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Obama vows US will ‘always’ stand by NATO allies
WARSAW: US President Barack Obama on Saturday vowed the United States would always stand by Europe as its NATO allies backed a “hard-headed” policy of deterrence and dialogue with Russia. “In good times, and in bad, Europe can count on the United States. Always,” Obama said after a NATO summit in Warsaw approved the alliance’s biggest...
Farnborough faces fewer jet orders, as Boeing turns 100
The aerospace industry is preparing to celebrate major milestones at the Farnborough Airshow next week as Boeing turns 100 and Canada’s Bombardier marks the entry into service of a new jet designed to challenge the duopoly of Boeing and Airbus. The July 11-17 event, which alternates with the Paris Airshow as the industry’s premier...
Russia expels 2 US diplomats in retaliation for US evictions
MOSCOW — Russia says it has expelled two American diplomats who it claims were working undercover for the CIA, in retaliation for the U.S. expulsion of two Russians. The expulsions came in the wake of a scuffle between a Russian policeman and an American diplomat outside the U.S. embassy in Moscow in June. That diplomat is one of the two...
Hollande asks for military action against Syrian Qaeda affiliate
French President Francois Hollande speaks at a press conference during the second day of the NATO Summit, in Warsaw, Poland, Saturday, July 9, 2016. (AP Photo/Alik Keplicz) French President Francois Hollande has called for international action against an Al-Qaeda affiliate in Syria, warning that the recent losses sustained by the Islamic State...
Obama pledges long-term U.S. commitment to Europe’s security
President Barack Obama, at his last NATO summit before stepping down next January, pledged the United States’ long-term military commitment to ensuring security in Europe and defending all its allies. Obama said the Western defense alliance had agreed on the most significant reinforcement of its collective defense since the Cold War by...
NATO to hold next summit at new Brussels new HQ in 2017
NATO’s new headquarters at Brussels. (Google Maps) NATO leaders will hold their next summit in Brussels in 2017 at the alliance’s new headquarters, Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said on Sunday. “We look forward to meet again in 2017 at our new headquarters in Brussels,” Stoltenberg said in Warsaw, where leaders had gathered to...
Barack Obama says Europe can ‘always’ count on US
President Barack Obama on Saturday said that whatever the circumstances, European allies in NATO would always be able to rely on the United States. “In good times, and in bad, Europe can count on the United States. Always,” Obama said at the close of a two-day NATO summit in Warsaw which approved the alliance’s biggest military...
Ukraine NATO membership not on agenda: Stoltenberg
WARSAW – Ukraine is making good progress in reforms to bring it into line with NATO norms but membership is not on the agenda for now, secretary general Jens Stoltenberg said Saturday. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Russia expels two US diplomats in tit-for-tat move
Moscow on Saturday said it had expelled two US diplomats in a retaliatory move after Washington turfed out two Russian officials over an attack on an embassy worker last month. “After their unfriendly step two employees of the United States embassy had to leave Moscow,” Russia’s deputy foreign minister Sergei Ryabkov said. “They were...
NATO's Stoltenberg tells Russia to stop backing rebels in east Ukraine
WARSAW (Reuters) – NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on Saturday called on Russia to end its “political, military and financial support for separatists” fighting Kiev troops in east Ukraine. …read more Source: The...
