Teri Schultz
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In an NPR interview, NATO Secretary Gen. Jens Stoltenberg says with the addition of Sweden to the alliance, it's better equipped than ever to withstand Russian pressure — despite new Kremlin threats.
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European Union lawmakers have approved the bloc's "Artificial Intelligence Act."
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For decades the majority of Swedish citizens opposed being part of the military alliance, but Russia's war on Ukraine changed everything.
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Discussion at this year's Munich Security Conference focused on European fears the U.S. will abandon its 75-year role as guarantor of Europe's security, following Donald Trump's criticism of NATO.
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NATO defense ministers meet in Brussels for the first time since former President Donald Trump's incendiary remarks about the alliance.
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A retired Turkish ambassador to Sweden says no one can predict whether President Erdogan will let Sweden become a member. Twenty-nine of the 31 NATO governments say it should already have happened.
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Latvia and Lithuania are struggling to deal with thousands of Iraqis entering illegally from Belarus with the help of the Minsk government. Belarus sees this as revenge for EU sanctions.
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"I am not safe," a former high-ranking Afghan official texts from a hidden location, saying the Taliban have sent killers after them.
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The European Union has recommended that Americans be allowed to travel freely throughout the bloc. But each member country sets its own rules for entry.
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There's a perception that Americans are resistant to wearing masks and are refusing to self-isolate for 14 days upon arrival. Still, one hotel workers says, "We are missing the Americans greatly."