Portugal on Monday said it was ready to bring forward its planned increases on defence spending -- among the lowest in NATO -- to meet the defence alliance's two-percent of GDP minimum before 2029. And after a meeting on Monday with Rutte in Lisbon,

Any attempt to get Ukraine into Nato will run into a “buzz saw” in Washington unless Europe pays for it, a top diplomat for Donald Trump has said.

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he was not sure the United States should be spending anything on NATO, telling reporters the U.S. was protecting NATO members, but they were "not protecting us.

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Current and former European and U.S. officials have raised concerns about some of President Donald Trump’s picks for top intelligence posts.

No NATO member has reached a 5% target suggested by Trump, including Washington under the administration of his predecessor Joe Biden. Polish President Andrzej Duda fully supported Trump's call ...

Europe’s military heavyweights have already said that meeting President Donald Trump’s potential challenge to spend up to 5% of their economic output on security would be challenging

Sweden is investigating damage to a data cable linked to Latvia, the latest breach in the Baltic Sea region where European authorities are on high alert.

Trump expects Washington's NATO allies to spend more on bombs and bullets, but nations are reluctant to boost spending.

It may be too early to tell how successful of a tactic they are against both US allies and rivals such as China. Read more at straitstimes.com.

When President Donald Trump learned Colombia had pushed back on US deportations, his threat of a massive trade war laid out the stakes: cooperate, or else.

President Trump's nominees for top posts in his administration are gearing up for their Senate confirmation hearings, which kick off this week.