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  NATO appoints Dutch PM Mark Rutte as Secretary-General, to replace Jen Stoltenberg

  World | June 26, 2024 16:23 IST

  Rutte was appointed the next head of NATO after Romanian President Klaus Iohannis dropped out of the race and Hungarian PM Viktor Orban dropped his opposition to Rutte's candidacy. His appointment comes as the transatlantic alliance is pressuring Russia to withdraw from Ukraine.

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  NATO set to hold major nuclear exercise next week as Russia warns to abandon test ban treaty

  World | October 12, 2023 21:07 IST

  Every year, NATO conducts the "Steadfast Noon" exercise, which lasts for roughly a week. It involves fighter jets capable of carrying nuclear warheads but does not involve any live bombs.

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  Russia's military doctrine to stay defensive: Putin

  World | December 20, 2014 7:57 IST

  Moscow: Russia will follow a defensive military doctrine, in spite of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) building up its military presence in eastern Europe, Russian President Vladimir Putin has said."Our military doctrine, with an