The military alliance routinely scrambles fighter aircraft to intercept Russian warplanes that approach or fly near NATO airspace. NATO says the Russian planes it intercepts often fail to use their transponders and don't communicate with air traffic controllers or file a flight plan. NATO jets are sent up to identify them.

A defense overhaul in Germany aims to increase the number of active-duty forces to 260,000 troops by the mid-2030s.

When NATO's call came, the French fighter pilots scrambled with practiced urgency, already suited up to shorten their response times. They dashed in vans to hangars where their prepped and armed Rafale jets awaited,

The King is facing one of the most important diplomatic challenges of his reign after UK-US relations deteriorated

The US is considering options for punishing Nato allies which it considers to have failed to offer support during the Iran war, according to a Pentagon memo seen by Reuters.

Brussels officials will draw up a plan on how to use the EU’s little-known mutual assistance pact in the event of a foreign attack

WASHINGTON, ⁠April ⁠24 (Reuters) - U.S. ⁠President Donald Trump told ​Reuters on Friday that Iran, ‌NATO and the ‌United Kingdom's ⁠digital ⁠services tax are among the topics he ​plans to discuss with King Charles during the king's ​visit to Washington next week.

"The War Department will ensure that the President has credible options to ensure that our allies are no longer a paper tiger and instead do their part," a Pentagon spokesperson tells PEOPLE