France hopes to sell more ships to Russia

France hopes to sell more ships to Russia

(VOVworld) – French President Francois Hollande said Tuesday that the canceled contract for two French Mistral helicopter carriers will not impede other contracts between France and Russia
NATO Secretary General visits Ukraine

NATO Secretary General visits Ukraine

(VOVworld) – On Monday, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg visited Ukraine for the first time amid Ukraine’s conflicts with separatists in the east as well as its worst standoff with...
NATO faces multiple complex threats

NATO faces multiple complex threats

(VOVworld) - General Martin Dempsey, Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, says NATO members must acknowledge that the alliance is facing “multiple complex” threats
US deploys drones to Latvia

US deploys drones to Latvia

(VOVworld) - The US military has deployed two MQ-1 Predator reconnaissance drones and 70 airmen to Latvia on a training mission as part of US efforts to reassure European allies...
NATO holds large exercise in south Germany

NATO holds large exercise in south Germany

(VOVworld) - More than 1,000 NATO paratroopers joined a military exercise in Hohenfels in southern Germany on Wednesday as part of NATO’s largest airborne training exercise namely “Swift Response...
NATO launches massive airborne drills

NATO launches massive airborne drills

(VOVworld) – The US said Tuesday it has launched the biggest allied airborne drills in Europe since the Cold War ended amid escalated tensions between the West and Russia over the...
Bombing in Afghanistan kills dozens

Bombing in Afghanistan kills dozens

(VOVworld) - A suicide bomb attack by the Taliban killed at least 21 people in Kunduz province on Saturday, the Afghan Interior Ministry said
NATO discuss tensions in Turkey

NATO discuss tensions in Turkey

(VOVworld) – NATO allies met in a rare emergency meeting on Tuesday to discuss Turkey’s conflicts with the Islamic State and Kurdish rebels from the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK)
ECB keeps emergency loans to Greek banks

ECB keeps emergency loans to Greek banks

(VOVworld) – The Governing Council of the European Central Bank decided Monday to maintain the provision of emergency liquidity assistance (ELA) to Greek banks at the set level of 89 billion...