World Mar 07 WATCH: Sweden officially joins NATO The White House said that having Sweden as a NATO ally “will make the United States and our allies even safer.”…
World Feb 27 Head of NATO says no troops going to Ukraine as the Kremlin warns of wider war French President Emmanuel Macron says that sending in Western troops should not be "ruled out" in the future.
World Feb 23 Russia hit with new sanctions for the Ukraine war’s 2nd anniversary and Navalny’s death The U.S. Treasury, State Department and Commerce Department plan Friday to impose roughly 600 new sanctions on Russia and its war machine in the largest single tranche of penalties since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022.
Politics Feb 14 NATO chief hails record defense spending while warning that Trump’s remarks undermine security NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says European allies and Canada have ramped up defense spending to record levels.
World Feb 12 Chief of UNRWA in Gaza calls EU funds ‘absolutely critical’ but the bloc wants an audit The aid agency, UNRWA, has been the main supplier of food, water and shelter during Israel's war against Hamas. But it's reeling from allegations that 12 staff members participated in the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks on Israel.
World Feb 11 NATO secretary-general says Trump puts allies at risk by encouraging Russian aggression The head of the NATO military alliance warned Sunday that Donald Trump was putting the safety of U.S. troops and their allies at risk after the Republican presidential front-runner said Russia should be able to do "whatever the hell they want" to…
World Feb 01 EU seals deal for 50 billion-euro aid package for Ukraine, overcoming Hungary’s veto threat Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy welcomed it as a “very important” decision. His country could receive the first tranche of funds as soon as March, once the European Parliament has endorsed the deal.
World Jan 31 EU heads urge more Ukraine support as ministers debate how to fill war-torn nation’s ammunition gap Almost two years since Russian forces invaded Ukraine, the war has bogged down and fears are growing that public support for the war effort is waning.
World Jan 22 EU foreign ministers call for Palestinian statehood despite Israeli opposition They expressed concern about Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s clear rejection of the idea.
World Dec 20 EU officials hail a major migration deal after years of stagnant talks. But critics worry about the rights of asylum-seekers Critics say the deal will weaken the rights of asylum-seekers and encourage dubious deals with countries that people leave to get to Europe.