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Under heavy rain, opponents of Prespa Agreement, some holding Greek flags, gather outside the Greek Parliament, in Athens, Friday, Jan. 25, 2019. Greek lawmakers are to wrap up three days of acrimonious parliamentary debate with a vote on a deal normalising relations with Macedonia, under which Greece's northern neighbour will rename itself North Macedonia and Athens will drop its objections to the country joining NATO. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

The Latest: UN’s 20-year envoy on name dispute cheers vote

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Members of Greece's Communist Party stand on the ancient Acropolis Hill over giant banners protesting against the Prespa Agreement in front of the ancient Parthenon temple, in Athens, Thursday, Jan. 24, 2019. Greek lawmakers are debating a historic agreement aimed at normalizing relations with Macedonia in a stormy parliamentary session scheduled to culminate in a Thursday vote, while opponents have announced a series of protests. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

AP Explains: Greek lawmakers vote on Macedonia name change

By ELENA BECATOROS - Associated Press

Members of Greece's Communist Party stand on the ancient Acropolis Hill over giant banners protesting against the Prespa Agreement in front of the ancient Parthenon temple, in Athens, Thursday, Jan. 24, 2019. Greek lawmakers are debating a historic agreement aimed at normalizing relations with Macedonia in a stormy parliamentary session scheduled to culminate in a Thursday vote, while opponents have announced a series of protests. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

Thousands protest as Greek lawmakers debate Macedonia deal

By NICHOLAS PAPHITIS and COSTAS KANTOURIS - Associated Press

Rep. Tom Malinowski, D-N.J., right, accompanied by House Committee on Foreign Affairs Chairman Eliot Engel, D-N.Y., second from left, and Rep. Jimmy Panetta, D-Calif., left, speaks during a news conference to introduce legislation supporting NATO on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2019. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Congressional Democrats launch bid to block Trump anti-NATO moves

By Lauren Toms - The Washington Times

In this Saturday, Nov. 15, 2014, file photo, a supporter of Serbian ultranationalist leader Vojislav Seselj holds a picture of Russian President Vladimir Putin during a protest In Belgrade, Serbia. Vladimir Putin has accused the U.S. and the West of destabilizing the Balkans with NATO expansion policies as Serbia prepares a hero's welcome for the Russian president. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic, File)

Putin blasts US, West over NATO before Serbia visit

By DUSAN STOJANOVIC - Associated Press

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a press conference after a summit of heads of state and government at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, Thursday, July 12, 2018. NATO leaders gather in Brussels for a two-day summit. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert)

Ted Lieu blasts Trump floats pulling out of NATO report

By Gabriella Muñoz - The Washington Times

In this Oct. 15, 2018, photo, Rep. Jackie Speier (D-Calif.) poses for a portrait in New York. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan) **FILE**

Jackie Speier suggests removing Trump from office if he pulls out of NATO

By Gabriella Muñoz - The Washington Times

Greek Defense Minister Panos Kammenos, center, makes a statement to the media following a meeting with Greece's Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, in Athens, Sunday, Jan. 13, 2019. Greek defense Minister Kammenos, leader of the right-wing populist Independent Greeks party, is vehemently opposed to a deal with neighboring Macedonia over its state name. (AP Photo/Yorgos Karahalis)

The Latest: US backs place in NATO, EU for renamed Macedonia

Associated Press

Macedonian Prime Minister Zoran Zaev talks to the media during a news conference at a government building in Skopje, Macedonia, Saturday, Jan. 12, 2019. Macedonia late Friday fulfilled its part of a historic deal that will pave its way to NATO membership and normalize relations with neighboring Greece, after lawmakers approved constitutional changes to rename the country North Macedonia. (AP Photo/Boris Grdanoski)

Macedonian PM: Greece’s turn to make history with name deal

By KONSTANTIN TESTORIDES and DEMETRIS NELLAS - Associated Press

Opponents to the change of the country's constitutional name protest outside the parliament building prior to a session of the Macedonian Parliament in the capital Skopje, Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2019. Macedonian lawmakers are entering the last phase of debate on constitutional changes to rename their country North Macedonia as part of a deal with neighboring Greece to pave the way for NATO membership and eventually joining the European Union. (AP Photo/Boris Grdanoski)

The Latest: NATO, EU support Macedonia’s vote to change name

Associated Press

Defense Secretary Jim Mattis speaks during the 2018 POW/MIA National Recognition Day Ceremony at the Pentagon in Washington. President Donald Trump says Mattis will be retiring at the end of February 2019 and that a new secretary will be named shortly. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, file)

NATO aware of reports about US troop cuts in Afghanistan

By LORNE COOK - Associated Press

U.S. and NATO officials have worried that allowing Russia to install the S-400 anti-missile system in Turkey could give the Kremlin an inside look at sensitive Western technology. The U.S. reportedly has a deal to sell the system to Turkey. (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

U.S. eyes missile sale to Turkey amid Russia offer

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

Kosovo assures NATO of transparency in army transformation

Associated Press

Kosovo president Hashim Thaci, center left, speaks during a Security Council Meeting at U.N. headquarters, Monday, Dec. 17, 2018, as Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic, upper right, and others listen. The presidents of Serbia and Kosovo addressed the U.N. Security Council on Monday afternoon following Kosovo's decision to transform its existing 4,000-strong security force into a regular army and Serbia's threat of armed intervention. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)

EU urges Kosovo to drop tariffs as political tensions mount

By LORNE COOK and LLAZAR SEMINI - Associated Press

Kosovo president Hashim Thaci, center, flanked by KSF Commander Rrahman Rama as they inspect members of Kosovo Security Force in capital Pristina, Kosovo, on Thursday, Dec. 13, 2018. Kosovo lawmakers are set to transform the Kosovo Security Force into a regular army, a move that significantly heightened tension with neighboring Serbia. (AP Photo/Visar Kryeziu)

Serbia talks up armed intervention as Kosovo OKs new army

By FLORENT BAJRAMI and LLAZAR SEMINI - Associated Press

Members of Kosovo Security Force line up for inspection by Kosovo president Hashim Thaci in capital Pristina, Kosovo, on Thursday, Dec. 13, 2018. Kosovo lawmakers are set to transform the Kosovo Security Force into a regular army. (AP Photo/Visar Kryeziu)

The Latest: Russia denounces Kosovo move to form army

Associated Press

Volunteers with the right-wing paramilitary Azov National Corps attend a rally against Russia in front of the Ukrainian President's office in Kiev, Ukraine, Friday, Dec. 7, 2018. Some hundreds from the far-right party National Corps waved flags and protested. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

NATO steps up strategic Ukraine aid after push by Trump administration

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

In this photo taken on Thursday, March 22, 2018, members of Kosovo Security Force (KSF) line up for a flag raising ceremony inside the barracks in the southern part of the ethnically divided town of Mitrovica. Kosovo is moving to build itself a regular army, angering neighboring Serbia enough to talk of military intervention _ a seemingly empty threat. (AP Photo/Visar Kryeziu)

Kosovo’s plan to build an army revives old Balkan tensions

By DUSAN STOJANOVIC - Associated Press

Resolute Support Mission Commander United States Army General Austin Scott Miller, right, speaks with Afghanistan's Foreign Minister Salahuddin Rabbani during a meeting of the North Atlantic Council and Resolute Support at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2018. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco, Pool)

Despite Afghan deaths, slow peace efforts, NATO vows to stay

By LORNE COOK - Associated Press

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, center, speaks with Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland, left, and Croatian Foreign Minister Majija Pejcinovic Buric, right, during a meeting of the North Atlantic Council and the Balkans at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2018. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

NATO gives Bosnia green light to advance on membership path

By LORNE COOK and SABINA NIKSIC - Associated Press