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Russian drone launched against Ukraine crashes in Romania, injuring 2
KYIV, Ukraine | A Russian drone that was part of an overnight attack on Ukraine slammed into an apartment building in eastern Romania, injuring two people in the NATO member country, Romanian authorities said, adding to concerns that the four-year war could spread across the alliance’s borders. In response to the crash in the city […]
NATO allies bewildered by Trump’s about-face on US troop moves in Europe
HELSINGBORG, Sweden | NATO allies and defense officials expressed bewilderment on Friday at U.S. President Donald Trump’s announcement that he would send 5,000 U.S. troops to Poland just weeks after he ordered the same number of forces pulled out of Europe. The apparent change of mind came after weeks of statements from Trump and his […]
NATO allies bewildered by Trump’s about-face on US troop moves in Europe
HELSINGBORG, Sweden | NATO allies and defense officials expressed bewilderment on Friday at U.S. President Donald Trump’s announcement that he would send 5,000 U.S. troops to Poland just weeks after he ordered the same number of forces pulled out of Europe. The apparent change of mind came after weeks of statements from Trump and his […]
Europe faces stray Ukrainian drones as Kyiv targets Russian oil exports
Over the past months, Ukrainian drones have crashed into the chimney of a power plant in Estonia, hit empty fuel tanks in Latvia and been shot down by Romanian fighter jets stationed in Lithuania. For the first time in a NATO and European Union capital, Lithuanians were pictured sheltering in underground car parks in Vilnius […]
Residents of Lithuania’s capital told to shelter as drone alarm underlines NATO’s eastern jitters
VILNIUS, Lithuania | Residents of Lithuania’s capital were told to take shelter and the country’s president and prime minister were taken to safe locations Wednesday because of an alarm over drone activity near the border with Belarus, underlining jitters on NATO’s eastern flank over incursions related to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. An emergency announcement from […]
Hegseth gets bipartisan grilling on rising costs of the Iran war and Trump’s end game
WASHINGTON | Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth faced tough questions Tuesday from Republican and Democratic lawmakers about the Trump administration’s end game for the Iran war, the conflict’s rising $29 billion cost and its impact on diminishing U.S. weapons stockpiles. While the Pentagon chief softened his tone from hearings before Congress nearly two weeks ago, notably […]
Italy tells Rubio that Europe needs America and vice versa on Day 2 of US fence-mending visit
ROME | Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said he told U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Friday that Europe needs the United States, and vice versa, as America’s top diplomat wrapped up two days of fence-mending talks in Italy and the Vatican following weeks of tensions over the U.S.-Israeli war in Iran. Tajani reaffirmed […]
Italy tells Rubio that Europe needs America and vice versa on Day 2 of US fence-mending visit
ROME | Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said he told U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Friday that Europe needs the United States, and vice versa, as America’s top diplomat wrapped up two days of fence-mending talks in Italy and the Vatican following weeks of tensions over the U.S.-Israeli war in Iran. Tajani reaffirmed […]