Latest North Atlantic Treaty Organization News

Harris' suggestion that Poland could be next if Ukraine loses the war resonates with Poles

Sep. 11, 2024 13:55 PM EDT

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Wanda Kwiatkowska eagerly read reports on Wednesday morning about the U.S. presidential debate — and they convinced her that a second Trump presidency would be a grave threat to her home of Poland and the larger region. Former President Donald Trump twice...

The Taliban's repression of women in Afghanistan is outrageous, the UN rights chief says

Sep. 09, 2024 12:09 PM EDT

ISLAMABAD (AP) — The Taliban’s repressive control over women and girls in Afghanistan is unparalleled and will jeopardize the country’s future, the U.N. rights chief warned Monday. Volker Türk said new morality laws that ban women’s voices and bare faces in public, along...

Two NATO members say Russian drones violated their airspace

Sep. 08, 2024 15:47 PM EDT

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Two NATO members said Sunday that Russian drones violated their airspace, as one reportedly flew into Romania during nighttime attacks on neighboring Ukraine while another crashed in eastern Latvia the previous day. A drone entered Romanian territory early...

US widens indictment of Russians in 'WhisperGate' conspiracy to destroy Ukrainian and NATO systems

Sep. 05, 2024 15:41 PM EDT

BALTIMORE (AP) — The U.S. Justice Department has widened its indictment of Russians in the so-called WhisperGate malware attacks aimed at destroying computer systems in Ukraine and 26 NATO allies including the United States. A superseding indictment announced Thursday names five...

US widens indictment of Russians in 'WhisperGate' conspiracy to destroy Ukrainian and NATO systems

Sep. 05, 2024 13:31 PM EDT
BALTIMORE (AP) — US widens indictment of Russians in 'WhisperGate' conspiracy to destroy Ukrainian and NATO systems.

Sweden's foreign minister announces shock departure from politics

Sep. 04, 2024 11:46 AM EDT

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Sweden's Foreign Minister Tobias Billström, who steered the Scandinavian country along a sometimes bumpy road to NATO membership and stood tall on supporting Ukraine, stunned the political establishment Wednesday by saying he was leaving the Swedish government next...

US-sanctioned Serbia official meets Putin, says Belgrade is an ally and won't join Western penalties

Sep. 04, 2024 06:54 AM EDT

Serbia is a Russian ally and will never impose sanctions against Moscow or join NATO, the Balkan nation’s deputy prime minister said Wednesday as he met with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The remarks by Aleksandar Vulin, a former intelligence chief who is under U.S. sanctions,...

Turkey wants to join the BRICS bloc of developing economies, official confirms

Sep. 03, 2024 11:42 AM EDT

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — A senior official on Tuesday confirmed a report that Turkey wants to join the BRICS bloc of developing economies but stopped short of declaring that the NATO country had formally applied for membership. The Bloomberg news agency reported Monday that Turkey had...

Security was stepped up temporarily at a NATO air base in Germany because of a 'potential threat'

Aug. 23, 2024 10:32 AM EDT

BERLIN (AP) — The security level at a NATO air base in western Germany was raised temporarily because of intelligence information pointing to a “potential threat,” but was reduced again on Friday, the alliance said. An announcement late Thursday night of the increase in the...

Poland showcases its growing army on a holiday that celebrates its historic defeat of the Red Army

Aug. 15, 2024 15:37 PM EDT

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — NATO member Poland paid tribute Thursday to its historic 1920 victory over the Red Army by honoring fallen Poles and showing off modern tanks and other equipment that it hopes will deter the threat it sees in modern-day Russia. More than 2,500 Polish troops,...