Russia on Monday slammed NATO as an “instrument of aggression” ahead of an expected call from the alliance’s chief Mark Rutte for a 400-percent increase in air defence spending.
NATO “is demonstrating itself as an instrument of…
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Russia on Monday slammed NATO as an “instrument of aggression” ahead of an expected call from the alliance’s chief Mark Rutte for a 400-percent increase in air defence spending.
NATO “is demonstrating itself as an instrument of…

Authorities have imposed a curfew and shut down the internet in parts of the troubled north-eastern Indian state of Manipur after protests erupted over the arrest of leaders from an ethnic group.
On Sunday, police arrested five leaders of Arambai…

After the second meeting in Istanbul and the exchange of memoranda on the settlement of the conflict, it remains unclear…

JERUSALEM — Israeli forces stopped a Gaza-bound aid boat and detained Greta Thunberg and other activists who were on board early Monday, enforcing a longstanding blockade of the Palestinian territory that has been tightened during the war with…

Russia launched a record 479 drones at Ukraine in overnight air attacks, Ukraine’s air force said Monday, causing damage to buildings across the country.
“Enemy air strikes were recorded in 10…

French far-right leader Marie Le Pen was Monday hosting key allies from across Europe, including Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, in a bid to flaunt the unity and strength of the anti-immigration wing of European politics.The get-together…

AI isn’t waiting. And this week, neither is Europe.
At London’s Olympia, under a ceiling of steel beams and enveloped by the thrum of startup pitches, it didn’t feel like the start of a conference — it felt like the start of…

Rutte — a former Dutch prime minister who now heads the transatlantic military alliance at a critical moment for global security — will meet with U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer in London. His speech comes ahead of a high-stakes summit in…

In August 2023, the names of the first Cuban soldiers serving with Russia on the front lines of the war against Ukraine became known: Andorf Antonio Velázquez García and Álex Rolando Vega Díaz, two 19-year-old recruits in uniform, their faces…

Russia will remain an imminent threat to Nato even if there is peace in Ukraine and the western alliance has to increase its air and missiles defences by 400% as a result, the head of the organisation will say on Monday.
Mark Rutte, who is…