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Ivory Coast

Ivory Coast defence minister freed by mutinous soldiers

Ivory Coast’s Defence Minister Alain-Richard Donwahi and dozens of others have been allowed to leave a house where they had been trapped following a mutiny by disgruntled…

USA

Opinion: Preventing NATO-Russian Escalation

USA

Trump names James Mattis as US defence secretary

A spokesperson for the president-elect said no official decision has been made, although Mattis has been favourite for the job since Trump's election.

Europe News

EU unveils massive plan to boost defence

It is the biggest defence funding and research plan in more than a decade.

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Turkey

NATO chief Stoltenberg calls for military alliance to enlarge

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg has urged member states to enlarge the military alliance by ratifying the accession of Montenegro during a summit in…

Poland

Polish women get self-defence classes from army

Polish women are getting free self-defence training from the army.

World News

Donald Trump right on European defence spending, says NATO chief

US President-elect Donald Trump is right to call on Europeans to spend more on defence, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said on Friday.

Europe News

Trump right on defence spending, says NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg

Europe News

The Brief from Brussels: NATO urges more European defence spending

This is the Brief from Brussels, a roundup of the top stories from Europe’s de facto political capital.

Europe News

NATO chief seeks Trump's backing for alliance

A strong NATO is in the interests of both Europe and the United States, the head of the alliance said on Tuesday, following Donald Trump’s election victory.

World News

EU revamps security and adopts 'independent' spirit

EU ministers meeting in Brussles agree to boost the bloc's security and defence strategy and to show 'independence' from US

Europe News

Europe frets over Trump's NATO stance

Europeans are fretting over what Donald Trump’s election as US president could mean for the United States’ commitment to NATO.

Malta

New footage shows Malta plane crash fireball

New footage has emerged of plane crash in Malta that killed five people.

Europe News

NATO finalises Baltic plans

NATO has finalised plans to send troops to the Baltic states and eastern Poland.

Russia

Video: Russia's cold war aircraft carrier the Admiral Kuznetsov

This is the Admiral Kuznetsov, the Russian aircraft carrier said to be so unreliable it has to travel with a tug in case it breaks down.

Europe News

The Brief from Brussels: EU split on defence

This is the Brief from Brussels, a roundup of the top stories from Europe’s de facto political capital.

Europe News

EU split on defence plans

EU defence ministers appeared to be split on Tuesday as they mulled a Franco-German plan to boost defence cooperation in Europe.

Slovakia

EU lays groundwork for a coherent, collective and speedy defence strategy

France and Germany have laid the groundwork for a European defence plan at an informal meeting of defence ministers in Bratislava.

Switzerland

Swiss vote to beef up government surveillance powers

Voters in Switzerland have approved a draft law to beef up surveillance powers in the alpine country.

World News

Clinton and Trump talk tough at commander-in-chief forum

The candidates to become the next US president have squared off on the same stage for the first time.