BRUSSELS/WASHINGTON, The United States is pressing European allies to ready more NATO battalions, ships and planes for combat, officials say, in a fresh move to shoreup NATO’s deterrence against a potential Russian attack.U.S. Secretary of Defense Jim …
Day: June 5, 2018
Czech Leader Opposes Merkel’s Idea of EU Immigration ‘Flexibility’
The Czech Republic opposed on Monday German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s idea of a flexible European Union approach to migration and an independent border police, saying protecting frontiers should be up to individual member states.Prague, along with oth…
Netanyahu Warns Merkel Iran Meddling Will Spark New Refugee Crisis
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with French leaders Tuesday in Paris as he continues efforts to persuade European leaders to alter the international nuclear agreement with Iran.Netanyahu began his three-day European tour Monday in Germa…
Jordan’s King Appoints New Prime Minister as Protests Resume
Jordan’s King Abdullah II on Tuesday appointed a new prime minister, the royal palace said, naming a leading reformer as head of government in hopes of quelling the largest anti-government protests in recent years.Cabinet member Omar Razzaz, a Harvard-…