Despite Greenland, France's Macron and NATO's head make nice with Trump behind the scenesWhile Europe publicly criticizes President Trump's Greenland ambitions, private messages reveal a softer tone. French President Macron, in ...
20 Jan, 2026, 10.59 PM IST
Davos 2026: Thousands of personnel, AI drones fortify Swiss town as it awaits Trump, other global elitesDavos is under unprecedented security for the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting. Thousands of armed forces, drones, and special tools are...
18 Jan, 2026, 12.29 PM IST
US plan sees Ukraine joining EU in 2027, official tells AFPA new US plan suggests Ukraine could join the European Union by January 2027. This proposal also includes Ukraine ceding land to Russia. Eu...
13 Dec, 2025, 07.39 AM IST
NATO warns India, China, Brazil of 100% sanctions over Russia tradeNATO Secretary General Mark Rutte has threatened India, China, and Brazil with 100% secondary sanctions if they continue trading with Russi...
17 Jul, 2025, 05.37 PM IST
The Italian job: How Rome plans to work around NATO spending hikeItaly is committed to NATO's increased defense spending target of 5% of GDP by 2035, but it seeks to creatively minimize the impact on its ...
03 Jul, 2025, 10.34 AM IST
Keir Starmer unveils UK’s largest defense spending boost since WWII, to hit 5% GDP by 2035 in NATO commitmentUnited Kingdom plans a big boost in security spending. Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced the goal. UK will spend 5% of its GDP on defen...
24 Jun, 2025, 02.48 PM IST
NATO chief Rutte calls for 400 pc increase in alliance's air, missile defenceNATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte urges member states to increase air and missile defenses by 400% to counter the Russian threat. He emphas...
09 Jun, 2025, 11.31 PM IST
NATO chief calls for 'quantum leap' in defence and says Russia could attack in 5 yearsNATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte warned that Russia could be ready to attack the alliance within five years, urging members to increase ai...
09 Jun, 2025, 10.38 PM IST
Poland's Tusk sets confidence vote on his government for next week due to 'new political reality'Following his ally's presidential election loss to conservative Karol Nawrocki, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has called for a confiden...
03 Jun, 2025, 04.54 PM IST
UK to build attack subs as part of defence reviewPrime Minister Keir Starmer warned that "the threat we now face is more serious, more immediate and more unpredictable than at any time sin...
03 Jun, 2025, 12.29 AM IST
Drones, doubts as US allies look to NATO summitEstonia focuses on advanced military tech amid Russian pressure. Baltic states and others boost defense spending. The US plans troop cuts i...
30 May, 2025, 07.03 AM IST
UK to hike defence spending to 2.5% of GDP by cutting aid budgetBritain plans to increase defence spending to 2.5% of GDP by 2027, aiming for 3% later. The increase will be funded by reducing the oversea...
26 Feb, 2025, 12.49 PM IST
UK to raise defense spending to 2.5% of GDP by 2027, Keir Starmer says before Trump meetingPrime Minister Keir Starmer pledged to increase U.K. defense spending to 2.5% of GDP by 2027, citing a 'new era of insecurity' in Europe. T...
26 Feb, 2025, 12.34 PM IST
UK to boost defence spending to 2.5% of GDP by 2027, aiming for 3% in the long run – Cuts to foreign aid to fund military expansionUK defence spending is set to rise to 2.5% of GDP by 2027, with a long-term goal of 3%, as announced by Prime Minister Keir Starmer. To fun...
25 Feb, 2025, 08.13 PM IST
Estonia must double defence spending to counter Russia, military chief saysEstonia's military chief, General Martin Herem, stated that the country needs to double its defense spending in the next two years to amass...
28 Mar, 2024, 05.56 PM IST
View: From Europe to the Pacific, world weighs mounting risk of warNATO Military Committee Chairman Admiral Robert Bauer emphasizes the need for households to prepare for war, urging the alliance's members ...
25 Jan, 2024, 02.31 PM IST
Give Ukraine quick path to NATO after war, Lithuania leader tells alliesUkraine has been pressing NATO to declare at the July 11 and 12 summit that Kyiv would join the alliance soon after the end of the war, and...
04 Jul, 2023, 11.07 AM IST