A NATO flotilla arrived in the Black Sea on Wednesday to train with ships from the Bulgarian, Romanian and Turkish navies, the U.S.-led Western alliance said. Tensions in the Black Sea region are running high because of the separatist conflict in eastern Ukraine and Russia’s annexation of the country’s Crimea …

The U.S. military is due to send troops to Romania and Bulgaria during the summer as part of an operation to counter Russian hostility in Europe, but U.S. officials now say the operation may beexpanded to include Hungary, the Czech Republic and Georgia. Operation Atlantic Resolve, which already has U.S. troops …

Eleven militants were killed during army operations in North Sinai’s Sheikh Zuweid and Rafah, according to state-run news agency MENA Tuesday. The army launched airstrikes and ground forces to destroy militant hideouts. Both Rafah and Sheikh Zuweid have witnessed military parades during the past week on behalf of militant group …