Politics Oct 12 NATO Secretary-General Stoltenberg presses Turkey to advance Sweden’s membership application Stoltenberg is pressing Turkey to quickly ratify Sweden's membership in the military organization. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said three months ago that he would help hasten the process in the Turkish parliament.
World Oct 11 Zelenskyy meets with NATO defense ministers seeking more support to fight Russia Political support in the U.S. for the war has been lagging, and allies are under pressure to send weapons to bolster Israel in its war with Hamas.
World Sep 28 EU struggles to update asylum laws three years after announcing sweeping reforms European Union governments are struggling to overcome obstacles to put a new asylum system in place three years after unveiling a plan to reform the bloc's outdated asylum rules. Some fear the plan may never see the light of day.
World Jul 12 Ukraine wins G7 security pledges but clear path to NATO membership remains elusive The United States and other major industrialized nations are pledging long-term security assistance for Ukraine as it continues to fight Russia's invasion.
World Jul 06 WATCH: Swedish admission to NATO ‘making progress,’ alliance head Stoltenberg says Sweden gave up a history of non-alignment to apply to join NATO after Russia invaded Ukraine last year.
World Jun 21 European Union countries agree on new sanctions against Russia for its war in Ukraine Sweden, which currently holds the rotating EU presidency, said that the package includes measures aimed at countering sanctions circumvention and individual listings.
World Jun 16 NATO moves to protect undersea pipelines, cables as concern mounts over Russian sabotage threat The military organization is concerned about Russia's mapping activities to locate vital Western infrastructure in waters around Europe used to transport energy and internet data.
World Apr 27 NATO says Ukraine allies have sent 1,550 combat vehicles, 230 tanks as Russia continues invasion NATO allies and partner countries have delivered more than 98 percent of the combat vehicles promised to Ukraine during Russia's invasion and war, the military alliance’s chief said Thursday, giving Kyiv a bigger punch as it contemplates launching a counteroffensive.
World Apr 20 NATO chief makes surprise visit to Ukraine, says ‘rightful place’ is in the alliance The Kremlin has given various justifications for going to war, but repeated Thursday that preventing Ukraine from joining NATO was a key goal behind its invasion.
World Apr 04 Finland joins NATO, dealing major blow to Russia for Ukraine invasion Finland joined the NATO military alliance Tuesday, dealing a major blow to Russia with a historic realignment of the continent triggered by Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine.