NATO
NATO will not collapse and US will defend its allies, Estonian minister says
US President Donald Trump this month threatened to pull the US out of the alliance over European members' refusal to send ships to unblock the Strait of Hormuz near Iran.
US to delay weapons deliveries to some European countries due to Iran war, sources say
Iran war opens new rifts between Washington, Europe, the Vatican, and Israel
Europe prepares plan to replace US command in NATO if Trump decides to leave - WSJ
US, Ukraine say they have an 'updated and refined' peace framework, but questions remain
Officials say the updated framework includes stronger security guarantees as Kyiv faces pressure over territorial concessions and ongoing Russian advances.
US offered Ukraine security guarantee modeled after article 5 of NATO treaty, Axios reports
Trump's plan says any future "significant, deliberate, and sustained armed attack" by Russia "shall be regarded as an attack threatening the peace and security of the transatlantic community.
Why Saudi Arabia becoming part of major non-NATO allies of US group matters - analysis
Saudi Arabia’s joining the group of twenty Major Non-NATO Allies of the United States is an important step for Riyadh-Washington relations.
US agrees to sell F-35s, 300 tanks to Saudi Arabia in major defense deal
The two countries also signed a joint declaration on the completion of negotiations on civil nuclear energy cooperation.
Belgium pays €350,000 to former al-Qaeda terrorist after illegal extradition to US
Trabelsi - formerly a Tunisian professional footballer - was arrested in September 2001 for his role in a planned attack on Belgium's Kleine-Brogel air base
Israel's lessons learned from Syria's Sharaa historic White House meeting with Trump - analysis
There are many skeptics about Sharaa who think the new government in Damascus has a problem with its extremist past - only time will tell whether this changes.
Israel secures status as 'security brain of the Middle East' amid new defense alliances - opinion
Despite political pressures, the Abraham Accords endure, forming a security network that, alongside MEAD, is reshaping the region. Israel must now manage competing global and regional interests.
Libya Coast Guard rescues 45 Egyptian, Sudanese migrants from rubber boat off Tobruk
The rescue highlights Libya’s role as a main transit hub for Africans and Middle Easterners seeking to reach Italy, Malta, and, eventually, other parts of the European Union.
Belgium investigates new drone sightings over military base
Belgian Defense Minister Theo Francken called for additional spending on anti-drone defenses following the incident, one of a series of drone sightings in Europe recently.
Centrist D66 party leads in Dutch election exit polls, Wilders vows to fight on from the opposition
Centrist D66, led by Rob Jetten, is on course to win the most votes in the Dutch election, beating Geert Wilders' Freedom Party.
