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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 ...
Trump threatens tough trade deal for Spain after it refuses to meet NATO defense spending target
U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday said it was "terrible" that Spain wouldn't commit to meeting NATO's 5% defense ...
Trump Threatens Spain With Tough Trade Deal Over Defense Spending
President Trump laid into Spain during the NATO summit at The Hague on Wednesday, after it broke ranks with the other member ...
Trump meets with Zelenskyy and says higher NATO defense spending may deter future Russian aggression
President Donald Trump is suggesting that a commitment by NATO members to spend more on defense could help prevent future ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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, ...