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Turkey-US arms spat likely to be settled 'by year's end': US envoy
Jun 29, 2025 (AFP)
Speaking to state news agency Anadolu, Tom Barrack said US President Donald Trump and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan would instruct their top dipl...
Top Chinese military official under corruption probe removed from office
Jun 27, 2025 (AFP)
Admiral Miao Hua was accused of "serious violations of discipline", a common euphemism for corruption. That made him the latest senior figure to fall in a sweep...
German police probe possible Russian sabotage after army trucks torched
Jun 27, 2025 (AFP)
The interior ministry in the eastern state of Thuringia said police were investigating the fires at a depot in the city of Erfurt last weekend. "We cannot say w...
What does NATO's 5% spending deal really mean?
Jun 25, 2025 (AFP)
Here are the details of what NATO is signing up to: - Five percent? Not really - Trump has insisted NATO countries hit the five-percent bar -- well beyond the c...
NATO agrees to 5% GDP for defense after Trump reaffirms commitment
Jun 25, 2025 (UPI)
"This is a significant commitment in response to significant threats to our security," NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said in a press conference. Rutte said ...
Canada, EU deepen defense partnership as Ottawa shifts from U.S.
Jun 24, 2025 (UPI)
Prime Minister Mark Carney signed the pact during a Canada-EU summit on Monday. Antonio Costa, president of the European Council, the collegiate body of the 27-...
Spain publishes NATO letter to back spending exemption claim
Jun 23, 2025 (AFP)
Sanchez said Sunday that Spain would not need to hit the headline figure of five percent of GDP demanded by US President Donald Trump, setting up a potential cl...
Belgium wants NATO flexibility following Spain's 'noisy' outburst
Jun 23, 2025 (AFP)
Madrid said on Sunday it would not need to hit the five percent of GDP demanded by US President Donald Trump, setting up a potential clash at a two-day gatherin...
NATO strikes spending deal, but Spain exemption claim risks Trump ire
Jun 22, 2025 (AFP)
The claim by Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez sets up a potential clash with Trump, who has pressured allies to commit to that headline figure when they mee...
Protesters slam war profiteering, Israel at French air fair
Jun 21, 2025 (AFP)
The long-planned protest at the Paris Air Show outside the French capital also comes as Israel's war with Iran drags on into a ninth day, with Tehran threatenin...
Sweden parties back govt's defence spending hike
Jun 19, 2025 (AFP)
The 300 billion kronor ($31 billion) boost over the next decade, first announced in March and due to be finalised in forthcoming budget decisions, will be the n...
Spain pushes back against mooted 5% NATO spending goal
Jun 18, 2025 (AFP)
The European country ended 2024 as the NATO member that dedicated the smallest proportion of its annual economic output to defence, falling short of the two per...
Israel vows court fight as France walls off displays at Paris Air Show
Jun 16, 2025 (UPI)
France's Foreign Ministry defended the decision to erect black partition walls around five Israeli arms manufacturers and block access to the stands, which disp...
Chile's defense policy shift carries high costs
Jun 13, 2025 (UPI)
Chile's president has sharply criticized Israel's military actions in Gaza. In his recent state of the nation address, he supported Spain's proposal for an arms...
As NATO ups defence spending, can Europe produce the weapons?
Jun 13, 2025 (AFP)
But as Europe promises to ramp up defence spending and wean itself from reliance on the United States, a key question looms: can it produce enough weapons? "Thi...
South Korea in 'final stages' to sign major tank deal with Poland
Jun 10, 2025 (AFP)
In 2022, the two countries signed a $13.7 billion arms deal -- Seoul's largest to date -- which included South Korean K2 tanks and fighter jets for Poland, Ukra...
Defence or environment? UK faces spending choices
Jun 09, 2025 (AFP)
Prime Minister Keir Starmer is boosting the defence budget, and reports point to National Health Service (NHS) being bolstered -- forcing other key ministries t...
Canada to hit 2% defense NATO spending target this year: Carney
Jun 09, 2025 (AFP)
Carney's speech at the University of Toronto included stark warnings about the global security order being shaken by US President Donald Trump. But it extended ...
NATO Secretary General Rutte to ask allies to up military spending
Jun 09, 2025 (UPI)
Rutte is set to deliver remarks at the Royal Institute of International Affairs, a British think tank also known as Chatham House, in London and meet with Briti...
NATO leaders propose 5% defense investment by member states
Jun 05, 2025 (UPI)
The proposed defense investment plan would require member nations to invest 5% of their respective gross domestic products in defense, NATO officials announced....
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