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With the Russians intensifying sabotage, arson and cyberattacks against European nations supporting Ukraine, NATO divulged a blueprint, in case of war, to deter the Kremlin.
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How NATO plans to combat potential attacks on the alliance from Russia
NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with former U.S. Assistant Secretary for European Affairs Dan Hamilton about NATO's detailed plans to counter any possible Russian attack on the alliance.
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"People sometimes view this call to invest more in defense as a hostile thing," Secretary of State Marco Rubio said. "It is not a hostile thing.".
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Cold War memories stir Rubio in Iceland as he champions diplomacy and downplays differences
Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Tuesday sought to reassure NATO ally Iceland that President Donald Trump's administration has no designs on the island but shares its deep concerns about Arctic security as tensions between the United States and Russia rise in the high north and elsewhere.
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NATO jets down drone in Lithuanian airspace
The incident came less than a day after NATO leaders pledged that strikes close to the alliance's territory would drive the trans-Atlantic organization to increase support for Kyiv. (Image credit: AP Photo).
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News Wrap: Kennedy Center warns of 'fiscal collapse' without Trump's name on building
In our news wrap Monday, officials at the Kennedy Center are warning of "certain fiscal collapse" unless President Trump's name is added to the exterior of the building, several state election officials tell the News Hour they are bracing for uncertainty over mail-in ballots ahead of the midterms and NATO Secretary-Gen.
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Lithuania prepares for war, reinforcing its border against Russian tanks
On the edge of NATO territory in the Baltics, there is growing concern about the threat Russia poses. Aaron MacLean visited the capital of Lithuania to see how they're preparing.
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Poland says it thwarted Russian plot to kill an American citizen in a NATO country
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said it marks the first time Russia sought to attack an American citizen in another NATO country.
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President Trump hid in an airport catering container and was taken to a military jet for a secret flight out of country after the NATO summit last month.
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President Trump boarded Air Force One last month as usual. But the Washington Post reports he was smuggled off the plane in a catering truck and flew on an entirely different aircraft due to a threat.
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Product availability changed in Europe
Voters in a half a dozen states went to the polls Tuesday, report suggests President Trump switch aircraft due to threat as he was leaving NATO, Iraq's leader wants to disarm Iran-backed militias.
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Trump hid in catering cart to board secret flight in Turkey amid Iran threat – reports
Elaborate ruse was used to transport president to military flight from Air Force One to return from Nato meet Prompted by an Iranian assassination threat, Donald Trump departed on a secret military flight from Turkey last month when the White House said he was flying aboard Air Force One, in an extraordinary ruse that.
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Ukraine denies targeting Bulgaria after drone explodes near gas pipeline
Since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, there have been various cases of Ukrainian drones straying into NATO airspace.
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What's holding up the Iran-Oman proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz
There is a new partnership in the Middle East and South Asia. Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan signed an agreement similar to NATO's Article 5, pledging that a strike against one of them would be considered a strike against all of them. But despite reports that it was close, no deal was announced between the United St.
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After Ukraine failed to shoot down a single ballistic missile fired by Russia on Wednesday, the president urged allies to increase supplies of Patriot interceptors Nato is working to get Ukraine the air defences it “urgently needs”, its secretary general has said, after Kyiv failed to shoot down a single Russian missil.
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With Russia at the door and the US backing away, Europe has to build its own ‘way of war’
Even in a Europe-focused Nato 3.0, Washington would still want to call the shots. We need an insurance policy How can Europe defend itself against Russia without the US, or with much less of it? This question sums up the existential challenge now facing the continent. Russia’s imperial ambitions start with Ukraine, but.
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Canadian Intern at NATO Military HQ Is Arrested on Suspicion of Spying
The authorities in Belgium did not name the country that the intern, a woman “of Chinese origin,” is suspected of spying for.
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The threat led the Secret Service to urge President Trump to fly out of Turkey on a different plane, raising questions about the security of the Qatari-donated jet.
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President Donald Trump and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte at the NATO Summit in Ankara, Turkey, on July 8, 2026. —Klaudia Radecka-NurPhoto via Getty Images The portents were not good. Before departing for the recent NATO summit in Ankara, President Donald Trump took to Truth Social to berate the alliance. He posted.
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U.S. President Donald Trump holds a press conference at Beştepe Presidential Compound during the NATO Summit in Ankara, Türkiye, on July 8, 2026. —Chris McGrath—Getty Images President Donald Trump announced Monday that he will deliver a “Speech to the Nation” on Thursday evening, though details of exactly what he’ll di.
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It comes from his willingness to violate all norms, rules and laws – and leaving everyone else to pick up the pieces At the Nato summit just ended, Trump lashed out at other Nato members, saying he was “very disappointed with Nato” and asking: “Why are we spending hundreds of billions of dollars, and they’re not there.
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How the Iran War Worsens the Climate Crisis
Members of the 'Red Rebel Brigade', a climate activist group, walk past Iranian flags being displayed as they join a march against the far right, organized by the Together Alliance, in central London on March 28, 2026. —Henry NICHOLLS-AFP via Getty Images On Wednesday, President Donald Trump told reporters at the NATO.
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As the strikes traded between the U.S. and Iran escalate, President Trump casts doubt on the possibility of the two countries reaching a deal. NBC News’ Kelly O’Donnell reports on the latest with the conflict as well as the security reasons behind the President switching planes when he departed the NATO summit this wee.
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The meeting in Turkey featured President Trump at his most mercurial, veering from scorn to praise for European countries, including some whose patience with mollifying him has worn thin.
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