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Nato

Bulgaria to ask parliament to allow US tanker aircraft to be stationed at military base

Bulgaria's Prime Minister Rumen Radev speaks during a doorstep at the NATO leaders' summit in Ankara, Turkey, July 8, 2026. REUTERS/Yves Herman
Bulgaria's Prime Minister Rumen Radev speaks during a doorstep at the NATO leaders' summit in Ankara, Turkey, July 8, 2026. REUTERS/Yves Herman

In Good Company

‘If someone needs a million drones, we must be able to deliver’: Weapons maker Saab’s CEO

Ukraine has underscored the need to adapt tactically and technologically at speed, with decentralised decision-making and close partnership between end users and the industry, says Saab CEO Micael Johansson.
Ukraine has underscored the need to adapt tactically and technologically at speed, with decentralised decision-making and close partnership between end users and the industry, says Saab CEO Micael Johansson.

Quiet US pullback in Eastern Europe sparks wider allied worries

US President Donald Trump leaves after a press conference at the NATO leaders summit at the Bestepe Presidential Compound in Ankara, Turkey, on July 8.
US President Donald Trump leaves after a press conference at the NATO leaders summit at the Bestepe Presidential Compound in Ankara, Turkey, on July 8.

Latvia boosts security at dam, gas storage facility due to Russian threat, PM says

Latvian Prime Minister Andris Kulbergs gestures as he speaks to the media in Riga, Latvia, July 16, 2026. REUTERS/Ints Kalnins
Latvian Prime Minister Andris Kulbergs gestures as he speaks to the media in Riga, Latvia, July 16, 2026. REUTERS/Ints Kalnins

Kremlin rejects Lithuanian allegations of planned Russian attacks as 'scare stories'

Russia planning attacks on infrastructure in Baltic countries, Poland, say leaders

Why America keeps pressing its allies and partners to spend more on defence

US President Donald Trump and NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte at the NATO summit in Ankara on July 8.
US President Donald Trump and NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte at the NATO summit in Ankara on July 8.

Britain to test readiness for hybrid attack in biggest defence drill for decades

Britain and its European allies have rapidly accelerated defence preparations since Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022.
Britain and its European allies have rapidly accelerated defence preparations since Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022.

Key witness in US probe of Turkey's Halkbank avoids prison time

FILE PHOTO: People walk past by a branch of Halkbank in central Istanbul, Turkey, January 22, 2020. REUTERS/Murad Sezer/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: People walk past by a branch of Halkbank in central Istanbul, Turkey, January 22, 2020. REUTERS/Murad Sezer/File Photo

North Korea condemns NATO summit, says denuclearisation should start with US allies

Pyongyang accused NATO leaders of portraying North Korea’s exercise of its legitimate sovereign rights as a threat.
Pyongyang accused NATO leaders of portraying North Korea’s exercise of its legitimate sovereign rights as a threat.

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