Section: The National (United Arab Emirates)
Under shadow of Brexit, Nato backing for Afghanistan and war on ISIL
Amid solidarity with Afghanistan, stern discouragement of Russian meddling in the former Soviet bloc and pledges to combat ISIL, Nato last night completed a summit that was truly if unofficially dominated by Brexit.The 28-nation alliance, meeting in the Polish capital of Warsaw with a UAE delegation among the observers, agreed a range of measures...
Four Nato battalions to serve as deterrents in eastern Europe
Warsaw // The United States will deploy 1,000 troops to Poland as part of broader Nato efforts to reassure former Communist eastern member states fearful of a more assertive Russia.The troops will serve “shoulder to shoulder” with Polish forces, US president Barack Obama told a summit of Nato leaders in the Polish capital on...
Echoes of Cold War as Nato leaders pledge to boost strength
The spectre of a new Cold War between the West and Russia loomed on Friday as Nato leaders agreed at a summit in Warsaw to mobilise thousands of troops at the borders of eastern European countries that were formerly part of the Soviet bloc.The Kremlin bitterly denounced “anti-Russian hysteria” after the US president Barack Obama,...
The world is a more dangerous place, says head of Nato
WARSAW // On the eve of the Nato summit in Poland, the secretary general declared the alliance was at “a defining moment for our security” but would meet it head on.”The world is a more dangerous place than just few years ago,” said Jens Stoltenberg. “Nato is responding with speed and with determination. We will take...
Istanbul airport reopens as death toll from string of suicide bombings rises to 41
ISTANBUL // Suicide attackers armed with guns and bombs killed 41 people and wounded scores at Istanbul’s busy Ataturk Airport, in an attack the government blamed on ISIL extremists.Turkey on Wednesday declared a day of national morning a day after three suicide bombers arrived in a taxi and began spraying bullets at the international...
Swiss, Norwegian, Canadian – which route could Britain take?
How do you go from being part of a vast trading bloc with 500 million potential customers to a line trader with potentially none? Britain is about to find out.The UK sends 44 per cent of its exports to the EU, while only eight per cent of EU exports go to Britain. This imbalance is clearly disadvantageous as Britain seeks to forge a new trade...
Euro 2016 kick-off in France marred by fears of terrorism and labour strikes
MARSEILLE // Euro 2016 kicks off at the Stade de France on Friday night, with the international football tournament marred by fears of terrorism and disruptive strikes.France has been in a self-declared state of emergency since ISIL attacks killed 130 people in the capital on November 13 last year.Terror suspects have been arrested in both...
Frenchman held in Ukraine ‘planned Euro 2016 attacks’
PARIS // Ukraine said on Monday it had arrested a suspected far-right French extremist with a huge arsenal of weapons who allegedly planned to attack the European Championships in France this week.The announcement came as French rail unions held make-or-break talks with employers on Monday to try to end a six-day strike that threatened to disrupt...
Ukrainian pilot released in prisoner-swap warns ‘nothing is forgotten or forgiven’
Kiev // She was strong, she was strident, she was not to be cowed. In an emotionally-charged first appearance before the Ukrainian parliament on Tuesday, Nadiya Savchenko, the pilot released in exchange for two Russians strode to the podium draped in the Ukrainian flag and sang the national anthem. She also tore down a banner bearing her name and...
Ukrainian pilot released in prisoner-swap warns Kiev parliament :nothing is forgotten or forgiven
Kiev // She was strong, she was strident, she was not to be cowed. In an emotionally-charged first appearance before the Ukrainian parliament on Tuesday, Nadiya Savchenko, the pilot released in exchange for two Russians strode to the podium draped in the Ukrainian flag and sang the national anthem. She also tore down a banner bearing her name and...
