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NATO said Thursday it's concerned about political turmoil in Afghanistan and the United States called for a prisoner swap between the Kabul government and Taliban to begin as soon as possible. Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said during a virtual press conference from the alliance's Belgium headquarters that a united Afghan government…

When Bill Gates was asked this week what the world should do to stop another pandemic, he pointed to a 2015 talk where he described just that.Gates then said that the world needs to invest in better health systems, increase international collaboration, keep trained medical staff in reserve, and invest…

Turkey's recent military operations in Syria highlight the tightrope Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is walking between East and West — and especially between his NATO partners and Russia, writes Margaret Evans.Many Turks are skeptical of Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan's insistence that the country continue to be militarily involved in…

Movie theater owners are seeking relief for the shutdown of thousands of screens during the coronavirus crisis. The National Association of Theatre Owners unveiled a set of measures that they want lawmakers to take up as part of a stimulus package, now being discussed by Congress. The theaters are seeking …

NATO’s massive military exercise ‘Defender Europe 2020’ has been effectively canceled over the covid-19 pandemic. Instead of hype about Russia, perhaps the alliance should address the actual danger to Europe, analysts tell RT. The Pentagon had already deployed some 6,000 troops and 3,000 pieces of equipment to Europe by March…

The National Association of Theaters has officially responded to the current shutdown of U.S. exhibition amid the coronavirus climate, and also had something to say about the window-busting that’s currently going on with titles, without mentioning Universal by name. In sum, NATO doesn’t expect other major studios to follow Uni’s…

The White House announced its intent to nominate Wheelbarger for the No. 2 position at the Pentagon overseeing military intelligence on Feb. 13, but it has not yet submitted her paperwork to the Senate, a spokesperson for the Senate Armed Services Committee confirmed. By contrast, William Gillis, who the president…

The National Association of Theatre Owners said tonight that it has canceled CinemaCon 2020, which had been set for March 30-April 2 in Las Vegas. The news comes two weeks after NATO said it was holding firm on its confab despite some cancellations from China over coronavirus concerns. The news…

PRISTINA (Reuters) - Concern is growing in Kosovo that the United States may pull its troops out of the Balkan country in retaliation for tariffs imposed by Pristina on goods from its rival Serbia. Some politicians have called for the tariffs to be lifted rather than jeopardize the relationship with…

Brussels (AFP) - Stern-faced EU leaders warned President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday to respect the terms of a previous deal to keep migrants away from Europe's borders, after the Turkish leader came to Brussels to demand more support.There was no disguising the tension at the European Council after the…