Ireland is not a member of NATO, and invests only 0.2 percent of its GDP in defense—leading to widespread accusations of "free-riding" on European security guarantees.

PARIS - Europeans are "dreaming" if they think the continent can defend itself without the United States, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said in a meeting with members of the European Parliament on ...

Ukraine aims for EU membership by 2027, ditching NATO hopes amid regional opposition and internal EU debates, as Zelenskyy remains confident of readiness.

French President Emmanuel Macron is set to update France's nuclear doctrine, emphasising national control and dismissing the ...

As President Trump links U.S. control of Greenland to new tariffs on allies, Europe is preparing a range of responses that could reshape transatlantic relations.

On the fourth anniversary of Russia’s offensive, NATO chief Mark Rutte urged allies to ramp up military support for Kiev, while President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called on the European Union to give ...

After days of escalating tension and a flurry of one-on-one diplomacy with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, President Donald Trump is backing away from threats of a global trade war and taking ...

Jan 16 - An Austrian campaigner’s warning that the European Union would take over U.S. military bases in Europe if Washington invades Greenland has been mischaracterised online as having been said by ...

Nato has announced a new mission to protect the Arctic including Greenland, just weeks after Donald Trump threatened European nations with tariffs if they blocked his bid to control the island.