Yoon condemns NK provocations and calls for increased NATO security.

In a summit held on Wednesday in Vilnius, Lithuania, South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol denounced North Korea's most recent intercontinental ballistic missile launch and requested a stronger collective response from NATO.

Yoon condemned the launch and urged the international commu...

Japan and NATO's interests are increasingly aligned, although their links are still only symbolic.

As China's global security and economic footprint grows, the participation of Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in a NATO summit for the second consecutive year shows how Asia and Europe's strategic interests are increasingly convergent. However, since the relationship is still develo...

Sweden's NATO bid may have been derailed by Russian involvement in a Koran-burning incident outside Turkey's consulate.

Nothing could have happened at a worse time. When a far-right extremist burned a Koran outside the Turkish embassy in Stockholm, Turkey vowed to derail Sweden's NATO ambitions. On Friday, Ankara announced its decision on the NATO proposal by Sweden and Finland as a whole, saying that it would...

To repair relations, the UAE is sending an ambassador to Iran: Gargash

The president's diplomatic adviser said on Friday that the UAE is trying to send an ambassador to Tehran as it strives to mend fences with Iran. He said that Abu Dhabi opposed the idea of taking a confrontational stance toward Iran.

Following assaults on tankers in Gulf seas and on ...

As Russian strikes follow the EU's support for Kyiv, NATO warns of a long conflict in Ukraine

The conflict in Ukraine might linger for years, according to NATO's top officer, as Russia ramped up its attacks after the European Union approved Kyiv as a candidate for membership.

According to Germany's Bild am Sonntag newspaper, Jens Stoltenberg claimed that providing state-...

How NATO can put a stop to Russia's chemical-weapons danger

As fear grows that Russia may use chemical weapons in its conflict against Ukraine, NATO has expressed collective worry that such an escalation would "end in serious repercussions." The Alliance has also promised to strengthen Ukraine's protective equipment while also increasing its...

Serbia's Vucic treads a tightrope between the EU and Russia

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic was re-elected in a landslide win over the weekend, but the populist leader now faces a difficult balancing act between European Union goals and Kremlin goodwill.

According to the electoral commission, Vucic, a former ultra-nationalist turned pro-EU fi...

Could Russia deploy chemical weapons in Ukraine, and if so, how would the West react

In a news conference on Thursday, Joe Biden was asked twice if Nato would respond with military force if Russia used chemical weapons in Ukraine, a concern highlighted frequently in recent weeks by the US, UK, and others.

Russia is one of 193 nations that have signed an international co...

Officials from the United States and NATO are attempting to discern the state of discussions between Russia and Ukraine.

According to various individuals briefed on the issue, US and NATO officials think Russian President Vladimir Putin has not backed down from his original demands in discussions with Ukraine, and there is a significant dose of scepticism in Western capitals about how serious Moscow's participa...

Biden Considering to Deploy Troops in Eastern Europe

US President Joe Biden is considering deploying troops, aircraft, and warships to NATO allies which would be a major shift in its restricted stance on the Russian neighbor, Ukraine.

The Biden Administration is planning to expand military involvement in Eastern Europe amid fears of Mosco...

Why is the US Involved in the Russia-Ukraine War

On 19th January 2022, the President of the United States Joe Biden said that he saw a Russian invasion of Ukraine coming ahead and cautioned the President of Russia, Vladimir Putin, that the US will make sure that Russia regrets it.

Russia has gathered 100,000 troops at its border with ...

Russian Navy tracking US Naval vessel in Black Sea

In between growing tensions because of the NATO activities near Russia's borders, the Russian navy has now started tracking a U.S. naval command vessel in the Black Sea.

Highlights

• Russian navy is tracking a U.S. naval command vessel
• The...

NATO expels 8 members from Russian mission to alliance: calls them Intelligence Officers

Highlights

• NATO expels eight members of Russia's mission
• Russian foreign ministry has not yet commented on this

Eight members of Russia's mission have been expelled by NATO. These members were undeclared Russian intelligence ...

CHINA URGES SECURITY & ECONOMIC COOPERATION WITH AFGHANISTAN

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• China urges security & economic cooperation with Afghanistan.
• The U.S. and its allies prepare to withdraw their forces from the country.
• Foreign ministers from China, Afghanistan, and Pakistan met via video conference...

U.S. TO DEPLOY EXTRA 500 TROOPS TO GERMANY SAYS US DEFENCE SECRETARY LLOYD AUSTIN

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• At a news conference with his German counterpart Annegret Kramper-Karrenbauer, Austin said “We have ceased planning (for a troop drawdown).”

• Austin recently met Israeli Defence Minister Benny Gantz, and said that the US is committed towards...

US, NATO ALLIES WILL MEET TO DISCUSS PLANS TO END WAR IN AFGHANISTAN

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• Secretary of State Antony Blinken is scheduled to travel this week to Brussels for meetings with allies from North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) countries

• Blinken’s trip follows an unannounced visit by Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin to Afgh...

US TO DRAFT A LEGISLATIVE PACKAGE TO OUTCOMPETE CHINA, CREATE NEW JOBS & INVEST IN INDIA

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• On Tuesday, the Senate Majority Leader discussed his push to direct Senate committees to draft a legislation to protect American jobs and outcompete China

• According to Schumer, his intention is to put the legislation on the Senate for a vote this sprin...

BIDEN ADMINISTRATION REVIEWING TRUMP’S ORDER TO WITHDRAW AMERICAN TROOPS FROM GERMANY

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• Walters said Biden administration is reviewing the order issued by former President Donald Trump in the month of July last year

• Lloyd Austin is conducting a thorough review of the decision and will soon reach a conclusion after consulting with civilian...

US & ITS NATO ALLIES CONDEMN CONTINUED VIOLENCE IN AFGHANISTAN BY TALIBAN

Highlights

• The United States and its NATO allies have said that these attacks directly harm the Afghani people and undermine the institutions of the state

• These attacks target civil society, judicial, media, religious, medical, and civilian government representat...

NATO CHIEF SAID, TURKEY AND GREECE AGREE TO CANCEL THE WAR GAMES

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• The secretary-general of NATO said that, Turkey and Greece have agreed for cancelling the war games between them
• Both the countries will be agreed to cancel their war games schedules for the next week on the national holidays of both the c...