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Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan reacts during a press conference at the NATO summit in The Hague, Netherlands June 25, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Piroschka Van De Wouw/File Photo

NATO allies have grown silent on rights concerns in Turkey

Some critics of Erdogan's government believe the relative Western silence encourages its authoritarian slide, isolates Turkey's opposition and ignores NATO's founding principles of...

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte speaks to the media outside 10 Downing Street in London, Britain, 10 October 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Hollie Adams/File Photo

NATO's Rutte to meet Trump, aiming to ease tensions ahead of July summit

Kizilelma, an unmanned fighter aircraft developed by Turkish defence firm Baykar, is displayed at the SAHA 2026 International Defence and Aerospace Exhibition in Istanbul, Turkey, May 8, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Murad Sezer

Turkey targets more defence sales as West rearms, alliances shift

FILE PHOTO: The logo of NATO is seen at a meeting of the North Atlantic Council in the NATO defence ministers' session together with Sweden as the invitee, at the Alliance's headquarters in Brussels, Belgium February 15, 2024. REUTERS/Johanna Geron/File Photo

US in talks to expand nuclear weapons deployments in Europe: FT

A fire burns on the roof of a 10-story block of flats after a drone crashed into the building, causing an explosion and injuring two people, near the border with Ukraine, in Galati, Romania, in this handout image released on 29 May 2026. Romanian Department for Emergency Situations (DSU)/Handout via REUTERS

Romania says Russian drone hit apartment block, Nato vows to defend alliance territory

Damage to an oil tank after drones crashed at a storage facility in Rezekne, Latvia, May 7, 2026. REUTERS/Janis Laizans/File Photo

Errant Ukrainian drones fuel tensions on Nato's eastern flank

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen, member of parliament of the Rassemblement National (National Rally - RN) party, talks to journalists as she leaves on the last day of her trial in Paris, France, November 27, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Stephanie Lecocq/File Photo/File Photo

Le Pen says France should quit NATO command structure

A powerful composite image showcasing NATO's military might, featuring silhouetted soldiers, a main battle tank, an aircraft carrier launching a missile, and the NATO flag waving under a dramatic sky.

US plans to shrink forces available to NATO during crises: Sources

US President Donald Trump wears a 'Make America Great Again' (MAGA) hat as he attends the commencement ceremony at West Point Military Academy in West Point, New York, US, May 24, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz/File Photo

Trump's feuds, tensions with allies likely to outlast Iran war

A powerful composite image showcasing NATO's military might, featuring silhouetted soldiers, a main battle tank, an aircraft carrier launching a missile, and the NATO flag waving under a dramatic sky.

Nato must spend 5% of GDP on defence by 2030: Poland

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte speaks to the media outside 10 Downing Street in London, Britain, 10 October 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Hollie Adams/File Photo

Nato's Rutte says Europeans have 'gotten message' from Trump

Soldiers operate during the US Army Combined Resolve exercise at the US Army's southern Germany training facilities in Hohenfels, Germany, April 30, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Angelika Warmuth

Germany says US troop drawdown should spur Europe, but top Republicans worried

Soldiers operate during the US Army Combined Resolve exercise at the US Army's southern Germany training facilities in Hohenfels, Germany, April 30, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Angelika Warmuth

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