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NATO members step up spending, but doubts about US remain
Most NATO allies promised to ramp up defense spending and reaffirmed their "ironclad" commitment to mutual defense. But there are lingering concerns over the scale and scope of US engagement.
Published on: June 25, 2025 | Source:
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Bulgaria's former Prime Minister Kiril Petkov resigns as MP over corruption probe
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Published on: June 25, 2025 | Source:How Trump learned to stop worrying and love NATO
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Published on: June 25, 2025 | Source:Trump says Nato's new 5% defence spending pledge a 'big win'
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Published on: June 25, 2025 | Source:Defence spend to 5% of GDP, Ukraine, Russia: The key takeaways from the NATO summit
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Published on: June 25, 2025 | Source:Is Donald Trump making Europe great again?
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Published on: June 25, 2025 | Source:Former Spanish football chief loses World Cup kiss appeal
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Published on: June 25, 2025 | Source:Police seize β¬57 million in illegal Ozempic, peptides, and other black market drugs in global bust
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Published on: June 25, 2025 | Source:Capitals can subsidise industry energy bills under new EU state aid rules
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Published on: June 25, 2025 | Source:Strikes on Iran's Fordow enrichment site rendered it inoperable, Israeli atomic agency claims
The Israeli assessment contradicts a leaked intelligence report from the US, which suggests that Iranβs nuclear programme has only been set back by a few months.
Published on: June 25, 2025 | Source:'Daddy diplomacy' at NATO: Trump and Rutte's social media bonding
At the close of the NATO summit, Mark Rutte shared informal praise for Trumpβs approach to Iran and defence spending, including a playful "daddy" remark on TV and private messages calling Trumpβs bombing of Iran βdecisiveβ and βextraordinaryβ.
Published on: June 25, 2025 | Source:Egyptβs long arm: EU's ally among top offenders targeting exiled dissidents
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Published on: June 25, 2025 | Source:NATO clinches defense spending deal in big win for Trump
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Published on: June 25, 2025 | Source:'It's possible' Putin will invade more than Ukraine, says Donald Trump
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Published on: June 25, 2025 | Source:Donald Trump will make UK state visit this year, Buckingham Palace confirms
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Published on: June 25, 2025 | Source:Macron urges Trump to end trade war after NATO deal to boost defense spending
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Published on: June 25, 2025 | Source:Club World Cup: Football players and fans languish in extreme heat
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Published on: June 25, 2025 | Source:Club World Cup: Extreme heat poses questions for FIFA
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Published on: June 25, 2025 | Source:Why does Germany pay taxes for Russian propaganda?
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Published on: June 25, 2025 | Source:Sharp dressed man: Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskyy and the sartorial switch for NATO
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Published on: June 25, 2025 | Source:Iran's parliament backs bill to suspend cooperation with UN's nuclear watchdog
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Published on: June 25, 2025 | Source:Serbia's students plan major rally after issuing 'ultimatum'
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Published on: June 25, 2025 | Source:EU aims to create a βcompetitiveβ single market for space services
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Published on: June 25, 2025 | Source:Extinction Rebellion activists arrested at NATO summit protest in the Hague
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