Belgium's Proximus and France's Thales have won a major NATO contract to modernise the alliance's IT infrastructure, the two companies said on Tuesday.

NATO exercise shows alliance resolve as concerns grow about Russia's shadow fleet in the Baltic Sea, with incidents of severed cables raising regional tensions

BERLIN (Reuters) -Russia is determined to test the resolve of the NATO alliance, including by extending its confrontation with the West beyond the borders of Ukraine, the Germany's foreign intelligence chief told the Table Media news organization.

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte will use a speech in London on Monday to say the military alliance needs a 400% increase in air and missile defence, one of the priorities for a summit of members in the Hague later this month.

NATO defense ministers are set to approve plans to buy more weapons and military equipment to better defend Europe, the Arctic and North Atlantic.

Sergio Sette Camara will make his Formula E return at the Berlin E-Prix double-header, filling in at Nissan for Norman Nato, who will be competing in the World Endurance Championship.Camara has made 66 starts in Formula E for Dragon/Penske Autosport and ERT – with a best finish of fourth

NATO secretary general Mark Rutte is urging Europe to massively increase its spending on missile defence systems while Russia remains engaged in Ukraine, leading to calls for a "Golden Dome" defence system,

Ukraine must take part in NATO’s summit in the Netherlands later this month, where strong decisions are also necessary, Kyiv said Tuesday. “We emphasize that not only Ukraine's participation is needed, but also a strong decision from this summit,” Foreign Ministry spokesman Heorhii Tykhyi told a press briefing in the capital Kyiv.