Japan and NATO pledge firm response to China, Russia threats
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg (L) and Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida hold a joint media briefing in Tokyo on January 31, 2023. — AFP TOKYO: Japan and NATO must “remain…
Japan and NATO pledge ‘firm’ response to China, Russia threats
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg (L) and Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida shake hands after holding a joint media briefing in Tokyo on January 31, 2023. — AFP TOKYO: Japan and…
Erdogan warns Sweden on NATO after desecration of Quran
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is playing up to his nationalist base heading into a May election.— AFP/file ISTANBUL: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned Sweden on Monday that it…
Sweden’s NATO bid hit by repeated rows with Turkey
Kurdish-led anti-Turkish protests in Stockholm have further strained relations between the two countries.— AFP/file STOCKHOLM: Sweden’s bid for NATO membership is facing a dead end because Ankara’s demands to Stockholm…
NATO hints at more heavy weapons for Ukraine
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg speaks at a news conference at the Alliance’s headquarters in Brussels, Belgium. — Reuters/File KYIV: Kyiv can expect more deliveries of heavy weapons from Western…
Former NATO boss urges countries to show China consequences if it attacks Taiwan
Former NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen speaks to the media at a press event in Taipei, Taiwan, January 5, 2023.— Reuters TAIPEI: Democratic countries should make it clear the “severe…