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NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte is praising U.S. President Donald Trump for making Europe “pay in a BIG way” on defence.
NATO leaders gathered in the Netherlands on Tuesday for a historic two-day summit that could unite the world’s biggest ...
President Donald Trump heads to a two-day NATO summit in Europe laden with uncertainty over Iran’s response to U.S. air ...
The “why” is Russia. But at a summit focused on keeping President Trump happy, discussion of that is expected to be muted.
World leaders were gathering in the Netherlands on Tuesday for the start of a historic two-day Nato summit that could unite ...
The allies are likely to endorse a goal of spending 5% of their gross domestic product on their security, to be able to fulfill the alliance’s plans for defending against outside attack.
A decision to be taken by the leaders of NATO member states at the summit in The Hague will be the next step in building a ...
Far-right lawmaker Geert Wilders talks to the media after pulling his party out of the four-party Dutch coalition in The Hague, Netherlands, Tuesday, June 3, 2025. ... He pledged his support to a ...
The far-right firebrand risks a repeat of 2012, when the Freedom Party refused to support austerity measures leading to the collapse of Mark Rutte’s first government. The ploy failed and his party ...
Former prime minister Mark Rutte, whose resignation led to the formation of this coalition, now serves as Nato’s secretary-general. As one Dutch commentator noted, the country risks looking less like ...
The Prime Minister is likely to raise the question of how “we can ensure all allies meet their stated pledges in support of our collective defence”, when he meets secretary general Mark Rutte ...
Nato secretary general Mark Rutte has called for members of the alliance to spend 3.5% of GDP on their militaries, and a further 1.5% on wider defence (Leon Neal/PA) The UK will be expected to ...