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US Defence Secretary Mattis in Brussels for NATO meeting

New US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis will address one of the most anticipated NATO meetings in years on Wednesday.

Belgium

NATO chief urges allies to deliver on spending promises

NATO’s European allies increased military spending by nearly four percent last year, bucking a recent trend of cuts.

North Korea

Testing Trump? North Korea reportedly fires ballistic missile

North Korea’s fired a ballistic missile into the sea off its east coast, according to South Korea’s military.

USA

Donald Trump to meet NATO leaders in May

The US president was elected on a pledge to push NATO members to increase their funding to the western alliance to ease the financial burden on the United States.

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USA

Tough talk as military exercises get underway in Iran

The US Defence Secretary says he is not planning to boost troop levels in the Middle East, despite rising tension with Iran. Jim Mattis has warned, however, that the world will no longer ignore Tehran

Turkey

UK and Turkey sign mammoth defence deal

Announced by May and Turkish Prime Minister Binaldi Yilidirim, it involves BAE systems and Turkish Aerospace Industries working together to develop the TF-X Turkish fighter programme.

United Kingdom

Britain's Theresa May tight lipped over Trident missile test

Theresa May is coming under increasing pressure to divulge more details about what happened during a Trident missile test last June.

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.

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.