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  • Published on Jun 19, 2025

    NATO 5% spending target ‘unreasonable’ for Spain: PM

    MADRID: Any NATO target to ramp up defence spending to five percent of annual economic output would be “unreasonable” for Spain, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Thursday ahead of a crucial alliance summit. The June 24-25 gathering in The Hague comes …

    Source: Business Recorder - Neutral
  • Published on Jun 19, 2025

    Spain officially rejects NATO’s demand of spending 5% GDP on defence ‘to protect welfare state’

    SPAIN has formally told NATO it will not commit to spending 5% of GDP on defence, with Pedro Sanchez warning the alliance that such demands would devastate the country’s welfare state. In a letter sent to NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, the Spanish …

    Source: Olive Press - Center-left
  • Published on Jun 19, 2025

    Spain rejects NATO's anticipated 5% defense spending proposal as 'unreasonable'

    MADRID — Spain has rejected a NATO proposal to spend 5% of gross domestic product on defense needs that’s due to be announced next week, calling it “unreasonable.” Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, in a letter sent on Thursday to NATO Secretary-General Mark …

    Source: Newsday - New York - Neutral
  • Published on Jun 19, 2025

    Spain wants to opt out from NATO’s 5% defence spending target

    MADRID (Reuters) -Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has asked NATO to exclude Spain from raising its defence spending target to 5% of gross domestic product, according to a letter sent to NATO chief Mark Rutte seen by Reuters on Thursday. Sanchez …

    Source: WHTC - Michigan - Pending
  • Published on Jun 19, 2025

    Italy to Establish 10,000-Strong Military Reserve to Boost Defense

    Italy intends to create a reserve force of 10,000 servicemen as part of the country’s efforts to strengthen its armed forces and fulfill its NATO commitments regarding defense spending. This was reported by Euractiv. On June 18, Nino Minardo, chairman of …

    Source: Mezha - Indeterminate
  • Published on Jun 19, 2025

    Spain rejects NATO’s anticipated defense spending increase as ‘unreasonable’

    By Canadian Press Jun 19, 2025 | 6:05 AM MADRID (AP) — Spain has rejected a NATO proposal to spend 5% of GDP on defense needs that’s due to be announced next week, calling it “unreasonable.” In a letter sent Thursday to NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte, …

    Source: Nanaimo News Now - Pending
  • Published on Jun 19, 2025

    'Very bad decision' if Hezbollah joins Iran-Israel war, says US envoy

    US envoy Thomas Barrack has warned it would be a “very, very, very bad decision” for Hezbollah to join the Israel-Iran war in support of its patron Tehran. Mr Barrack, who is the US special envoy for Syria and ambassador to Turkey, made the comments during …

    Source: The National News - Pro-Government
  • Published on Jun 19, 2025

    Spain threatens to block NATO’s 5% defense spending target

    There are thunderclouds hanging over the most important NATO summit since the Cold War, to be held in just a few days in The Hague. NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte sent a letter to the allies on Wednesday that included all of Donald Trump’s wishes: NATO …

    Source: El País - Center-left
  • Published on Jun 19, 2025

    Va. senator confronts Defense secretary over Fort Lee name change

    Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth defended the Trump Administration's decision to revert Army post names back to their pre-diversity initiative designations. Senator Tim Kaine challenged the decision, arguing that it disrespected the legacies of the …

    Source: The Progress Index - Vermont - Pending
  • Published on Jun 19, 2025

    The prospects of an EU war economy

    Europe’s drive for a war economy to deter Russia faces funding, industrial, political and alliance challenges. March 6: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy (center), European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President …

    Source: Geopolitical Intelligence Services - Neutral
  • Published on Jun 19, 2025

    Foreigners flee Iran, Israel as war enters fifth day

    More than 700 foreign nationals have crossed from Iran into neighbouring Azerbaijan and Armenia since Israel began striking the country last week, government officials in Baku and Yerevan said Tuesday. The Caucasus countries border Iran’s northwest, with …

    Source: Daily Trust - Indeterminate
  • Published on Jun 18, 2025

    Trump undecided on joining war on Iran as Khamenei warns him not to attack

    Donald Trump said he had not decided whether or not to take his country into Israel’s new war, as Iran’s supreme leader said the US would face “irreparable damage” if it deployed its military to attack. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Israel had made a “huge …

    Source: The Guardian - Center-left
  • Published on Jun 19, 2025

    Army teams battle for FCB Cup $150,000

    No matter the result, $150,000 will be marching into the coffers of the Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force tonight, as their two football teams face off in an unprecedented all-Army final of the 2025 First Citizens Cup. The match kicks off at 7 p.m. at the …

    Source: Trinidad Express - Neutral
  • Published on Jun 19, 2025

    Spain’s PM Slams NATO’s Defense Budget Hike as ‘Irrational’

    (MENAFN) Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez slammed NATO’s suggestion to boost defense budgets by 5% as “irrational” during a letter sent Thursday to NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte, media reported. In the correspondence, Sanchez firmly declined to …

    Source: MENAFN - Indeterminate
  • Published on Jun 19, 2025

    Al Hilal show 'potential of Saudi football' in Real Madrid draw

    On the eve of Wednesday's Fifa Club World Cup tie between Al Hilal and Real Madrid, amid the Art Deco diners that line Miami’s South Beach reminiscent of something out of Back to the Future, two men sat debating football in front of a baby blue …

    Source: The National News - Pro-Government
  • Published on Jun 19, 2025

    world Soldiers, Strykers and 100-degree temps: Inside Trump's border military zone

    SANTA TERESA, NM — The weapons system atop a drab green US Army Stryker swivels, its camera shifting downward toward a white Ford F-150 driving slowly along the US-Mexico border. Under the watchful eye of the 26-ton armoured vehicle perched on a sand dune …

    Source: Asiaone - Indeterminate
  • Published on Jun 19, 2025

    Trent busy in defence but no chance to show set-piece skills on Real debut

    The time for talking, whether in English or his new-found penchant for Spanish, was over for Trent Alexander-Arnold. In Miami’s Hard Rock Stadium, the right back would be stripped of all the comforts he had grown accustomed to during 20 years at Liverpool …

    Source: The Times - Center-right
  • Published on Jun 18, 2025

    Trump Is Renaming 7 Army Installations. Here Are the Stories Behind the Names Being Scrubbed.

    Last week, President Donald Trump issued "a little breaking news" during his visit to Fort Bragg, North Carolina, to celebrate the Army's 250th birthday. "We are also going to be restoring the names to Fort Pickett, Fort Hood, Fort …

    Source: Military.com - Pending
  • Published on Jun 18, 2025

    Military metals rise on rage of war

    Metals used in munitions and military technology are in the spotlight as war rages in the Middle East and Ukraine Tungsten, tin, antimony, rare earths and beryllium among the key commodities to follow These ASX stocks are moving to stake out a position in …

    Source: Cairns Post - Neutral

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  • Published on June 21, 2025 - 12:44 GMT

    Turkish envoy emphasizes boarder agenda cooperation between Turkey, EU

    (MENAFN) Türkiye’s Ambassador to the European Union, Faruk Kaymakci, emphasized on Friday that the relationship between Türkiye and the EU goes far beyond migration issues, pointing to a broader agenda of cooperation. His remarks came during the opening of …

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  • Published on June 21, 2025 - 11:36 GMT

    Italy, EU to make strategic invesments in Africa

    (MENAFN) Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen co-led a summit in Rome on Friday dedicated to boosting strategic investments in Africa, unveiling shared agreements valued at €1.2 billion ($1.38 billion …

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  • Published on June 21, 2025 - 08:08 GMT

    EU plays risky game with Russia’s frozen assets

    (MENAFN) The European Union is considering investing the profits from frozen Russian assets into higher-risk ventures to increase funding for Ukraine’s war effort, according to sources cited by Politico. This strategy aims to boost returns without directly …

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  • Published on June 21, 2025 - 08:08 GMT

    EU ministers list Russians they want prohibited from bloc

    (MENAFN) Interior ministers from Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Norway, Poland, Sweden, and Finland have jointly called for a ban on Russians with current or past military connections from entering the Schengen Zone, citing concerns that they could pose a “ …

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