NATO

By Idrees Ali ABOARD A U.S. MILITARY AIRCRAFT (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper said on Monday that he needed to speak with his Turkish counterpart to understand how serious President Tayyip Erdogan was when he said he could shut down the Incirli…

NATO Nightmare: A Russian Invasion of Iceland?

Image copyrightGetty ImagesImage caption More Spanish women are to be trained for special forces operations Spain's defence ministry is opening more special forces roles to women as part of international efforts to tackle terrorism and unconventional warfa…

Key point: Moscow is refitting one of its Kirovs so it can have two active battlecruisers. The Russian navy in three years expects to receive a refurbished, upgraded Kirov-class nuclear-powered battlecruiser, likely doubling the fleets complement of the huge…

ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey said on Wednesday it would retaliate against any U.S. sanctions over its purchase of Russian defense systems, adding that with Britain it had agreed to speed up a joint fighter jet program to meet Turkish defense needs. U.S. lawmake…

The Saudi national who opened fire at a Navy base in Florida was outraged at his peers who slapped him with the nickname "Porn Stash." Mohammed Saeed Alshamrani, 21, opened fire, killing three and wounding seven, at the Naval Air Station in Pensacola, Flor…

Image copyrightAFPImage caption French President Emmanuel Macron (R) welcomes Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the Élysée Palace Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky are meeting in Paris for their first…

Last Tuesday, cameras at Buckingham Palace caught footage of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau mocking Trump alongside other world leaders at a recent NATO summit in London. Trump quickly fired back at Trudeau as "two-faced," Joe Biden repacked the clip …

Chat with us in Facebook Messenger. Find out what's happening in the world as it unfolds.

Researchers with the NATO Strategic Communications Center of Excellence released a report this week showing thatshocker!it remains as easy as ever to buy followers and engagement on social media sites like Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and YouTube. The resea…