NATO


Thursday, October 15, 2026
NATO warships moored alongside a pier in Kiel, Germany, during a multinational naval exercise.
Defense

Five Arrested in NATO Warship Services Fraud Probe

Five people have been arrested in Norway as part of an international investigation into suspected fraud and bribery involving a company providing port services

October 15, 2026
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Tuesday, October 13, 2026
France Seizes Another ‘Shadow Fleet’ Tanker; Russia Decries ‘Piracy’
Incidents

France Seizes Another ‘Shadow Fleet’ Tanker; Russia Decries ‘Piracy’

France's military was taking a tanker suspected to be part of Russia's "shadow fleet" skirting Western sanctions to Reunion island on Tuesday in what Moscow

October 13, 2026
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Wednesday, September 30, 2026
FILE PHOTO: Russia's President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with Governor of the Kaliningrad region Alexei Besprozvannykh in Moscow, Russia, March 24, 2026
News

Russia Sends Nuclear Warning to NATO as Tensions Rise in the Baltic

Russia has warned NATO it would be ready to resort to nuclear weapons if the Western alliance attempted to cut off Kaliningrad, a Russian exclave that

September 30, 2026
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Tuesday, September 15, 2026
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Incidents

Russia Accuses Danish Military Helicopters of making Dangerous Maneuvers Near Its Warships

Russia has accused Danish military helicopters of making dangerous maneuvers near its warships in the Baltic Sea and handed an official note to Copenhagen

September 15, 2026
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Thursday, August 20, 2026
Norway Boosts Defense Footprint with Expansion of Arctic Brigade
Defense

Norway Boosts Defense Footprint with Expansion of Arctic Brigade

Norway expanded on Thursday a recently created military brigade headquartered in the Arctic, the latest move by a NATO nation to boost its defense footprint in

August 20, 2026
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Wednesday, July 8, 2026
Trump Says US Ceasefire With Iran Is ‘Over’ After Strikes
News

Trump Says US Ceasefire With Iran Is ‘Over’ After Strikes

US President Donald Trump said his tentative ceasefire with Iran is done, raising the prospect of a renewed military conflict between the two

July 8, 2026
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Tuesday, July 7, 2026
RFA Mounts Bay with its stern dock open as military vehicles and cargo are unloaded onto a landing craft in shallow turquoise water during an amphibious logistics operation.
Defense

UK, Netherlands Launch £2.4 Billion Amphibious Ship Partnership to Strengthen NATO

The UK and the Netherlands have agreed to jointly develop a new class of amphibious transport ships in a £2.4 billion program that will see the vessels built

July 7, 2026
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Monday, June 29, 2026
Russia Appears to Arm LNG Tanker in Baltic as Maritime Tensions With NATO Deepen
Security

Russia Appears to Arm LNG Tanker in Baltic as Maritime Tensions With NATO Deepen

Russia has apparently equipped one of its most strategically important liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers with heavy machine guns, according to photographs

June 29, 2026
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Tuesday, June 9, 2026
Russia Holds Naval Drills in Baltic Sea During Major NATO Exercises
Defense

Russia Holds Naval Drills in Baltic Sea During Major NATO Exercises

Russia's navy has conducted military drills in the Baltic Sea, practicing unguided missile launches, bombing runs and missile strikes, it said, as major

June 9, 2026
Total Views: 580

Tuesday, May 19, 2026
EUNAVFOR warship escorts a containership in the Red Sea as part of the EU's Operation ASPIDES
Shipping

NATO Weighing Hormuz Mission If Strait Crisis Drags Into Summer

NATO is discussing the possibility of helping ships pass through the blocked Strait of Hormuz if the waterway isn’t reopened by early July, according to a

May 19, 2026
Total Views: 1007

Sunday, April 19, 2026
French President Macron visits nuclear submarine navy Base in Ile Longue
Defense

France And Greece To Renew Defense Pact For Another Five Years

ATHENS, April 19 (Reuters) – French President Emmanuel Macron will travel to Greece next week to renew a security pact between the two countries

April 19, 2026
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Tuesday, March 17, 2026
Strait of Hormuz tankers and a military helicopter
Shipping

Trump Declares U.S. ‘Doesn’t Need Anyone’ After Allies Balk at Hormuz Mission

President Donald Trump said Tuesday that NATO allies have refused to support U.S. military operations against Iran, publicly acknowledging growing divisions

March 17, 2026
Total Views: 1064

Monday, March 16, 2026
German navy ship at dock flying flags
Defense

Key NATO Member Germany Rejects Military Role in Strait of Hormuz Security Mission

Germany has ruled out participating in any military effort to secure shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, marking one of the clearest rejections yet of U.S.

March 16, 2026
Total Views: 797

EUNAVFOR warship escorts a containership in the Red Sea as part of the EU's Operation ASPIDES
Shipping

U.S. Allies Rebuff Trump’s Request for Support in Strait of Hormuz

Several U.S. allies said on Monday they had no immediate plans to send ships to unblock the Strait of Hormuz, rebuffing a request by President Donald Trump

March 16, 2026
Total Views: 2670

Illustration shows map showing the Strait of Hormuz and Iran
News

US Allies Wary of Joining Trump’s Strait of Hormuz Mission

US allies deflected President Donald Trump’s demands to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz, expressing unease about getting pulled into the war in Iran. In

March 16, 2026
Total Views: 870

Friday, February 27, 2026
FILE PHOTO: French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle in the Mediterranean sea, March 7, 2019
Maritime Security

France Says ‘Ridiculous Provocation’ if Russia Behind Drone Near Charles de Gaulle Carrier

Sweden shot down an unidentified drone near France's Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier docked in Malmo. French Foreign Minister calls it a "ridiculous

February 27, 2026
Total Views: 1935

Wednesday, February 11, 2026
The city of Nuuk ahead of the March 11 general election in Greenland
News

NATO Launches Arctic Mission After Trump’s Greenland Threats

NATO will bolster its Arctic presence with a new mission after US President Donald Trump triggered an alliance crisis over his attempts to take

February 11, 2026
Total Views: 1244

Sunday, February 8, 2026
The city of Nuuk ahead of the March 11 general election in Greenland
News

Canada Opens Greenland Consulate to Counter Arctic Threats

Canada and France opened consulates in Greenland as Arctic tensions rise following Trump's claims the U.S. "needs" the territory. The symbolic move signals

February 8, 2026
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Monday, February 2, 2026
The French Navy frigate FREMM Languedoc. Photo courtesy Marine Nationale
Navy

French Frigate Docks in Sweden as $5 Billion Defense Deal Heats Up

By Charlie Duxbury Feb 2, 2026 (Bloomberg) – The French navy sailed its new frigate Amiral Ronarc’h into Sweden’s Gothenburg harbor on Monday as

February 2, 2026
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Wednesday, January 21, 2026
Norway Defense Chief Flags Increased Tension in Svalbard Gap
Defense

Norway Defense Chief Flags Increased Tension in Svalbard Gap

Norway’s defense minister said the strategic importance of the energy-rich nation’s polar archipelago is rising due to growing great-power rivalry in the

January 21, 2026
Total Views: 1475