BUCHAREST (Reuters) -Romanian and German NATO fighter jets were scrambled on Tuesday near Romania's border with Ukraine to respond to a drone incursion that penetrated deeper than ever into Romanian airspace, in what Bucharest called a Russian provocation. Defence Minister Ionut Mosteanu said the NATO pilots came close to shooting down a drone which had repeatedly...
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -Sweden, Norway and Denmark will contribute around $500 million to a NATO-led initiative to supply Ukraine with U.S. weapons, including Patriot missiles, to ensure it can continue to defend itself against Russia, the three countries said on Tuesday. U.S. President Donald Trump said last month the United States would supply weapons to Ukraine, paid...
THE HAGUE (Reuters) -NATO leaders on Wednesday backed the big increase in defence spending that U.S. President Donald Trump had demanded, and restated their commitment to defend each other from attack. While Trump got what he wanted at the brief summit, tailor-made for him, his NATO allies will be relieved that he committed to the fundamental...
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - NATO's recent move to strengthen its eastern border is aimed at deterring Russia, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Sunday, adding that it should be clear to Moscow that the alliance will be ready to defend itself if necessary. Speaking at the Eastern German Economic Forum also attended by Lithuanian Prime Minister Ingrida...
KUALA LUMPUR: Deputy Youth and Sports Minister Adam Adli Abd Halim (pic) has hit out at Malaysian United Democratic Alliance (Muda) president Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman for calling the unity government a "Nato (no action, talk only) government”. In a Facebook post Tuesday (Sept 19), Adam Adli said all three matters raised by the Muar MP, namely...
