The recent direct talks between Russia and Ukraine in Istanbul, Turkiye, had initially rekindled hopes for a ceasefire, ...

Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca in Saudi Arabia has begun. It's required once in a lifetime by every Muslim who can afford it and ...

Denmark is one of several European countries to introduce a ban. In 2010, Nicolas Sarkozy, the then-French president, introduced a ban in France. Anyone found wearing the covering in a public space ...

Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has urged that national defense become a top priority, calling for increased military spending to avoid what she described as a potential “game over” scenario.

NATO defense ministers in Brussels are expected to pave the way for a new defense spending goal — the questions are now when, ...

Roberta Metsola (left) was received by Mette Frederiksen (right).

Poland, Romania, Lithuania, after meeting in Vilnius, confirmed their commitment to the path towards Ukrainian NATO ...

Defence Secretary John Healey tells MPs the UK needs "stronger deterrents" to avoid the huge costs that wars create.

Ukraine suspects Russia is not really interested in pausing the conflict and ending the war, and the head of the country’s ...

VILNIUS - NATO members will have to commit to spending more on defense at the upcoming meeting in The Hague, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte says, without giving a specific figure.

Second round of direct talks were aimed at ending the war, which began with Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022.

VILNIUS - Nordic, Baltic and central European NATO members are committed to Ukrainian membership of the military alliance, ...