The growing distance between the United States and its allies in NATO is an overdue nudge to European nations to start paying ...

The Republicans who control the U.S. House of Representatives plan to vote on Tuesday on a six-month stopgap funding bill to ...

The six-month budget bill must be approved by lawmakers before Friday night to avoid a partial government shutdown.

U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth wants to identify $50 billion in spending cuts in order to redirect the money toward programs being prioritized by President Donald Trump. Photo: AFP via ...

Across Europe, leaders for years have promised to ramp up defense spending, though progress has been slow. NATO in 2014 set a target that each member dish out 2 percent of its GDP on defense by 2024.

European Union member states need to increase defense outlays on a national level ... stability and maintaining the integrity of the budget rules,” Donohoe, who also chairs meetings of euro ...

U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer flies to Washington on a trip aimed at persuading U.S. President Donald Trump to maintain military support for Ukraine LONDON -- LONDON (AP) — U.K Prime Minister ...

LONDON — Prime Minister Keir Starmer pledged Tuesday to raise U.K. defense spending to 2.5% of gross domestic product by 2027, saying Europe is in a new era of insecurity that requires a ...

World defense spending is rising in 2025 as countries enhance their military capabilities. The United States leads with $895 billion, followed by China and Russia. India ranks fourth with $75 ...

The United Kingdom took steps on Tuesday to ramp up its defense spending ahead of UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s meeting with President Donald Trump this week. Starmer said that in the face of ...

“Starting today, I can announce this government will begin the biggest sustained increase in defense spending since the end of the Cold War.” “Hear, hear.” “We will deliver our ...