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NATO agrees nerve agent used on Russia's Alexei Navalny, demands probe
Stoltenberg said Moscow must cooperate with the international chemical weapons organization in "an impartial, international investigation" and provide information about its Novichok program
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NATO: Turkey, Greece agree to technical talks about tensions at sea
The chief of NATO said Thursday that Greece and Turkey have agreed to start technical talks aimed at helping to reduce the risks of military incidents and accidents in the eastern Mediterranean
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Russian fighter Su-27 scrambled to intercept three NATO spy planes
According to the center, airspace control detected three air targets approaching the Russian border over the neutral waters of Baltic Sea
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Trump plans to punish 'delinquent' Germany, reduce US troops to 25,000
Since his election in 2016, Trump has pushed for the 2 per cent as a hard target, and he has repeatedly singled out Germany as a major offender, though many others are also below the goal
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US Secretary of Defense Mark Esper warns of Huawei threat to NATO
The US has warned that partners using Huawei hardware in their 5G telecommunications networks could put military and intelligence relationships at risk
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NATO suspends training missions in Iraq after Qassem Soleimani killing
The NATO mission in Iraq, trains the country's security forces at the request of the Baghdad government to prevent the return of the Islamic State jihadist group
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NATO 'monitoring situation' after Iran General Qassem Soleimani's death
NATO maintains a limited presence in Iraq to train government security forces
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Donald Trump pledges commitment to NATO's mutual defence pact
Donald Trump assured that US stands firmly behind Article Five of NATO defence pact
NATO is full of freeloaders
It's Trump, not Macron, who once called NATO "obsolete," just as it's Trump who has repeatedly cast doubt on whether the US would defend NATO states from an attack
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Putin says Russia ready for cooperation with NATO to resist 'real' threats
He named these common threats as "international terrorism, local armed conflicts (and) the danger of uncontrolled proliferation of weapons of mass destruction"
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Impeachment push by Democrats 'unpatriotic': Donald Trump at NATO Summit
Trump, who commented while meeting with NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg, has criticized Democrats for holding an impeachment hearing while he is abroad
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London attacker, a convicted terrorist released in 2018; prompts criticism
The 2017 attack focused attention on cuts to policing since the governing Conservatives took power in 2010.
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US to cut spending on NATO budget, Germany to pay more under new formula
Trump has repeatedly criticised European members for freeloading on the US, singling out Germany for lagging behind on an alliance commitment to spend at least 2% of GDP on defence
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EU will not replace NATO, says new Brussels chief after Macron criticism
Ursula von der Leyen, the incoming European Commission president, became the latest major European leader to distance herself from a pugnacious Macron interview
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NATO set to update security requirements to counter 5G network risks
The topic being addressed by NATO defence ministers comes after the United States imposed restrictions on Chinese tech giant Huawei
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Alliance troops won't stay longer than necessary in Afghanistan: Nato chief
There are currently around 14,000 US troops and 16,000 personnel from NATO and its allies in Afghanistan
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Nato chief sees 'positive' in Trump's criticism of the alliance's funding
Trump has frequently blasted members of the 29-nation western security partnership for not paying more into their national defense budgets
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Nato's biggest exercise since Cold War spurs 'war' fear, protests in Norway
Anti-NATO protests were also organised on Saturday in Bergen, Norway's second largest city, and the southern city of Kristiansand
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Nato summit: Trump claims victory, says allies increased spending plans
French President Emmanuel Macron, countered the claim, saying Nato's spending commitments remained the same
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What good is Nato if Germany is paying billions of dollars to Russia: Trump
Trump's criticism of America's allies comes days ahead of his meeting with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Helsinki on July 16
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