NATO chief Mark Rutte wants member countries to agree at a summit in June to reach five percent of GDP on defence-related ...

Germany’s biggest arms manufacturer continues to expect an increase of 35% to 40% in sales, but said guidance could be ...

Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof says NATO’s chief wants the allies to agree to start spending at least 3.5% of GDP on their ...

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte has proposed that alliance members meet higher targets for defence spending by 2032, Dutch ...

The world is arming itself at the fastest rate since near the end of the Cold War, according to a new report, as major wars ...

Global military expenditure in 2024 reached $2.718 trillion, a 9.4 percent increase from 2023—the steepest annual rise since ...

The Turkish Mediterranean city of Antalya will host an informal meeting of NATO foreign ministers this week amid concerns ...

The US remains the world's largest defence spender, which allocated nearly $1 trillion to its war machinery in 2024 ...

European countries have ramped up their defense spending since Russia's invasion of Ukraine, but Mark Rutte says they must go considerably higher.

BRUSSELS — Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof said Friday that NATO’s chief wants the 32 member countries to agree to start spending at least 3.5% of gross domestic product on their defense ...

US President Donald Trump has demanded that NATO allies ramp up their military spending to five percent of GDP, a level that not even the United States currently hits. Schoof said Rutte had ...