Tag: North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Bulgaria’s Borissov says he will not stand as candidate PM
SOFIA, Bulgaria — Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov said Wednesday he will not seek to lead the next government after his center-right GERB party...
NATO warns Russia over troop buildup close to Ukraine
BRUSSELS — NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg warned Moscow on Tuesday not to push its troop buildup along the frontier with Ukraine, and expressed...
Defense Secretary Austin: US adding 500 troops in Germany
BERLIN — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin announced on Tuesday that he is expanding the U.S. military presence in Germany by 500 troops, suggesting he...
Russia says troop buildup near Ukraine is a response to NATO
MOSCOW — Russia's defense minister said Tuesday that the country's massive military buildup in the west was part of readiness drills amid what he...
Turkey to host Afghan peace talks later this month
ANKARA, Turkey — Turkey announced Tuesday that it will host a 10-day peace conference in Istanbul between Afghanistan’s warring sides later this month.
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Ukraine says firefight kills 2 soldiers in country’s east
KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine’s military said Tuesday that two of its servicemen were killed within 24 hours in the country's east, where Ukrainian forces...
Greece accuses Turkey of escorting migrant smuggling boats
ATHENS, Greece — Greece is reporting a series of incidents with Turkey's coast guard in the narrow stretch of water between the eastern Greek...
Italy: Officer held for spying says he had no sensitive info
ROME — An Italian Navy captain accused of passing classified documents to Russia says he didn’t have access to any information that would have...
In Italy spy story, Navy captain struggled with mortgage
ROME — Italy’s spy thriller took a decidedly mundane turn Thursday with indications that the Italian Navy captain accused of passing classified documents to...
UN: Shipwreck off Libya leaves 2 women, 3 children drowned
CAIRO — A boat carrying dozens of Europe-bound migrants capsized off Libya's coast, drowning two women and three children, a U.N. official said Wednesday....
