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Mark T Esper emphasized diplomacy over military action as he briefed reporters for the first time since taking the helm of the US military on Monday. (Source: Gabriella Demczuk/The New York Times/File) Acting US Defense Secretary Mark Esper said on Tuesday h…

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Acting U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper said on Tuesday he hoped to recruit support from NATO allies this week for U.S. efforts to deter conflict with Iran and “open the door to diplomacy,” as he made his first trip as Pentagon chief. …

Brussels (AFP) - NATO will this week decide how to respond to Russia's violation of a key Cold War arms treaty, alliance chief Jens Stoltenberg said Tuesday, insisting any measures would be defensive. The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) treaty is exp…

Brussels (AFP) - NATO will this week decide how to respond to Russia's violation of a key Cold War arms treaty, alliance chief Jens Stoltenberg said Tuesday, insisting any measures would be defensive. The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) treaty is exp…

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - NATO urged Russia on Tuesday to destroy a new missile before an August deadline and save a treaty that keeps land-based nuclear warheads out of Europe or face a more determined alliance response in the region. NATO defense ministers wil…

By Robin Emmott BRUSSELS (Reuters) - NATO urged Russia on Tuesday to destroy a new missile before an August deadline and save a treaty that keeps land-based nuclear warheads out of Europe or face a more determined alliance response in the region. NATO defen…

* NATO mulling more flights, moving sea-based missiles * Russia has warned of repeat of Cuban missile crisis * Washington has threatened to quit treaty on Aug. 2 By Robin Emmott BRUSSELS, June 25 (Reuters) - NATO urged Russia on Tuesday to destroy a new m…

Canada is being invited to once again provide training to Iraq‘s Kurdish security forces, who worked shoulder-to-shoulder with Canadian soldiers in the war against the Islamic State group before being frozen out in 2017. READ MORE: Canadian forces in Iraq …

Voters in Istanbul return to the polls for the second time in three months on Sunday after the ruling party forced a redo of the mayoral election, hoping to reverse a stinging defeat and recapture Turkeys largest city. The constant campaigning has exhausted …

Image copyrightEPAImage caption The drilling ship Yavuz left Turkey on 20 June bound for waters off Cyprus The EU has threatened to impose sanctions on Turkey if it continues "illegal drilling" in waters near Cyprus in the eastern Mediterranean. The warni…