Talks in the Netherlands will focus on a pledge to increase defence spending to 5pc of GDP

Higher defence spending will top the agenda when members of the Western alliance gather in The Hague.

Talks in the Netherlands will focus on a pledge to increase defence spending to 5pc of GDP

BRUSSELS, Belgium: NATO on Sunday signed off on a pledge to ramp up defense spending before its upcoming summit, but Madrid insisted it would not need to hit the five percent of…

NATO meets for its annual summit this week, and the U.S. is pushing for allies to sharply increase their defense spending to 5% of gross domestic product.

Nato is due to gather in The Hague tomorrow evening amid chaos in the Middle East and the ongoing war in Ukraine.

NATO leaders gather Tuesday in The Hague for what could be a historic summit, or one marred by divisions.

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The US has been pressuring its allies to adopt new targets for defence spending in response to the Russian threat.

As Nato leaders meet to agree big increases in targets for defence spending, some of them haven't yet met the existing ones.

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THE HAGUE: US President Donald Trump swept into NATO’s Hague summit Tuesday, with allies hoping a pledge to ramp up defense spending will keep the mercurial leader of the military…

The spending target the military alliance just agreed on is unlikely to be met by all countries, but experts say some members are moving to bolster their defenses in case of a…

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NATO members have been facing pressure, particularly from ally Washington, to more than double their defense spending target.

Leaders, including US President Donald Trump, are gathering in the Netherlands.

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