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The Russian army ended war exercises on its western border, it announced on Monday, as a preventative measure against the COVID-19 virus. The war games were to be a response to a massive exercise by NATO troops in March, Europe-Defender 20, that was to involve over 20,000 U.S. troops and…

Regional hospitals in Sweden are implementing military protocols, borrowed from NATO. It is part of efforts to prepare for the worst-case scenario resulting from the coronavirus pandemic. Rules within Sweden remain relatively relaxed, despite some 1,500 confirmed cases. Al Jazeera's Paul Rhys reports from Stockholm. Read More

NATO expects its members to keep up defence spending despite the economic turmoil caused by coronavirus, the alliance chief said Thursday, insisting they must maintain the ability to defend themselves. The global pandemic has forced NATO to curtail or cancel some military exercises but Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said its…

Closed movie theater chains request a government bailout. But is that at all likely? And what happens if federal assistance isn't possible? “When this is over, theaters will benefit because people will appreciate the importance of going out more than ever.” That is the feeling of Alison Kozberg, executive director…

The widespread social distancing that Americans are practicing to curb the spread of coronavirus is hitting practically every corner of the economy, and movie theaters are no exception.AMC and Regal Cinemas, the two largest movie theater chains in the country, shut down all their theaters in the U.S. on Monday,…

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…