“Without doubt, NATO would suffer from weakness without Turkey,” Stoltenberg told German newspaper Welt am Sonntag in an interview posted online on April 29. “Turkey is a key country for the security of Europe,” he stressed. Stoltenberg said Turkey has made huge contributions to NATO missions in Kosovo, Afghanistan and the Mediterranean Sea. Source Turkey
Dealing a serious blow to President Donald Trump’s agenda, the Senate early Friday rejected a measure to repeal parts of former President Barack Obama’s health care law after a night of high suspense in the U.S. Capitol. Source:France24
Pakistan’s top court on Friday disqualified Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif from office after a damning corruption probe into his family wealth, cutting short his third stint in power. Source: France 24
Airbus SE said it will almost halve production of its slow-selling A380 superjumbo, casting further doubt over the program’s future, while warning that engine glitches are still weighing on deliveries of the single-aisle A320 that’s due to become its largest-volume model. Source Bloomberg
