11 Jul, 2023 03:32pm
World NATO’s Stoltenberg: Not seen any movement of Wagner fighters to Belarus VILNIUS: NATO has not seen any movement of Wagner group fighters to Belarus, Russia’s ally in its war against... Published 11 Jul, 2023 02:00pm
World NATO’s Stoltenberg: defence ministers will discuss how to increase defence production PARIS: Defence ministers and industrial partners will discuss how to further ramp up defence production, said NATO... Published 15 Jun, 2023 12:10pm
World NATO’s Stoltenberg welcomes call between China’s Xi and Ukraine’s Zelenskiy BRUSSELS: NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said on Thursday that he “welcomed” a call between China’s... Published 27 Apr, 2023 02:22pm
World Russia unleashes missile barrage on Ukraine as ground battle rages in the east KYIV: Volleys of Russian missiles struck a series of Ukrainian regions early on Thursday, including the Black Sea... Published 09 Mar, 2023 10:41am
World Ukraine one year on: the specter of nuclear war WASHINGTON: For decades, children in the United States and the Soviet Union were drilled on what to do in a nuclear... Published 15 Feb, 2023 11:29am
World Zelenskiy urges speedy help from allies as Russia pounds Ukraine’s east KYIV: Ukraine urged allies to speed up the pace of military help as NATO defence ministers prepared to meet for a... Published 15 Feb, 2023 10:24am
World New Russian offensive underway in Ukraine, says NATO KYIV: The eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut was facing heavy artillery fire as the NATO chief backed reports from... Published 14 Feb, 2023 10:34am
World NATO chief stresses importance of Indo-Pacific partners amid security tensions TOKYO: NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg on Wednesday stressed the importance of NATO’s working closely with... Published 01 Feb, 2023 02:02pm
World Biden rejects F-16s for Ukraine as Russia claims advances WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden said Monday the United States would not provide F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine, as... Published 31 Jan, 2023 10:54am
World NATO to strengthen partnership with Japan, says Secretary-General Stoltenberg TOKYO: NATO will continue to strengthen its partnership with Japan amid the ongoing Ukraine war, NATO... Published 31 Jan, 2023 10:31am
World NATO’s chief urges South Korea to step up military support for Ukraine SEOUL: NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg urged South Korea on Monday to increase military support to Ukraine,... Published 30 Jan, 2023 09:31am
World NATO’s Stoltenberg arrives in South Korea to deepen alliance’s ties in Asia SEOUL: NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg arrived in Seoul on Sunday, the first stop on a trip aimed at... Published 29 Jan, 2023 12:55pm
World Ukraine comes under Russian missile onslaught after securing tanks from allies KYIV: Russia pounded Ukraine with missiles and drones, killing at least 11 people, according to officials, after... Published 27 Jan, 2023 12:11pm
World Germany, US to send battle tanks to Ukraine, Russia slams decision WASHINGTON/BERLIN/KYIV: The United States and Germany have announced plans to arm Ukraine with dozens of battle... Published 26 Jan, 2023 09:47am
World NATO’s Stoltenberg expects allies to lift defence spending target BERLIN: NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg expects the alliance’s member states to raise their current spending... Published 25 Jan, 2023 02:12pm
World Russia’s Medvedev says Polish missile incident shows West moving closer to world war Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said on Wednesday that an alleged missile strike on Polish territory showed... Published 16 Nov, 2022 02:13pm
World NATO envoys hold emergency meeting on Poland blast BRUSSELS: NATO ambassadors will hold an emergency meeting at 1000 CET (0900 GMT) on Wednesday to discuss a missile... Published 16 Nov, 2022 01:48pm
World Japan ‘deeply concerned’ over Poland blast, Kishida tells G7, NATO meet NUSA DUA: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida attended an emergency meeting of G7 advanced economies and NATO... Published 16 Nov, 2022 10:56am
World Biden says missile that killed two in Poland may not have come from Russia WARSAW: A missile that killed two people in Poland was probably not fired from Russia, US President Joe Biden said... Published 16 Nov, 2022 10:53am
World Poland likely to invoke NATO’s Article 4, will raise missile blast with UN WARSAW: Poland is likely to request consultations under NATO’s Article 4 after a missile, reportedly Russian-made,... Published 16 Nov, 2022 10:49am
World Russia says troops leaving strategic Kherson, Ukraine doubts full pullout KYIV: Moscow ordered troops to withdraw from near the strategic southern Ukrainian city of Kherson in a major... Published 10 Nov, 2022 09:44am