Turkiye’s Erdogan signs off on Sweden’s NATO membership ANKARA: Turkiye’s president finally approved Sweden’s bid to join NATO on Thursday, ending months of delay and... Published 26 Jan, 2024 09:16pm
World Turkiye moving swiftly toward final step on Sweden’s NATO bid ISTANBUL: Turkiye is expected to send the final instrument of ratification for Sweden’s NATO membership to... Published 26 Jan, 2024 01:34pm
World Biden urges US Congress to approve F-16 sale to Turkey ‘without delay’ WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden sent a letter to leaders of key Capitol Hill committees on Wednesday informing... Published 26 Jan, 2024 04:58am
World Turkey, Iran agree on need to avoid escalating Mideast tensions: Erdogan ANKARA: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said he and Iranian counterpart Ebrahim Raisi agreed at a meeting on... Published 24 Jan, 2024 11:00pm
World NATO signs $1.2bn artillery shell deal BRUSSELS: NATO on Tuesday signed contracts worth $1.2 billion to acquire over 200,000 155-millimetre artillery ... Published 24 Jan, 2024 05:07am
World NATO signs 1.1bn euro contract for 155mm artillery ammunition BRUSSELS: NATO has signed a 1.1 billion euro contract for 155mm artillery ammunition, the alliance said on Tuesday,... Published 23 Jan, 2024 02:35pm
World NATO’s Steadfast Defender exercises mark return to Cold War schemes, Russia says The scale of NATO’s Steadfast Defender 2024 exercises mark an “irrevocable return” of the alliance to Cold War... Published 21 Jan, 2024 11:53am
World NATO announces months-long exercise with 90,000 troops BRUSSELS: NATO announced Thursday that it would begin its largest military exercise in decades next week, involving... Published 19 Jan, 2024 05:37am
World Japan inks deal to buy 400 long-range missiles from US TOKYO: Japan signed a deal with its ally the United States on Thursday to buy 400 long-range Tomahawk missiles as it... Published 19 Jan, 2024 05:37am
World Russia rejects US arms control talks for now, citing Ukraine MOSCOW: Russia on Thursday publicly rejected U.S.-Russian arms control talks for now because of U.S. support for... Published 18 Jan, 2024 11:46pm
World Ukraine’s ally Poland looking into how to make more ammunition: foreign minister DAVOS: Poland’s new government is looking into how it can make more ammunition and military equipment as it works on... Published 17 Jan, 2024 10:57pm
World UK announces biggest military deployment to NATO exercises in decades LONDON: Britain will send 20,000 armed forces personnel to one of NATO’s largest exercises since the Cold War,... Published 16 Jan, 2024 05:44am
World UK’s Sunak says strikes on Houthis ‘successful’ LONDON: UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said Monday that his government believed that all planned targets had been... Published 16 Jan, 2024 12:59am
Print Turkey, Bulgaria, Romania sign Black Sea demining deal ISTANBUL: NATO members Turkey, Bulgaria and Romania on Thursday joined forces and signed an agreement on demining... Updated 12 Jan, 2024 09:13am
World US ‘disappointed’ by Hungary’s Ukraine policy, urges ratification of Sweden’s NATO bid The United States is “disappointed” by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s Ukraine policy, and looks forward to... Published 11 Jan, 2024 11:20pm
World Ukraine under no pressure from allies to stop fighting: Zelenskiy VILNIUS: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Wednesday Kyiv was under no pressure from allies to stop... Published 11 Jan, 2024 06:15am
World NATO pledges further major military, economic aid to Ukraine BRUSSELS: NATO allies in a meeting with Ukraine have made it clear they will continue to provide the country with... Published 10 Jan, 2024 11:21pm
World Ukraine’s Zelenskiy spoke with Poland’s Duda: presidential office KYIV: Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy spoke to his Polish counterpart Andrzej Duda and discussed Polish... Published 09 Jan, 2024 11:03pm
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World NATO, Ukraine to discuss air defence after Russian strikes BRUSSELS: Ambassadors from NATO and Ukraine will hold a special meeting next week as Kyiv urges faster deliveries of... Published 04 Jan, 2024 02:29pm
World NATO to buy 1,000 Patriot missiles in face of Russia threat BRUSSELS: NATO members in Europe have signed a contract for up to 1,000 Patriot missiles to bolster air defences in... Updated 03 Jan, 2024 09:45pm
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World Congress ‘must step up’ to help Ukraine after massive Russian strikes: Biden WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden on Friday demanded Congress “step up” and overcome divisions on sending aid to... Published 29 Dec, 2023 10:58pm
World Poland says Russian missile passed through its airspace WARSAW: A Russian missile passed through Polish airspace Friday, entering from and then back into Ukraine, the... Published 29 Dec, 2023 10:12pm
World West to blame for world turmoil, says Russia’s Lavrov The intrigues of Western countries whose dominance is ebbing away are largely responsible for pitching the world... Published 28 Dec, 2023 11:27am
World Finland will be first to suffer if Russia-NATO tensions escalate Finland will be the first country to suffer in the event of an escalation of tensions between Russia and NATO due to... Published 28 Dec, 2023 10:34am
World Turkiye’s Erdogan says Israeli PM Netanyahu no different from Hitler ANKARA: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was no... Published 27 Dec, 2023 07:17pm
World Turkey parliament committee approves Sweden’s NATO bid ISTANBUL: A key committee in the Turkish parliament on Tuesday approved Sweden’s bid to join NATO after months of... Published 27 Dec, 2023 05:15am
World Sweden edges closer to NATO after vote in Turkish parliamentary commission ANKARA: The Turkish parliament’s foreign affairs commission approved Sweden’s NATO membership bid on Tuesday, in a... Published 26 Dec, 2023 11:06pm
World Finland bolsters military ties with US after Putin warning WASHINGTON: Finland on Monday signed an agreement to enhance military cooperation with the United States, a day... Published 18 Dec, 2023 11:21pm
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