NATO 5% spending target ‘unreasonable’ for Spain: PM MADRID: Any NATO target to ramp up defence spending to five percent of annual economic output would be... Published 19 Jun, 2025 06:38pm
World NATO chief hopeful of spending deal as meets allies in Rome ROME: NATO chief Mark Rutte said Thursday he was “pretty confident” of getting a deal on boosting defence spending... Published 12 Jun, 2025 04:54pm
World German defence minister in Kyiv on visit BERLIN: German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius arrived in Kyiv on Thursday, a spokesman in his ministry told AFP, a... Published 12 Jun, 2025 11:54am
World NATO chief to urge 400-percent rise in alliance’s air defence LONDON: NATO head Mark Rutte will on Monday call for a “quantum leap” in defence capacities including a “400-percent... Published 09 Jun, 2025 02:26pm
World Germany’s Merz says ‘no doubt’ US to stick with NATO BERLIN: Germany’s Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Friday he had “no doubt” the United States would remain in NATO... Published 06 Jun, 2025 05:34pm
World UK leader Starmer to host NATO chief Rutte next week LONDON: UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer will host NATO head Mark Rutte in London next Monday for talks focusing on... Published 05 Jun, 2025 06:13pm
World Germany to boost military by up to 60,000 troops under new NATO targets BRUSSELS: Germany will need up to 60,000 additional troops under new NATO targets for weapons and personnel, Defence... Published 05 Jun, 2025 04:56pm
World NATO defence buildup must ‘outpace Russia’: US envoy BRUSSELS: NATO’s push to ramp up defences must outstrip Russia’s rearmament drive as Moscow is already gearing up... Published 04 Jun, 2025 05:32pm
World Ukraine invited to NATO summit in The Hague: Zelenskyy VILNIUS: Ukraine has been invited to a NATO summit later in June, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said, after... Published 03 Jun, 2025 05:20pm
World Poland holds knife-edge vote with EU role at stake WARSAW: Poles are set to vote on Sunday in a knife-edge presidential election with major implications for the... Published 01 Jun, 2025 10:27am
World Sweden steps up rules against Russia’s Baltic ‘shadow fleet’ STOCKHOLM: Sweden on Saturday announced new rules upping checks on foreign vessels in the Baltic from July 1,... Published 01 Jun, 2025 03:03am
World Ukraine keeps Russia guessing over participation in June 2 peace talks KYIV: Ukraine on Friday resisted pressure from Moscow and Washington to commit itself to attending another round of... Published 30 May, 2025 11:58pm
World Rivals neck-and-neck ahead of Poland’s ‘clash of civilisations’ vote WARSAW: Warsaw’s pro-EU mayor and a nationalist historian vying for Poland’s presidency hold their last day of... Published 30 May, 2025 11:02am
World US defence chief looks to woo allies in Asian security forum debut SINGAPORE: US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth will try to convince Asian defence leaders this weekend that the United... Published 29 May, 2025 12:28pm
World Germany’s top diplomat heads to US for talks on Ukraine, NATO, trade BERLIN: Germany’s Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul heads to the United States for talks Wednesday on the Ukraine and... Published 27 May, 2025 11:06pm
World Trump says Putin has ‘gone absolutely CRAZY’, considering more sanctions on Russia MOSCOW/KYIV: US President Donald Trump said Vladimir Putin had “gone absolutely CRAZY” by unleashing the largest... Published 26 May, 2025 12:50pm
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World Trump to speak to Putin on end to war in Ukraine as Europeans demand ceasefire MOSCOW: US President Donald Trump is set to speak to Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday about peace in... Published 19 May, 2025 01:16pm
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World Marco Rubio says NATO members will agree to 5% defence spending over next decade by June summit WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Thursday that all NATO members will have agreed on a goal of... Published 16 May, 2025 11:51am
World Several suspects held over NATO arms contract graft BRUSSELS: NATO said Wednesday that several suspects had been detained over alleged corruption in procurement... Published 15 May, 2025 05:42am
World Vladimir Putin proposes direct peace talks with Ukraine after three years of war MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday proposed direct talks with Ukraine on May 15 in Turkey that he... Published 11 May, 2025 10:44am
World Ukraine says it has uncovered Hungarian spy network KYIV/BUDAPEST: Ukraine’s SBU security agency said on Friday it had uncovered a spy network being run by the... Published 09 May, 2025 04:30pm
World Romanian hard-right leader clear winner in first-round presidential vote BUCHAREST: Hard-right eurosceptic George Simion won the first round of Romania’s presidential election re-run on... Published 05 May, 2025 11:27am
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World Spain must raise defence spending to 3% of GDP, says EU defence chief MADRID: Spain will have to raise defence spending to 3% of gross domestic product, the European defence commissioner... Published 03 May, 2025 12:51pm
World US urges France to take lead on European defense WASHINGTON: US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Thursday called on France to boost military spending at a time of... Published 17 Apr, 2025 10:43pm
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World NATO chief says China military expansion ‘staggering’ TOKYO: China’s expansion of its armed forces is “staggering”, NATO’s chief said on a visit to Japan beginning... Published 08 Apr, 2025 01:12pm
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