Sterling edges lower versus dollar, eyes on military spending
Sterling edged lower against a strengthening dollar and held steady versus the euro a day after the British government's ...
UK defence spending to rise to 2.5% of GDP by 2027, funded by cut in international aid
The announcement comes ahead of a high-stakes meeting between Keir Starmer and Donald Trump at the White House on Thursday.
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House narrowly passes budget resolution containing $100B for defense
The House on Tuesday narrowly adopted a budget blueprint that would invest an additional $100 billion in defense in the next ...
EU Countries Need to Boost Defense Spending, Irish Minister Says
European Union member states need to increase defense outlays on a national level first, according to Irish Finance Minister ...
Starmer cuts aid to fund increase in defence spending
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has set out plans to increase defence spending to 2.5% of national income by 2027, as peace ...
Increasing defence budget will require tough trade-offs
Good morning. An awful lot happened yesterday — Keir Starmer announced plans for the most sustained increase in UK defence spending since the cold war, Kemi Badenoch gave a speech about foreign policy ...
Starmer commits to raise UK defense spending to 2.5% of GDP by 2027
Prime Minister Keir Starmer says the U.K. will raise defense spending to 2.5% of gross domestic product by 2027 ...
Putin Says Russia Open to Cutting Military Spending Alongside US, China
The Russian president says he agrees with Donald Trump's aim to slash arms expenditure by 50 percent, after peace is achieved ...