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Finland's membership will make alliance stronger: NATO Gen Secy
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
NATO Gen Secy said, "I welcome the vote by the Turkish Grand National Assembly to ratify Finland's membership in NATO. All 30 NATO allies have now ratified the accession protocol."
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Hungarian parliament ratifies Finland's NATO membership bid
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Hungary's National Assembly (parliament) has approved Finland's NATO membership bid, said the chairman of the session, which was broadcast on the Assembly's website, TASS reported. As many as 182 out of 199 Hungarian lawmakers cast their votes in favour of Finland's NATO membership, with
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"Dangerous and irresponsible": NATO criticizes Russia over deployment of n
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
"Russia's reference to NATO's nuclear sharing is totally misleading. NATO allies act with full respect of their international commitments," a NATO spokesperson said in emailed comments to Reuters on Sunday.
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US urges Turkey to 'quickly' ratify Sweden's NATO membership
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
"We encourage Turkey to quickly ratify Sweden's accession protocols as well. In addition, we urge Hungary to conclude its ratification process for both Finland and Sweden without delay," National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said.
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Turkey agrees to start process for Finland's NATO bid
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
President Erdogan at a joint press conference with his Finnish counterpart Sauli Niinisto in Ankara noted that Finland has fulfilled all their security concerns so it will start the process of ratifying Finland's accession to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
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Former NATO general Petr Pavel becomes new President of Czech Republic
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Petr Pavel, a former chairman of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO)'s military committee has become the new president of the Czech Republic on Saturday, Al Jazeera reported.
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We believe they are ready: US on Sweden, Finland candidacy for NATO
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The United States, on Tuesday regarding the candidacies of Sweden and Finland for the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) said that according to Washington, the two Nordic countries are ready and should be added to the world's strongest defense alliance at the earliest possible opportu
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Bill tabled in US House to terminate Pakistan's 'Non-NATO ally' status
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
A US lawmaker has introduced a bill titled "To terminate the designation of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan as a major non-NATO ally, and for other purposes" in the US Congress that seeks to cancel the designation of Pakistan as a Major non-NATO Ally (MNNA).
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Research: Warm climate linked to stronger Atlantic tropical storms
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
A warming climate will increase the number of tropical cyclones and their intensity in the North Atlantic, potentially creating more and stronger hurricanes, according to simulations using a high-resolution, global climate model.
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Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov blames US for Ukraine crisis
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
In an interview with Russian News Agency, TASS, Lavrov said, "The actions of the countries of the collective West and Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who is controlled by them, confirm the global nature of the Ukraine crisis. It is no longer a secret that victory over Russia "on the battlefield" is the
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Under Taliban, lives of former Afghanistan security forces under grave thr
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
After the Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan defence officials of the former government have been detained, tortured and killed
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Pakistan poses threat to Iran-Afghanistan relations
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
After considering Iran and India relations, Pakistan doesn't want Iran to grow closer to Afghanistan.
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