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The North Atlantic Treaty Organization, also called the North Atlantic Alliance, is an intergovernmental military alliance between 30 North American and European countries. The organization implements the North Atlantic Treaty that was signed on 4 April 1949. NATO constitutes a system of collective defence whereby its independent member states agree to mutual defence in response to an attack by any external party. NATO's Headquarters are located in Evere, Brussels, Belgium, while the headquarters of Allied Command Operations is near Mons, Belgium.

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Spain's coronavirus death toll surpasses that of China Spain registered an overnight jump of over 730 deaths from coronavirus on Wednesday, pushing the death toll above that of China, where the disease originated, for the first time, as the country.. Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 01:15Published 1 week ago

Spain seeks urgent help from NATO Spain seeks urgent help from NATO Credit: Al Jazeera STUDIO Duration: 01:30Published 1 week ago

Erdogan demands 'concrete support' from EU, NATO over Syria Turkish president in Brussels for talks with EU and NATO leaders after tensions at Greek border over fate of refugees. Credit: Al Jazeera STUDIO Duration: 02:44Published on March 10, 2020


U.S. promises Turkey ammunition for Syria's Idlib battle The United States is willing to give NATO ally Turkey ammunition alongside humanitarian assistance in northwestern Syria where Ankara is in a deepening standoff with Russia, the U.S. special.. Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 01:52Published on March 3, 2020

NATO urges Russia, Turkey to halt Idlib attacks NATO has held an emergency meeting to discuss the crisis in Idlib. Credit: Al Jazeera STUDIO Duration: 02:38Published on February 28, 2020

Turkey pushes migrants into EU after Syria losses The killing of 33 Turkish soldiers in Syria has moved the NATO ally ever closer to direct conflict with Russia. As the two sides consider their next moves, Turkey is also pressuring its own allies by.. Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 01:51Published on February 28, 2020

U.S., Taliban reach truce that could lead to troop withdrawal The United States has reached an agreement with the Taliban on a week-long reduction of violence that could lead to U.S. troop withdrawal from Afghanistan, a senior administration official said on.. Credit: Reuters - Politics Duration: 01:22Published on February 14, 2020

Ben Wallace keen to serve ahead ofCabinet reshuffle Defence Secretary Ben Wallace, another minister reportedly under threat, said reshuffles could be "brutal" but said he hoped his military experience and the fact he is a northern MP would help keep him.. Credit: PA - Press Association STUDIO Duration: 00:36Published on February 12, 2020

Trump sending 20,000 troops to train with Europeans on Russian border It's the biggest US deployment of soldiers to Europe in more than 25 years. But NATO insists its not about Russia. View on euronews Credit: euronews (in English) Duration: 02:37Published on February 4, 2020

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NATO welcomes North Macedonia as 30th ally NATO foreign ministers welcomed North Macedonia as the alliance's newest member on Thursday, ending a long process that included a change to the country's name. Reuters - Published 1 day ago
Economic shock of coronavirus casts pall on NATO spending goals The economic shock of the coronavirus pandemic is likely to undermine NATO defence targets cherished by U.S. President Donald Trump, diplomats and experts say, as governments move closer to spending.. Reuters - Published 2 days ago
Spain asks NATO for coronavirus testing kits, ventilators, protective gear The Spanish army has asked its NATO partners for coronavirus testing kits, ventilators and protective gear as part of the alliance's international assistance arrangements, Spanish armed forces chief.. Reuters - Published 1 week ago

India, Nepal lock down to stave off coronavirus, NATO troops in Afghanistan infected Authorities enforced lockdowns across most of India, Nepal and parts of Pakistan on Tuesday to halt the spread of coronavirus in one of the world's most densely populated regions, as four NATO.. Reuters - Published 2 weeks ago
Four NATO service members arriving in Afghanistan test positive for coronavirus Four NATO service members in Afghanistan tested positive for coronavirus shortly after entering the country, the first confirmed cases in the mission, NATO said in a statement on Tuesday. Reuters - Published 2 weeks ago
NATO scales down exercises due to coronavirus NATO is scaling down military exercises in Europe to curb the spread of the coronavirus, but alliance missions are continuing, including the drawdown of the U.S.-led force in Afghanistan following a.. Reuters - Published 2 weeks ago

Former NATO chief Javier Solana has coronavirus: source Former NATO secretary general Javier Solana was admitted to hospital after testing positive for coronavirus, a source told Reuters, adding that his health was evolving positively and that he had been.. Reuters - Published 3 weeks ago
U.S. says in talks with NATO allies to provide Turkey military aid The U.S. is discussing with its NATO allies what they can offer Turkey in terms of military assistance in Idlib and discussing measures that may be taken if Russia and the Syrian government breaks a.. Reuters - Published on March 10, 2020
Erdogan to seek more EU help for refugees stuck in Turkey Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan will seek European financial, political and military support in talks on Monday with EU and NATO leaders but will be told he must first stop encouraging migrants to.. Reuters - Published on March 9, 2020
U.S. to withdraw troops from Afghanistan in 14 months if Taliban conditions met The United States and NATO would withdraw all troops in Afghanistan within 14 months if the Taliban upheld its commitments, according to a joint statement released by the U.S. and Afghan governments on.. Reuters - Published on February 29, 2020

NATO calls on Russia, Syria to halt Idlib offensive NATO's secretary-general called on Russia and Syria on Friday to halt the offensive in Idlib and said, after a meeting of the alliance's ambassadors, that NATO stood in solidarity with Turkey. Reuters - Published on February 28, 2020
NATO envoys to meet to discuss Syria at Turkey's request NATO ambassadors will meet in Brussels at Turkey's request on Friday to hold consultations about developments in Syria, the alliance said after the killing of 33 Turkish soldiers in a Syrian air strike.. Reuters - Published on February 28, 2020
U.S. says it stands by Turkey after attack on Turkish soldiers in Syria The United States is very concerned about a reported attack on Turkish soldiers in Syria's Idlib region and it stands by its NATO ally Turkey, the U.S. State Department said on Thursday. Reuters - Published on February 28, 2020	Climate activist Thunberg heads growing field of Nobel Peace Prize candidates Teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg, pro-democracy campaigners in Hong Kong and the NATO military alliance are among those tipped for the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize, following nominations by.. Reuters - Published on February 26, 2020
NATO to expand Iraq training mission in response to Trump NATO defense ministers agreed on Wednesday to expand the Western alliance's training mission in Iraq, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said, responding to a demand by U.S. President Donald Trump.. Reuters - Published on February 12, 2020	NATO agrees to expand Iraq training mission, Stoltenberg says NATO defense ministers agreed on Wednesday to expand the Western alliance's training mission in Iraq, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said, responding to a demand by U.S. President Donald Trump.. Reuters - Published on February 12, 2020
NATO's image worsens sharply in France, United States, study shows NATO's public image in the United States and France worsened sharply last year, according to a Pew Research Center study, after U.S. President Donald Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron.. Reuters - Published on February 10, 2020	“I have raised contributions from the other NATO members by more than $400 billion, and the number of allies meeting their minimum obligations has more than doubled.” NYTimes.com - Published on February 5, 2020
North Macedonia hopes for NATO accession ratification in March North Macedonia's President Stevo Pendarovski said on Tuesday that he expects the procedure of ratification country's membership in North Atlantic Treaty organization to be completed next month. Reuters - Published on February 4, 2020	Turkish foreign minister calls for enlarged NATO, Georgia membership Turkey's foreign minister called on Thursday for the enlargement of NATO and the addition of Georgia to the organization. Reuters - Published on January 23, 2020
Turkish foreign minister says Russian S-400 air defense no threat to NATO Turkish foreign minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Thursday that Russia's S-400 air defense system was compatible with NATO, which needed to set up a working group to study it. Reuters - Published on January 23, 2020	2 US service members killed in roadside bomb attack in Afghanistan The service members were part of an operation with NATO's Resolute Support mission, the NATO-led security assistance mission in Afghanistan. USATODAY.com - Published on January 11, 2020
Two U.S. service members killed in Afghanistan: NATO Two U.S. service members were killed and two others wounded when their vehicle hit a roadside bomb in Afghanistan's southern province of Kandahar, the NATO-led Resolute Support Mission said in a.. Reuters - Published on January 11, 2020	Washington spurns Iraqi call to remove troops Washington on Friday spurned an Iraqi request to prepare to pull out its troops, amid heightened U.S.-Iranian tensions after the U.S. killing of an Iranian commander in Baghdad, and said it was.. Reuters - Published on January 11, 2020
Bomb hits foreign troops in Afghan south, no word on casualties A roadside bomb hit a convoy of U.S. troops on Saturday in Afghanistan's southern province of Kandahar, a NATO spokesman and an Afghan official said, but there were no immediate details of casualties.. Reuters - Published on January 11, 2020	Pompeo discussed expanded NATO force in Iraq with Canadian formin: statement U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo discussed the possibility of an expanded NATO presence in Iraq in a call with his Canadian counterpart, Foreign Minister François‑Philippe Champagne, the State.. Reuters - Published on January 10, 2020
Iran may have shot down Ukrainian passenger plane: NATO chief Iran's air defense may have shot down the Ukrainian passenger plane that crashed near Teheran on Wednesday, killing all 176 people on board, the head of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO).. Reuters - Published on January 10, 2020	Trump proposes 'NATOME': NATO expanded to Mideast President Donald Trump says he thinks NATO should be expanded to include nations in the Middle East. He even is suggesting a new name for the 70-year-old alliance: "NATOME" - short for NATO-Middle.. USATODAY.com - Published on January 9, 2020
Trump floats expanding NATO to add Middle East U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday said he supported expanding the North American Treaty Organization to include Middle Eastern nations, as the United States seeks to limit its troop footprint.. Reuters - Published on January 9, 2020	Trump, NATO chief discuss situation in Middle East: White House U.S. President Donald Trump discussed the situation in the Middle East with NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg on Wednesday and "emphasized the value of NATO increasing its role in preventing.. Reuters - Published on January 8, 2020
NATO moving some personnel out of Iraq due to safety concerns NATO is moving some of its trainers out of Iraq, a NATO official said on Tuesday, following fears of a regional conflagration in the wake of a U.S. drone strike on Iran's top military commander last.. Reuters - Published on January 7, 2020	U.S. briefs NATO over Iran strike, avoids European criticism All members of the Atlantic alliance stood behind the United States in the Middle East after it briefed NATO on its drone strike that killed Iranian military commander Qassem Soleimani, NATO.. Reuters - Published on January 6, 2020
NATO to hold urgent meeting on Monday over Iraq-Iran crisis NATO ambassadors will gather on Monday in Brussels for an urgent meeting convened by the head of the military alliance to discuss the situation in the Middle East after a U.S. drone strike in Baghdad.. Reuters - Published on January 5, 2020	NATO suspends Iraq training mission after Soleimani killing NATO has suspended training of Iraqi forces to ensure the safety of several hundred mission members amid fears for regional stability after a U.S. air strike in Baghdad killed a top Iranian general, an.. Reuters - Published on January 4, 2020
After years of delays, NATO receives U.S.-made spy drones NATO will receive its second U.S.-made Global Hawk drone on Thursday and aims to have all five unmanned aircraft of its $1.5 billion surveillance system operational in 2022, alliance officials said on.. Reuters - Published on December 17, 2019	U.S. Senate committee backs Russia energy bills, delays vote on sanctions 'from hell' Underscoring U.S. lawmakers' continuing unhappiness with Russia, a Senate committee on Wednesday advanced legislation seeking to hamper Russian energy pipelines and boosting NATO but delayed voting on.. Reuters - Published on December 12, 2019
Afghan blasts kill one, injure scores in attack on key U.S. military base Suicide blasts in Afghanistan killed one person and injured more than 60 in an attack on Wednesday on the United States' main military base of Bagram that was repulsed after a 30-minute clash, Afghan.. Reuters - Published on December 11, 2019	Blast outside main U.S. base in Afghanistan wounds five A suicide bomber in Afghanistan detonated explosives on Wednesday outside the United States' main military base of Bagram in an attack that wounded five people, Afghan and NATO officials said. Reuters - Published on December 11, 2019
Suicide bomber detonates explosives outside main U.S. base in Afghanistan A suicide bomber detonated explosives outside the United States' main Bagram military base in Afghanistan on Wednesday, Afghan and NATO officials said. Reuters - Published on December 11, 2019	NATO has worries more pressing than Donald Trump. It needs a new role in a changed world. The Soviet Union no longer exists and Russia has limited power. Terrorism, immigration and Turkey today pose problems for which NATO has no solution. USATODAY.com - Published on December 10, 2019
NATO conference canceled after US ambassador Carla Sands blocks speaker critical of Trump Stanley Sloan said he was told the U.S. Embassy "vetoed my participation due to my critical evaluation of Trump's impact on transatlantic relations." USATODAY.com - Published on December 9, 2019	Turkey cannot go back on NATO Poland-Baltics plan: Polish official A senior Polish official said Monday there could be no backtracking from a NATO decision to pursue a defense plan for Poland and the Baltics after Ankara suggested it might still block it until allies.. Reuters - Published on December 9, 2019
Turkey says it did not fully approve NATO's Baltic defense plan Turkey will block final publication of a NATO defense plan for the Baltics and Poland until allies agree to designate the Syrian Kurdish YPG a terrorist group, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on.. Reuters - Published on December 6, 2019	Turkey says left alone to fight terrorism after no agreement at NATO: NTV NATO allies did not reach agreement at a summit in London this week and Ankara was left alone in the fight against terrorism, Defence Minister Hulusi Akar was quoted as saying on Friday. Reuters - Published on December 6, 2019
Associated Press top stories for December 5th Here's the latest for Thursday December 5th: Pelosi says House is moving forward on impeachment; Trump takes credit for successful NATO summit. USATODAY.com - Published on December 5, 2019	Kosovo jails former minister for denying a war massacre A court in Kosovo has sentenced a lawmaker who once served as a government minister to two years in jail for denying a massacre by Serb forces in 1999 which prompted NATO's intervention to halt the.. Reuters - Published on December 5, 2019
North Korea gives fiery reply to Trump after president's 'undesirable remarks' at NATO meeting North Korea's army chief of staff warned "the state of truce can turn into an all-out armed conflict any moment." USATODAY.com - Published on December 5, 2019	Erdogan says allies must support Turkey after it approved NATO plan: NTV NATO allies should support Turkey in its conflict with Syrian Kurdish fighters after Ankara dropped its objections to the alliance's defense plans for Poland and the Baltics, President Tayyip Erdogan.. Reuters - Published on December 5, 2019
Erdogan says Turkey approved NATO plan, but allies must support it: NTV Turkey approved a NATO defense plan for the Baltics and Poland after some allies demanded support, President Tayyip Erdogan was cited as saying on Thursday, adding that allies must not abandon Ankara.. Reuters - Published on December 5, 2019	Trump's effort to rise above impeachment fray thrown off course on chaotic NATO trip Trump hoped to use the NATO summit to define the impeachment drive as "crazy." But the meeting devolved into name calling and Trump left London early. USATODAY.com - Published on December 5, 2019