Deaths of 2025: Full list of notable persons who passed away this yearYear of 2025 is about to culminate and a new dawn will usher in the new year of 2026.
21 Dec, 2025, 08.16 PM IST
G20 leaders push back on US peace plan for UkraineGlobal leaders met in Johannesburg to discuss a new peace proposal for the Ukraine war. While acknowledging the plan's potential for negoti...
23 Nov, 2025, 07.44 AM IST
Trump floats dropping Spain from NATO allianceU.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday suggested NATO could consider removing Spain from the alliance due to its refusal to meet a propose...
10 Oct, 2025, 12.15 PM IST
What are the security deals Ukraine is signing with allies?Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy will sign bilateral security agreements with the United States and Japan at the G7 Summit in Italy,...
13 Jun, 2024, 05.10 PM IST
NATO Membership and Defence Spending: Key facts you need to knowSweden officially became a member of NATO, joining Finland in the alliance's largest expansion since the 1990s. This move comes amid rising...
25 Apr, 2024, 06.11 PM IST
Newly enlarged NATO starts drill in Finland, Norway and Sweden in defense of its Nordic turfNATO has launched a large-scale exercise, Nordic Response 2024, involving over 20,000 soldiers from 13 nations, including Finland, Norway, ...
04 Mar, 2024, 05.26 PM IST
The Ukraine war changed this company foreverNokian Tyres of Finland made 80% of its tires in Russia, where energy was cheap; after losing billions, it prioritised political security o...
06 Jul, 2023, 09.40 AM IST
NATO chief says Finland will officially join the military alliance on TuesdayStoltenberg said that Turkey, the last country to have ratified Finland’s membership, will hand its official texts to U.S. Secretary of Sta...
04 Apr, 2023, 11.57 AM IST
Biden signs ratification of US support for Finland, Sweden NATO bids"Just a few months ago, I welcomed the President of Finland and Prime Minister of Sweden to the White House to demonstrate the strong suppo...
10 Aug, 2022, 11.58 PM IST
NATO calls Russia its ''most significant and direct threat''Russia's invasion of its neighbour shattered Europe's peace, drove NATO to pour troops and weapons into eastern Europe on a scale not seen ...
29 Jun, 2022, 07.59 PM IST
Russia's standing in G-20 not threatened by Ukraine invasionThis past week, as global leaders gathered in Washington for spring meetings involving officials from the International Monetary Fund, Worl...
23 Apr, 2022, 07.40 PM IST
Russia's standing in G-20 not threatened by Ukraine invasionWhile Russia has been rendered a pariah country by Western states, it will remain part of the G-20 and associated organizations unless memb...
23 Apr, 2022, 09.56 AM IST
Volodymyr Zelenskyy tells US Congress, ‘We need you right now’“We need you right now,” Zelenskyy said in remarks livestreamed at the U.S. Capitol. He added, “I call on you to do more”
16 Mar, 2022, 07.24 PM IST
View: It’s time to offer Russia an offramp. China can help with that.The United States and its allies might be reluctant to have China play any role in this crisis, given that they view Beijing as a strategic...
14 Mar, 2022, 12.37 PM IST
What are NATO's next steps if Russia invades Ukraine?Ukraine is not a member of NATO and the alliance is not treaty-bound to defend it. US President Joe Biden has said he will not send America...
27 Jan, 2022, 03.56 PM IST
"Strategic Compass": European Union considers military doctrine, new tank developmentThe EU's "Strategic Compass", the closest thing the EU could have to a military doctrine and akin to NATO's "Strategic Concept" that sets o...
19 Nov, 2020, 05.53 PM IST
Why Grexit is a divorce made in Heaven and best for both Greece and Euro zoneEuropean countries have sunk much political capital into the idea of a united Europe. So, they would like to keep Greece in the European Un...
08 Jul, 2015, 10.16 AM IST