Gates, on the final stop of an 11-day, around-the-world farewell tour ahead of his June 30 retirement, told a packed audience of European elites that “NATO’s serious capability gaps and other ...

Gates' actions would have raised “a lot of eyebrows” if he told the American taxpayer what he did regarding European defense. So Gates has left Europe not only with a warning, but with a question.

Two very different Americans come to Europe today, both asking the EU to spend more money. But their requests couldn’t be more different. Bill Gates will speak on foreign aid today in the ...

The tower scores high on a list of monuments and buildings at risk, drawn up by security chiefs last year. The 250,000-euro (£165,000) project will install two more iron gates and a CCTV system. But ...

Gates and other U.S. officials have criticized Europe in the past, saying it is failing to hold up its end of the bargain. But his harsh language Friday in the speech to the Security and Defense ...

Mr. Gates did soften his message a bit, noting that, not counting United States forces, NATO troops in Afghanistan were to increase to 50,000 this year, from 30,000 last year.

The tower scores high on a list of monuments and buildings at risk, drawn up by security chiefs last year. The 250,000-euro (£165,000) project will install two more iron gates and a CCTV system.