World Mar 24 Ukrainian forces push back on Russia’s incursion as NATO allies pledge additional support By Jane Ferguson, Ali Rogin
World Feb 27 EU shuts airspace to Russian airlines, plans to fund weapons purchases to Ukraine The European Union’s chief executive says the 27-nation bloc will close its airspace to Russian airlines, fund supplies of weapons to Ukraine and ban some pro-Kremlin media outlets in response to Russia’s invasion. By Emily Schultheis, Lorne Cook, Associated Press
World Jun 13 Watch 5:49 ‘America is back’: Biden heads for NATO summit after a successful G-7 President Biden flew to Brussels for the NATO summit after wrapping up the G-7 in the UK. At a news conference Sunday, he talked about the G-7’s plan to donate a billion doses of COVID-19 vaccines globally and an agreement… By PBS NewsHour
World Feb 23 Watch 6:23 Supply shortages and delays leave Europe’s vaccination campaign in crisis Europe’s vaccination rollout is in crisis with manufacturing delays causing supply shortages and thousands of appointments cancelled indefinitely. The European Union wants to see 70 percent of its population inoculated by the fall. But frustration is growing amongst its citizens… By Lucy Hough
World Jul 18 No deal in sight; EU leaders haggle over budget, virus fund European Union leaders are hunting for compromises as a summit to reach a deal on an unprecedented 1.85 trillion euro ($2.1 trillion) EU budget and coronavirus recovery fund enters its second day. Tensions are running high, and a full day… By Mike Corder, Raf Casert, Associated Press
Nov 25 EU endorses Brexit divorce deal but hard work lies ahead By Lorne Cook, Jill Lawless, Raf Casert, Associated Press The European Commission chief warned the U.K. parliament it should not count on any renegotiation ahead of Britain’s departure in March, as European Union leaders on Sunday approved a landmark agreement on Britain’s exit. Continue reading
Jul 13 After bombshell interview, Trump says relations with British prime minister ‘strong’ By Jill Colvin, Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press A day after landing a series of broadsides against his British hosts, President Donald Trump declared Friday that his relationship with Prime Minister Theresa May was better than ever in yet another bout of diplomatic whiplash that has come to… Continue reading
Jul 13 AP fact check: Trump falsely claims credit on NATO spending By Anne Flaherty, Associated Press President Donald Trump took credit for a supposed new decision by NATO members to increase military spending, though there was no evidence of that. Continue reading
Jun 29 U.S., NATO allies wrangle over troop levels in Afghanistan By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press More than 16 years into the Afghanistan war, the United States and its NATO allies wrangled anew on Thursday over how to meet the need for more troops to counter the resurgent Taliban and help the Afghan forces break a… Continue reading
May 25 Watch 7:51 At NATO, Trump calls out allies on unpaid dues while staying mum on joint defense pact By PBS NewsHour At his first meeting of NATO leaders, President Trump again criticized the allies for falling short on their share of defense spending. Mr. Trump was also the first U.S. president to not explicitly endorse NATO's collective dense clause. Special correspondent… Continue watching