King welcomes Volodymyr Zelensky to lunch at Windsor Castle The Ukrainian president has travelled to the UK to meet Sir Keir Starmer in London ahead of a Nato summit. Evening Standard · Jun 23, 2025
NATO leaders are set to agree a historic defense spending pledge, but the hike won't apply to all NATO leaders are expected to agree by Wednesday that member countries should spend 5% of their gross domestic product on defense The Independent UK · Jun 23, 2025
Macron reiterates call for resumption of diplomacy to stop Middle East conflict France's President, Emmanuel Macron, emerged from a meeting with top politicians and advisors to reiterate his call for a resumption of talks to stop the conflict between Israel, Iran and the United States. Radio France Internationale · Jun 23, 2025
NATO leaders gather Tuesday for what could be a historic summit, or one marred by divisions U.S. President Donald Trump and his NATO counterparts are gathering this week for what might be a historic summit The Independent UK · Jun 23, 2025
NATO Strikes Spending Deal, But Spain Exemption Claim Risks Trump Ire NATO on Sunday signed off on a pledge to ramp up defence spending before its upcoming summit, but Madrid insisted it would not need to hit the five percent of GDP demanded by US President Donald Trump. International Business Times · Jun 22, 2025
Hundreds protest in The Hague against NATO, days before the Dutch city hosts alliance summit Hundreds of people are protesting against NATO and military spending and against a possible conflict with Iran, two days before a summit of the alliance in The Hague that is seeking to increase allies’ defense budgets The Independent UK · Jun 22, 2025
Turkey steps into EU defence plans as bloc eyes independence from US The European Union is working more closely with Turkey on defence, aiming to build military independence as fears grow over Russia and doubts linger about continued US support. Radio France Internationale · Jun 21, 2025
What I saw as one of the only people allowed inside Britain’s only nuclear bunker The media have been allowed inside the Atomic Weapons Establishment for the first time in a decade. Robert Fox takes a journey into the heart of Britain’s nuclear weapons programme - at a time of increased global tension Evening Standard · Jun 20, 2025
Erdogan vows to boost Turkey's missile production as Israel-Iran war escalates Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says Turkey will strengthen its deterrence capabilities so that no country would dare attack it The Independent UK · Jun 20, 2025
The success of a key NATO summit is in doubt after Spain rejects a big hike in defense spending The success of a key NATO summit next week is hanging in the balance The Independent UK · Jun 20, 2025
Trump meeting on backburner with PM to skip summit Anthony Albanese will resist making a last-minute dash to the NATO summit which could have provided a fresh chance to finally meet with Donald Trump. AAP · Jun 20, 2025
Can NATO Keep Trump On-message About Russia Threat? When leaders from NATO's 32 countries gather for a summit in The Hague next week, most want to send a clear message: Russia is the main threat to their alliance. International Business Times · Jun 20, 2025
Spain rejects NATO’s 5% defence spending hike as ‘counterproductive’ Spanish PM Pedro Sanchez warns the spending hike would undermine EU efforts to build its own security and defence base. Al Jazeera · Jun 19, 2025
Spain rejects Nato plan for member states to spend 5% of GDP on defence PM Pedro Sánchez says he wants a ‘more flexible formula’ that would make target optional or allow Madrid to opt out The Guardian - UK · Jun 19, 2025
The Independent UK · Jun 19, 2025 Spain rejects NATO’s anticipated defense spending increase as 'unreasonable' Spain has rejected a NATO proposal to spend 5% of GDP on defense needs that’s expected to be announced next week, calling it “unreasonable.”
The Independent UK · Jun 19, 2025 Finland's lawmakers vote to leave land mine treaty as Nordic country boosts defenses against Russia Finland’s parliament has voted overwhelmingly to pull out of a major international treaty on land mines as the Nordic country seeks to boost its defenses against an increasingly assertive Russia
The Independent UK · Jun 19, 2025 Massive security operation for NATO summit turns parts of The Hague into a fortress Super-tight security is smothering The Hague around a summit of NATO leaders next week
The Guardian - AU · Jun 19, 2025 Ukraine war briefing: Russia can defend itself, says Putin, as North Korea sends more soldiers Death toll rises to 28 after Russian attack on Kyiv apartments; Zelenskyy planning to attend Nato summit in The Hague. What we know on day 1,212
Latin Times · Jun 18, 2025 Trump's 'Short Attention Span' Led to Changes to NATO Summit to Avoid Any 'Truth Social Bombshells,' Diplomats Say Next week's NATO summit in The Hague will be brief compared to past events, with organizers reportedly tailoring the agenda to President Trump's limited focus.
The Independent UK · Jun 18, 2025 EU's top diplomat warns that Russia has a plan for long-term aggression against Europe The European Union's top diplomat says Russia's massive military spending suggests that President Vladimir Putin plans to use his armed forces again elsewhere in the future
Al Jazeera · Jun 18, 2025 Ukraine’s Zelenskyy warns diplomacy in ‘crisis’ after Trump’s early G7 exit Ukraine’s leader was denied a meeting with his most powerful ally, after Donald Trump left the summit a day early.
International Business Times · Jun 18, 2025 Spain Pushes Back Against Mooted 5% NATO Spending Goal Spain is resisting US President Donald Trump's demands to hike defence spending to five percent of national output, potentially threatening NATO unity at a crucial alliance summit this month.
The Guardian - UK · Jun 18, 2025 Why Europe should hijack Nato for its own purposes As the Trump administration’s security focus shifts towards countering China, European governments are living on borrowed time, says Paul Taylor of the European Policy Centre
The Guardian - US · Jun 17, 2025 Ukraine left in lurch as Trump rushes out of G7 without meeting Zelenskyy US president said he had to leave to focus on Israel-Iran conflict, without addressing Russia-Ukraine ceasefire
AAP · Jun 17, 2025 PM eyes another possible Trump meeting later this month Anthony Albanese could soon get a second chance to meet with Donald Trump, after the US president abruptly cancelled their first in-person meeting.