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Turkey says US withdrawal from European security architecture could be ‘destructive’

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan speaks during the opening ceremony of Antalya Diplomacy Forum in Antalya, Turkey, April 17, 2026. REUTERS/Umit Bektas

NATO will not collapse and US will defend its allies, Estonian minister says

Estonian Defence Minister Hanno Pevkur said he was in no doubt that the US would come to its defence if Russia attacks.

Over a dozen countries offer to play role in Hormuz mission, Starmer says

French President Emmanuel Macron welcomes Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer for a lunch meeting at the Elysee Palace before a video conference meeting of around 40 countries that are willing to contribute to the defensive multilateral mission to restore freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz when security conditions permit, in Paris, France, April 17, 2026. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier

EU and NATO to work to strengthen relationship, von der Leyen says

FILE PHOTO: European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen speaks at a press conference in Brussels, Belgium, April 13, 2026. REUTERS/Yves Herman/File Photo

While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, April 16, 2026

An Iranian-flagged cargo vessel that tried to evade the US blockade on the Strait of Hormuz, before being successfully redirected back to Iran by the US military, according to the US Central Command.

NATO chief, Kyiv allies vow not to lose sight of Ukraine

German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius leading the way at the 34th Ukraine Defence Contact Group meeting in Berlin, Germany, on April 15, with (from left) British Defence Secretary John Healey, Ukrainian Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov and NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte.

Netherlands to spend $370 million on drones for Ukraine

Ukraine's Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov speaks with Dutch Defence Minister Dilan Yesilgoz-Zegerius, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine February 28, 2026. REUTERS/Viacheslav Ratynskyi

Portugal, unlike Spain, rejects separate European army

FILE PHOTO: Portuguese Defence Minister, Nuno Melo speaks with Spanish Defence Minister Margarita Robles during the La Toja Forum on global challenges in Lisbon, Portugal, April 1, 2025. REUTERS/Pedro Nunes/File Photo

Russia-linked hackers compromised scores of Ukrainian prosecutors’ e-mail accounts, data shows

A 3D printed model of men working on computers are seen in front of displayed binary code and words \"Hacker\" in this illustration taken, July 5, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration

Former NATO chief accuses UK's Starmer of inadequately funding defence

FILE PHOTO: Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer (L) listens to Member of the House of Lords George Robertson (R) during a joint meeting with Britain's Defence Secretary John Healey (unseen) at 10 Downing Street, in London, on July 16, 2024. BENJAMIN CREMEL/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

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