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Russia denounces NATO summit decisions on aid for Ukraine, defence

July 8, 2026 admin

Spokeswoman of Russia’s Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Russia denounced NATO’s decisions at the summit in Turkey on Wednesday (July 8, 2026), saying they could have catastrophic consequences, after the alliance announced military aid ‌to Ukraine and reaffirmed members’ commitment to collective defence. Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria ⁠Zakharova said NATO’s…

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NATO allies reaffirm ‘ironclad commitment’ to collective defence; Trump tempers fury as summit ends

July 8, 2026 admin

U.S. President Donald Trump offered NATO allies an unexpected warm embrace as they wrapped up a key summit Wednesday (July 8, 2026) after earlier lashing out at them over their response to his war on Iran. It was an abrupt swing from antagonism to affection within the space of a few short hours, illustrating the…

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Trump berates NATO, praises Turkey’s Erdogan as summit starts

July 7, 2026 admin

U.S. President Donald Trump praised his “chemistry” with Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan as he arrived in Ankara for a NATO summit on Tuesday (July 7, 2026), while hitting out at European allies for their response to his war in Iran. Mr. Trump was greeted personally by Mr. Erdogan on the tarmac as he descended…

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NATO leaders to gather in Ankara, aiming to smooth over tensions with Trump

July 3, 2026 admin

People walk past billboards built for upcoming NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey, on July 1, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters NATO leaders gather next week in Ankara, where Europeans aim to set aside strife with U.S. President Donald Trump over ‌Iran and Greenland and show they are stepping up to defend the continent as Washington…

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Turkiye arrests over 200 before NATO summit

June 23, 2026 admin

Representative image. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Turkish police on Tuesday (June 23, 2026) arrested more than 200 people suspected of links to the Islamic State and outlawed far-left groups, officials said, before an upcoming NATO summit. The Ankara prosecutor’s office said 209 people had been detained in the capital, while 32 others remained at…

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Watch: Modi-Putin meet- What is India’s message from Moscow?

July 12, 2024 admin

There were many firsts to PM Modi’s two day visit to Russia, his first since the invasion of Ukraine, and his first destination for a bilateral summit in his 3rd tenure in office, the first time they held the Annual Summit since 2021, and the first time an Indian leader was awarded Russia’s . While officials billed…

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Joe Biden Mistakenly Refers To Ukraine’s Zelensky As Vladimir Putin, How He Reacted

July 12, 2024 admin

Joe Biden’s blunder came while he was speaking on the sidelines of the NATO Summit in Washington In yet another gaffe amid concerns over his re-election bid, US President Joe Biden today mistakenly introduced Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky as his Russian rival Vladimir Putin. “And now I want to hand it over to the president…

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U.S. and South Korea sign joint nuclear deterrence guidelines in face of North Korean threats

July 12, 2024 admin

South Korea’s President Yoon Suk Yeol | Photo Credit: AP The U.S. and South Korea signed joint nuclear deterrence guidelines, weeks after North Korea and Russia struck a defense pact that deepened concerns in the region about the North’s growing nuclear threats. Meeting Thursday on the sidelines of a NATO summit in Washington, President Joe…

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Joe Biden, Donald Trump, NATO Summit: Slips Of Tongue Happen: Allies Back Gaffing Biden

July 12, 2024 admin

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Joe Biden “showed leadership for our common alliance.” Washington: All was going according to plan. President Joe Biden was projecting himself as the leader of the free world as he hosted a NATO summit and then, in a moment, an embarrassing slip of the tongue. With Biden struggling to convince…

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Joe Biden’s defiant press conference falls flat as he introduces Ukraine President Zelensky as ‘President Putin’

July 12, 2024 admin

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and U.S. President Joe Biden react as they attend a Ukraine Compact meeting, on the sidelines of the NATO’s 75th anniversary summit in Washington, U.S. July 11, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters A defiant Joe Biden insisted Thursday that he will run for another term as U.S. president and beat Donald…

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