
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Moscow will take NATO’s increased presence in Norway into account in its military planning. In a meeting with his Norwegian counterpart Ine Eriksen Soereide, the top Russian diplomat said Russia is “witnessing with concern NATO’s increasing presence on Norwegian territory.” “This refers to the ...

The likelihood of the EU extending the UK’s Brexit deadline “looks good”, after which Britain should put forward a candidate for the European Commission, its incoming president said on Thursday. “The question of granting an extension, that looks very good,” EU president-elect Ursula von der Leyen told reporters during a ...