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NATO leaders agree to hike military spending, recommit to collective defense
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — NATO leaders agreed on Wednesday on a massive hike in defense spending after pressure from President ...
NATO Leaders Endorse Historic Plan to Boost Defense Spending
NATO leaders agreed to increase defense spending to 5% of GDP and renewed their commitment to mutual defense in an historic ...
What happened at NATO: the new defense budget explained
NATO leaders endorsed a big new defense spending target at an alliance summit in The Hague on Wednesday (June 25), as ...
Ukrainian President Zelenskyy sidelined as NATO leaders meet to agree defense spending boost
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is looking on from the sidelines as NATO leaders meet to agree a significant boost in ...
Portugal Reiterates It Will Meet Defense Spending Goal in 2025
Portuguese Prime Minister Luis Montenegro reiterated his country will reach a target for investment in defense to increase to ...
NATO leaders want to appease Trump, but spending billions more on the defense alliance ‘would be just crazy for Europeans,’ foreign policy expert says
The spending target the military alliance just agreed on is unlikely to be met by all countries, but experts say some members ...
Germany to raise defense spending to 3.5% of GDP in 2029
Germany’s finance minister has vowed to lift the country’s defense spending to 3.5% of gross domestic product in 2029.
Japan Policy Chief Hits Back at US Call for 5% Defense Spending
Japan should focus on enhancing its defense capabilities, not chasing spending goals, the ruling party’s policy chief said, ...