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Carney says Canada will hit Nato target of 2% of GDP five years ahead of schedule amid ‘dangerous and divided world’Mark Carney has promised to boost defence spending to its highest level in decades, warning that in a “dangerous and divided world”, Can…
US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin held a significant telephone conversation on June 4, 2025, amid escalating hostilities between Russia and Ukraine. The discussion, lasting approximately 75 minutes, centred on the recent Ukrainian drone attacks on Russian airbases, the ongoing military exchanges between the two countries, and the broader implications for regional and
Pawel Beja, Poland’s deputy minister of national defense, suggested the decision related to a reexamination of priorities in part prompted by the war in Ukraine.
Friedrich Merz struggles to get word in as US president focuses on record of former German leader who left office in 2021Donald Trump has heaped criticism on the former German chancellor Angela Merkel for opening up her country to refugees, telling her…
EXPERT PERSPECTIVE/OPINION — “Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!” The powerful statement by then-U.S. President Ronald Reagan delivered on June 12, 1987, in West Berlin was a clear demand by the leader of the free world directed at the leader of the…
“We will decide, at the NATO summit, [on] the spending, and we already know we need to spend much, much more if we want to fulfill all these [capability] targets,” Rutte said on the sidelines of the defense ministerial.
US defence secretary says he expects goal of 5% of GDP in next decade to be agreed this monthThe US defence secretary, Pete Hegseth, said Nato allies were “very close, almost near consensus” to an agreement to significantly raise targets for defence sp…
This live blog is now closed. For the latest on Trump’s remarks, read our full report: Trump says it may be better to let Ukraine and Russia ‘fight for a while’UK trade secretary Jonathan Reynolds has also called for reforms of the WTO including change…
“What we do know is that the US is completely committed to NATO,” said Mark Rutte, NATO Secretary General, ahead of an alliance defense ministers meeting in Brussels.
In 2023, BAE, along with industry partners Rolls Royce and Babcock, received five-year Detailed Design and Long Leads (D2L2) AUKUS contracts, valued at $4.9 billion, but production of a 12-strong fleet will likely run upward of $40 billion, said one ex…