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EXPLAINER-What is NATO's new 5% defence spending target?

By Lili Bayer and Andrew Gray BRUSSELS (Reuters) -NATO leaders are expected to endorse a big new defence spending target at an alliance summit in The Hague on Wednesday, as demanded by U.S. President Donald Trump.

BBC · 19h

Trump says Nato defence spend rising to 5% of GDP is 'big win' for US and the West

In a statement, called the Hague Declaration, members also say: "We reaffirm our ironclad commitment to collective defence".

The New Daily · 13h

Aus stands ground on defence spend despite NATO boost

Australia is standing firm on defence spending despite European nations vowing to rapidly ratchet up expenditure.

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US to offer new defense of strikes on Iran nuclear sites

Trump says US Defence Secretary Hegseth to hold news conference to “fight for the dignity of our great American pilots”.

Warnings over defence cash squeeze

Maintenance and training budgets for the Defence Force have been cut by 10 per cent as the military scrambles to find money ...

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Canada will spend 5% of its GDP on defence by 2035, Carney says

Canada and its NATO allies agreed at their annual summit on Wednesday to substantially hike their defence spending target to five per cent of annual GDP by 2035, Prime Minister Mark Carney said.

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President Donald Trump announces increase in NATO defense spending

President Donald Trump said NATO members will now pay more for defense spending. He criticized Spain as one country not contributing more.

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Analysis-Europe Placates Trump With NATO Pledges It Can Ill Afford

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte and Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof pose for a family photo with NATO leaders during a ...

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