World Jun 23 Trump, NATO to gather for summit amid rising global tensions Just a week ago, things had seemed rosy. NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte was optimistic the European members and Canada would commit to invest at least as much of their economic growth on defense as the United States does for the…
World Jun 05 NATO chief says alliance is ‘really close’ to accepting Trump’s 5% defense investment demand Most U.S. allies at NATO endorse President Donald Trump’s demand and are ready to ramp up security spending even more, NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte said Thursday.
World Jun 04 Zelenskyy asks Western allies to boost air defense deliveries as Hegseth skips Ukraine meeting Ukraine’s president wants his Western backers to speed up deliveries of air defense systems to counter Russian missile strikes.
World May 15 NATO weighs a US demand to massively hike defense spending as some struggle to meet the current goal NATO foreign ministers are debating a U.S. demand for a big increase in defense spending, President Donald Trump's administration wants to focus on security challenges outside of Europe.
World Apr 14 Condemnation grows as Russia claims its deadly attack on Ukraine’s Sumy targeted military forces European leaders on Monday condemned the attack as a war crime. There were calls for more sanctions on Russia. A Kremlin spokesman says Russia's military only strikes military targets.
World Apr 11 Europe vows billions in military support for Ukraine as U.S. meets Putin At the same time, a U.S. envoy pursued peace efforts Friday in a trip to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin amid growing questions about the Kremlin's willingness to stop the more than three-year war.
World Apr 07 Nations debate response to U.S. trade war as global markets roiled China struck a note of confidence even as markets in Hong Kong and Shanghai tumbled.
World Apr 04 Russian strike in central Ukraine kills 14 people and injures 50, officials say Six children were among those killed in the strike on the Dnipropetrovsk region city — the hometown of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy — in what the region’s leader Serhii Lysak described as an “assault against civilians.”…
World Apr 04 Britain and France accuse Russia of slow-walking Ukraine ceasefire efforts Russia has effectively rejected a U.S. proposal for a full and immediate 30-day halt in the fighting.
World Apr 03 Rubio tries to reassure wary NATO allies of U.S. commitment as Trump sends mixed signals U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and the Trump administration’s new envoy to NATO are seeking to reassure wary NATO members of the U.S. commitment to the alliance.