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NATO summit kicks off in Wales on hotspot issues

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) on Thursday kicked off its 26th summit at the Celtic Manor Resort in Newport, southeast Wales of Britain, with nearly 60 world leaders invited to attend the two-day gathering.

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Canada joins NATO war game in Latvia

Canada is participating in NATO's Steadfast Javelin II war game in Latvia as part of the country's Operation Reassurance to ease eastern European countries' "anxiety over security," the Canadian Department of National Defense said Tuesday.

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Int'l defence equipments exhibition opens in Polish city

​Polish Defence Minister Tomasz Siemoniak opened the 22nd International Defense Industry Exhibition in Polish city of Kielce on Monday.

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Lithuanian president to discuss security issues with Obama in Tallinn

​Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaite has planned to discuss additional security measures for the Baltic region at the upcoming meeting with U.S. President Barack Obama next week in Tallinn, local media on Thursday.

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Finland mulls deal to allow easier entry of NATO troops

​Finland is considering signing an agreement with NATO in order to strengthen cooperation, which would possibly mean easier entry of NATO troops onto Finnish territory.

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Britain to join NATO military exercise to "reassure" eastern European allies

Britain will send a battle group to take part in a major military training in October as part of a NATO package to reassure its allies in eastern Europe, the British Ministry of Defense (MoD) announced Monday.

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Obama calls Polish president on Malaysia airliner crash

U.S. President Barack Obama discussed on Monday with Polish President Bronislaw Komorowski over phone the situation in Ukraine, the upcoming North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Summit in Wales in September and the crashed Malaysia Airlines MH17, the White House said in a statement.

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Pentagon head calls on European allies to raise army budgets

Visiting Pentagon head Chuck Hagel Thursday called on the European allies to raise army budgets, to modernize military capabilities.

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No evidence of Russia pulling troops from Ukrainian border, says NATO chief

NATO has not seen any evidence of Russia pulling back troops from the Ukraine border after Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered a withdrawal, NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said on Monday.

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Japanese PM Abe visits NATO to deepen ties

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe Tuesday signed an agreement with NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen to enhance the ties with the alliance, during his visit to the NATO headquarters in Brussels.

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Moscow blames NATO for trumping up "Russian threat"

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) has been desperately seeking to find a new geopolitical opponent in order to cement the alliance, and the Ukrainian situation was their perfect chance to move in that direction, a high-ranking Russian diplomat said Monday.

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NATO to hold emergency talks on Ukraine on Tuesday

The 28-member NATO will hold emergency talks on Ukraine on Tuesday, the bloc announced in a statement Monday.

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NATO chief urges Allies to continue "transformation"

Investing in the right capabilities, maintaining connected forces and deepening and widening cooperation with partners are key to shape a NATO that is able to meet future challenges, NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said Monday while launching his annual report.

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Pakistani party postpones NATO supply blockade

The ruling party in Pakistan's northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province on Sunday announced postponement of its plan to block supply route for NATO troops in neighbouring Afghanistan.

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NATO urges int'l community to overcome divisions on Syria

NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen on Thursday called on the international community to overcome divisions and respond firmly to the alleged chemical weapons attacks in Syria.

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NATO excludes role in possible military strikes against Syria

NATO chief Anders Fogh Rasmussen on Monday ruled out the possibility of NATO's role in possible military strikes against Syria, but he added that the international community should respond to the alleged use of chemical weapons in that country.

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7 killed, 58 wounded in Afghan Taliban attack on NATO base

At least seven Afghans were killed and 58 were wounded when Taliban's suicide bombings and ensuing gunfight hit a NATO base in eastern Ghazni province on Wednesday, officials said.