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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, ...
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Trump Posts Text From NATO Leader Praising Him For Getting Allies To Pony Up Defense Funds
President Donald Trump shared a message from North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Secretary General Mark Rutte Tuesday ...
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.
Germany to Sell More Debt as Coalition Ramps Up Defense Spending
Germany will sell €19 billion ($22 billion) more federal-government debt than planned in the third quarter to help fund a ...
Lithuania's Budrys: NATO allies must commit equally to defense spending
Kęstutis Budrys, Lithuania's foreign affairs minister, discusses the importance of a coordinated effort to meet NATO spending ...
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Trump joins NATO summit as tensions with Iran and Israel cast shadow over defense talks
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (TNND) — President Donald Trump is joining NATO leaders in the Netherlands on Tuesday to participate ...
NATO leaders are set to agree on a historic defense spending pledge, but the hike won't apply to all
The head of the NATO military alliance warned Monday that no country could have an opt-out from a massive new hike in defense ...
Australia Must Choose Defense or Social Spending, Rabobank Says
Australia confronts a “guns or butter” choice between a bigger defense budget and expanding national disability insurance and ...