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Joe Biden at NATO summit: Ready to talk China, Russia and soothe allies
Joe Biden makes his entrance at a NATO summit aiming to consult European allies on efforts to counter provocative actions by China and Russia while highlighting US commitment to 30-country alliance
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Amid Covid protocols, Joe Biden arrives in Belgium ahead of NATO summit
President Joe Biden has arrived in the capital of Belgium for the upcoming NATO summit, wearing a mask because of the coronavirus as an honour guard and trumpeters greeted him
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G-7, NATO meetings part of Joe Biden's maiden official overseas visit
US President Joe Biden is scheduled to leave on his maiden official overseas trip during which he will hold discussions with top global leaders, including at the G-7 summit
NATO chief says security situation in Afghanistan remains challenging
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg reiterated that as the US and coalition forces are leaving, at some stage, Afghans should take full responsibility for their own future
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Joe Biden set to withdraw US troops from Afghanistan by September 11
Biden's decision would miss a May 1 deadline for withdrawal agreed to with the Taliban by his predecessor Donald Trump
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Raisina Dialogue: NATO Secy Gen flags China coercion of neighbours,
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on Tuesday flagged China's assertive moves such as coercing neighbours in the region and hampering freedom of navigation in the South China Sea
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NATO chief raises 'serious concern' about China's military investment
North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) Chief Jens Stoltenberg has raised serious concern about China's heavy investment in military equipment
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Antony Blinken travels to Brussels to strengthen alliances with NATO, EU
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken travels to Brussels, Belgium to reaffirm America's commitments to its transatlantic alliances in meetings with NATO counterparts and the European Union leaders
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Back to the future
Mixed outlook for India as US returns to multilateralism
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NATO chief dismisses early Afghan troop trainers pullout as deadline nears
President Joe Biden is reviewing his predecessor's 2020 deal with the Taliban, which includes a May 1 deadline for a final U.S. troop withdrawal
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How to withdraw troops? NATO faces conundrum as it mulls Afghan pullout
An accelerated US drawdown over the past few months, led by the previous US administration, has signaled what may be in store for long-suffering Afghans
NATO scrambled around 350 times for Russian military jets in 2020
NATO says that Russian military activity in the alliance's airspace increased slightly this year as its jets across Europe scrambled more than 400 times to escort or shadow unknown aircraft.
NATO chief warns of 'heavy price' if US troops leave Afghanistan
NATO Secretary-General said that the military organisation could pay a heavy price for leaving Afghanistan too early, after Trump's administration's plan to withdraw American troops from Afghanistan
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Vladimir Putin offers NATO site inspections to avoid missile buildup
Russian President Vladimir Putin proposed on Monday that NATO and Russia should conduct mutual inspections of each other's military bases
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NATO Secretary-General says Greece, Turkey agree to cancel war games
NATO chief said that Greece and Turkey are going to cancel war games scheduled for next week on each other's national holidays, in a further sign of easing of tensions between the two NATO allies
NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg rules out rushed, early exit from Afghanistan
As rising violence threatens to derail Afghan peace talks, the head of NATO said Wednesday that the military alliance will not leave Afghanistan until security conditions allow
Taliban ambush kills 25 Afghan security personnel, derailing peace talks
As violence keeps rising, Nato says won't leave until conditions allow
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NATO plans to set up new space centre amid China, Russia concerns
Around 2,000 satellites orbit the earth, over half operated by NATO countries, ensuring everything from mobile phone and banking services to weather forecasts
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NATO-member Turkey tests Russian-made S-400 defense system: Media reports
NATO-member Turkey has tested its Russian-made advanced air defense missile system, Turkish media reports said Friday, raising the specter of a new standoff with the United States.
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Race for coronavirus vaccine starts a new grand game of spy versus spy
In short, every major spy service around the globe is trying to find out what everyone else is up to
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