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President Donald Trump shakes hands with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in the Oval Office of the White House, Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

The Latest: US, Turkey remain divided on air defense

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French President Emmanuel Macron waves to the media as he walks in to the the Elysee Palace in Paris, Monday, Nov. 11, 2019, to host. Head of States and officials gathering in Paris for the Peace Forum which starts tomorrow Nov. 12, 2019. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)

Trump, Macron to meet after French president criticized NATO

By Associated Press - Associated Press

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses his ruling party legislators at the Parliament, in Ankara. AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)

Recep Tayyip Erdogan White House visit on despite Syria issues, sanctions

By Lauren Toms - The Washington Times

Trump to confront Turkey about buying Russian defense system

By DEB RIECHMANN - Associated Press

German Chancellor Angela Merkel, right, and the designated President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, left, address the media during a joint press conference after a meeting at the chancellery in Berlin, Germany, Friday, Nov. 8, 2019. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)

Next EU chief defends NATO after Macron criticism

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U.S. President Donald Trump and German Chancellor Angela Merkel, left, shake hands during a bilateral meeting at the G-7 summit in Biarritz, France, Monday, Aug. 26, 2019. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Germany to meet Trump’s NATO funding demand — in 2031

By David R. Sands - The Washington Times

US diplomat voices support for North Macedonia’s NATO entry

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FILE - In this Monday, Nov. 13, 1989 file photo, East German border guards stand in front of segments of the Berlin Wall, which were removed to open the wall at Potsdamer Platz passage in Berlin. When the Berlin Wall fell, the Soviet Union stepped back, letting East Germany's communist government collapse and then quickly accepting German unification. (AP Photo/John Gaps III, File)

Berlin Wall’s fall stokes memories of lost hopes in Russia

By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV - Associated Press

US Senate ratifies North Macedonia admission to NATO

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In this photo taken from the Turkish side of the border between Turkey and Syria, in Ceylanpinar, Sanliurfa province, southeastern Turkey, flames and smoke billow from a big fire in Ras al-Ayn, Syria, caused by bombardment by Turkish forces, Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2019. Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan called Wednesday on Syrian Kurdish fighters to leave a designated border area in northeast Syria 'as of tonight' for Turkey to stop its military offensive. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)

Turkey NATO status complicates response to Erdogan Syria incursion

By Ben Wolfgang and Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, left, with Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan before a meeting, in Istanbul, Friday, Oct. 11, 2019. NATO's secretary-general says Friday he acknowledges Turkey's legitimate security concerns but has urged Ankara to exercise restraint in its incursion into northeast Syria.(Presidential Press Service via AP, Pool)

Turkish invasion sparks NATO crisis but eviction is unlikely

By LORNE COOK - Associated Press

A man wounded in Turkish shelling is brought to Tal Tamr hospital in north Syria, Monday, Oct. 14, 2019. Syrian government troops moved into towns and villages in northern Syria on Monday, setting up a potential clash with Turkish-led forces advancing in the area as long-standing alliances in the region begin to shift or crumble following the pullback of U.S. forces. (AP Photo/Baderkhan Ahmad)

The Latest: Erdogan rejects call for ceasefire in Syria

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British Gurkha soldiers, members of NATO troops, clash with a group of men playing the role of protesters during a military exercise in Sarajevo, Bosnia, Friday, Oct. 11, 2019. NATO troops from neighboring Kosovo, as well as the Bosnian Army and law enforcement agencies joined the European Union Force (EUFOR) deployed in Bosnia in its traditional annual exercise to show readiness to respond to any security challenges in the country. (AP Photo/Kemal Softic)

Soldiers from Britain’s Gurkha brigade join Bosnia war games

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Smoke from a fire caused by an incoming mortar fired from the Syrian side, billows in Akcakale, Sanliurfa province, southeastern Turkey, Thursday, Oct. 10, 2019. Turkey's foreign minister says Turkish troops intend to move some 30 kilometers (19 miles) deep into northern Syria and that its operation will last until all &quot;terrorists are neutralized,&quot; a reference to Syrian Kurdish fighters. (AP Photo/Cavit Ozgul)

Turkish forces advance in Syria as US troops come under fire

By MEHMET GUZEL and SARAH EL DEEB - Associated Press

In this Monday, Dec. 10, 2018, file photo, a bust of the Nobel Prize founder, Alfred Nobel on display at the Concert Hall during the Nobel Prize award ceremony in Stockholm. (Henrik Montgomery/Pool Photo via AP, File)

The Latest: Group want Handke award revoked

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Tough battle: Close but no medal for U.S. at NATO chess tilt

By David R. Sands - The Washington Times

Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias, right, shakes hands withU.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, right, following their joint news conference after their meeting at the Foreign Ministry in Athens, Saturday, Oct. 5, 2019. Pompeo is in Greece on the last leg of a four-nation European tour that has been overshadowed by the impeachment inquiry in Washington. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

US, Greece sign revised defense cooperation agreement

By MATTHEW LEE - Associated Press

United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and his wife Susan Pompeo walk out of the plane upon arriving at Ciampino military airport, in Rome, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2019. Pompeo is in Italy for a 3-day trip. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

In Italy, Pompeo says he listened in on Trump’s Ukraine call

By MATTHEW LEE - Associated Press

Rep. Paul Cook, R-Calif., poses for a photo outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 19, 2019. Cook served 26 years as a Marine, earning two Purple Heart medals for combat wounds suffered in Vietnam. But amid his seventh year in Congress, the aching and discouraged California Republican has decided he’s endured enough (AP Photo/Alan Fram)

House retiree: Toxic politics, Trump White House, bad knees

By ALAN FRAM - Associated Press

FILE - In this Thursday, May 25, 2017 file photo U.S. President Donald Trump touches the back of British Prime Minister Theresa May during a working dinner meeting at the NATO headquarters during a NATO summit of heads of state and government in Brussels. Theresa May says she'll quit as UK Conservative leader on June 7, sparking contest for Britain's next prime minister. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham, File)

NATO, what is it good for?

By Deborah Hanagan