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Turkish troops and Turkish-backed Syrian rebels gather outside the border town of Ras al-Ain on October 12, 2019, during their assault on Kurdish-held border towns in northeastern Syria. (Nazeer Al-Khatib/AFP)
October 15, 2019, 11:17 pm
UK, Spain suspend arms exports to Turkey over Syria offensive
London and Madrid join other major powers in punishing Ankara for its invasion of Kurdish-held area
By AFP
Smoke billows following Turkish bombardment on Syria's northeastern town of Ras al-Ain in the Hasakeh province along the Turkish border on October 9, 2019 (Delil SOULEIMAN / AFP)
October 9, 2019, 8:51 pm
EU demands Turkey halt Syria operation as NATO chief urges ‘restraint’
EU chief says political solution is only way to end the Syrian conflict; NATO calls for Turkey to avoid actions that may further destabilize the region
By AFP
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg gestures as he delivers a speech during a press conference about the end of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) treaty at the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) headquarters, in Brussels, on August 2, 2019 (Kenzo TRIBOUILLARD / AFP)
August 2, 2019, 7:58 pm
NATO says no to new ‘arms race’ as US, Russia rip up weapons treaty
But alliance chief also places blame for demise of INF treaty on Moscow, expresses support for Washington
By Susan Stumme, Anna SMOLCHENKO and Francesco FONTEMAGGI
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg speaks during a media conference at NATO headquarters in Brussels, June 25, 2019. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)
June 26, 2019, 6:41 pm
NATO chief keeps all options open to counter new Russia missiles
At meeting of military alliance, Jens Stoltenberg says Moscow ‘still has an opportunity to save the INF treaty,’ but if not ‘we need to respond’
By LORNE COOK
NATO foreign ministers meeting in Washington, DC on April 4, 2019. (MANDEL NGAN / AFP)
April 4, 2019, 6:55 pm
NATO seeks new ways to counter ‘Russian aggression’
US secretary of state tells allies that ’emerging threats’ Iran and China must also be confronted
By Shaun Tandon
Federica Mogherini, High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the Commission, speaks during a EU Foreign Affairs Council (FAC) at the European Council in Brussels on November 20, 2018. (John Thys/AFP)
November 20, 2018, 5:31 pm
EU ‘extremely worried’ about fate of US-Russia nuclear pact
Federica Mogherini says ‘Europe’s security is to be put at risk’ if Washington makes good on promise to withdraw from INF treaty
By AFP
US President Donald Trump (R) and First Lady of the US Melania Trump arrive for a working dinner at The Parc du Cinquantenaire - Jubelpark Park in Brussels on July 11, 2018, during the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) summit. (AFP PHOTO / POOL / BENOIT DOPPAGNE)
July 12, 2018, 6:30 am
Trump questions the value of NATO, assails Germany
‘What good is NATO if Germany is paying Russia billions of dollars for gas and energy?’ president tweets while at summit
By Jonathan Lemire and Jill Colvin
US President Donald Trump (L) walks with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg as he arrives to attend the NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) summit, in Brussels, on July 11, 2018. (AFP/Pool/Tatyana Zenkovich)
July 11, 2018, 9:32 pm
Trump stuns NATO with demand to double defense spending
After clashing with Angela Merkel, calling Germany a ‘captive’ of Russia, US president demands nations increase payments to 4% of GDP
By Damon Wake
US President Donald Trump gestures while speaking to NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg during their breakfast, July 11, 2018, in Brussels, Belgium. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
July 11, 2018, 1:16 pm
Trump tells NATO chief Germany is ‘controlled’ by Russia
President appears to refer to an undersea oil pipeline that the US warns could give Moscow greater leverage over Western Europe
By KAWEEWIT KAEWJINDA
People walk outside the entrance of the new NATO headquarters in Brussels on April 19, 2018 (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)
July 9, 2018, 9:13 am
NATO leaders fear Trump crisis at key summit this week
US president’s previous derisory rhetoric about defense organization has members worried he could weaken alliance by creating division within its ranks
By Damon Wake
American soldiers prepare for a training exercise during the Saber Strike event in Poland, June 1, 2018. (U.S. Army Reserve photo by Capt. Jeku Arce, 221st Public Affairs Detachment)
June 4, 2018, 3:32 am
Israel takes part in NATO’s Saber Strike drill for first time
Several dozen soldiers from IDF’s Paratroopers Brigade said participating in major combat exercise near EU’s border with Russia
By AP and TOI staff
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg addresses the press at NATO headquarters in Brussels on March 27, 2018. (AFP PHOTO / Emmanuel DUNAND)
June 2, 2018, 4:57 pm
NATO chief says alliance won’t aid Israel if Iran attacks
Jens Stoltenberg tells Der Spiegel that Jewish state is a partner but not a member, and so ‘security guarantee’ doesn’t apply
By AP and TOI staff
US President Donald Trump (R) stands next to NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg (L) during the unveiling ceremony of the Berlin Wall monument, during the NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) summit at the NATO headquarters, in Brussels, on May 25, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / Emmanuel DUNAND
April 14, 2018, 7:34 am
NATO chief ‘supports’ Syria strikes
Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg says Syrian regime’s use of chemical weapons was ‘a clear breach of international norms and agreements’
By AFP
Members of Fairfax County Police stand guard at the entrance of Westfield Marriott Hotel where the Bilderberg Meeting takes place June 1, 2017 in Chantilly, Virginia. (Alex Wong/Getty Images/AFP)
June 2, 2017, 3:24 am
Secretive global group gathers in US to mull Trump era
131 members discuss future of EU, transatlantic relations at covert Bilderberg summit
By AFP
Smoke rises from the the Syrian town of Ayn al-Arab, known as Kobani by the Kurds, after a strike from the US-led coalition as it seen from the Turkish - Syrian border in the southeastern village of Mursitpinar, Sanliurfa province, on October 13, 2014. (Photo credit: AFP/ARIS MESSINIS)
April 13, 2017, 4:19 pm
Syria claims US bombed IS chemical stores, ‘killing hundreds’
Spokesperson for American-led coalition dismisses report by official regime news agency as ‘intentional misinformation’
By TOI staff and Agencies
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