The ongoing US–Israeli military campaign against Iran has resulted in German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Italy's Giorgia Meloni, and Spain's Pedro Sánchez engaging Washington publicly
For much of his second presidential tenure, Donald Trump has berated the NATO alliance as “freeloaders” and recently as “paper tigers”
Bringing up Iran's nuclear facilities, Trump scolded NATO allies for not helping the US open up the embattled Hormuz Strait
NATO's refusal to intervene in the escalating US-Israel war on Iran has exposed a significant transatlantic rift and sent shockwaves through global energy markets due to the closure of the Strait of Hormuz
Donald Trump's comments claiming NATO troops avoided the front lines in Afghanistan have sparked outrage from British politicians and veterans
Trilateral talks between the US, Denmark, and Greenland earlier this week also saw Donald Trump stand firm on acquiring the self-governed Danish territory
According to NATO figures, both Denmark and the US are around or above the 2 % of GDP target that most NATO members agreed to meet but Washington DC's defence budget is nearly 100× larger than that of the Scandinavian nation
Bangladesh Air Force is set to receive the ace European fighter jets that can be used to accomplish fighter, bomber, air-defence or air-cover role in single sortie without needing to land
NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte claimed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi asked Russian President Vladimir Putin to explain his strategy on Ukraine 'because India is being hit with tariffs'
India has blocked Austrian economist Gunther Fehlinger-Jhan's X account following his controversial "dismantle India" post. the economist recieved flak for posting an image of a divided India and calling for a Khalistani state
US President Donald Trump on Monday had also warned of 'biting' secondary tariffs of 100 per cent on the buyers of Russian exports like oil, unless the Moscow-Kyiv conflict was resolved in 50 days
Mark Rutte, however, brushed aside the criticism, stating the remark 'daddy' was a 'question of taste'
The primary agenda at this NATO summit at the Netherlands is a new defence investment pledge, expected to counter Russia's enormous military spending
“You don’t spend that much on (the) military, if you do not plan to use it,” EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas explained to lawmakers in Strasbourg, France
The bloc's secretary Mark Rutte confirmed this at the Ukraine Defense Contact Group (UDCG) meeting in Brussels on Wednesday
PM Dick Schoof called it an 'irresponsible and unnecessary' decision
The sources also warned of dire consequences if Russia's peace deal conditions were not met
Anglo-French Storm Shadow missiles are costly but have been crucial for Ukraine in penetrating armoured Russian bunkers and arsenals as these missiles are lethal when launched from air
The Hungarian leader had openly endorsed Trump's candidacy
China urges the alliance not to bring ‘chaos’ to Asia
Romanian President Klaus Iohannis said his country had backed Rutte’s bid
Hungary is the only ally now left to ratify it
The military alliance also dispatches minehunters to the area
The NATO member had pledged to send some of its F-16s to Ukraine
Norway is the third country to donate the sophisticated aircraft to Ukraine
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