EU needs to do more to boost defense spending, Italy's Meloni says
A proposal to exclude defence spending from European Union budget rules is a first step, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia ...
Putin Says Russia Open to Cutting Military Spending Alongside US, China
The Russian president says he agrees with Donald Trump's aim to slash arms expenditure by 50 percent, after peace is achieved ...
UK defence spending to rise to 2.5% of GDP by 2027, funded by cut in international aid
The announcement comes ahead of a high-stakes meeting between Keir Starmer and Donald Trump at the White House on Thursday.
EU proposal to exclude defence spending from Stability Pact is a first step, Italy PM says
A European Commission proposal to exclude defence spending from the EU's Stability Pact is a first step but more has to be ...
Europe Must Raise Defence Spending, Use Russian Assets for Ukraine, Czech PM Says
PRAGUE (Reuters) - Europe should use money from frozen Russian assets for further military support of Ukraine and relax its ...
UK ramps up defence budget and Europe's 'fight for peace'
The government's increase in defence spending and developments between Ukraine and the US dominate Wednesday's papers.
Increasing defence budget will require tough trade-offs
Good morning. An awful lot happened yesterday — Keir Starmer announced plans for the most sustained increase in UK defence spending since the cold war, Kemi Badenoch gave a speech about foreign policy ...
Defense secretary orders military to prepare for major budget cuts
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered the military to prepare plans to make drastic budget cuts over the next five years ...