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Success of a Key NATO Summit Is in Doubt

The success of a key NATO summit is in doubt after Spain rejects a big hike in defense spending

The success of a key NATO summit next week is hanging in the balance. Spain has announced that it cannot raise the billions of dollars needed to meet a new defense investment pledge.

The Washington Post · 1d

Spain rejects NATO’s anticipated defense spending increase as 'unreasonable'

Spain has rejected a NATO proposal to spend 5% of GDP on defense needs that’s expected to be announced next week, calling it “unreasonable.”

Bloomberg on MSN · 18h

NATO Allies Seek to Sway Spain Toward Trump-Led Spending Target

NATO allies are pressing Spain to end its holdout on a stepped-up defense spending target that’s one of US President Donald Trump’s key demands for an alliance summit next week.

Europeans See a 'Window of Opportunity' for Diplomacy

Associated Press News on MSN · 17h

Europeans’ meeting with top Iranian diplomat yields hope of more talks, no obvious breakthrough

A meeting between Iran’s foreign minister and senior European diplomats has yielded hopes of further talks but no indication of any immediate concrete breakthrough, a week after the crisis centered on the Iranian nuclear program erupted into war between Israel and Tehran.

The Washington Post on MSN · 1d

Europeans press Iran on nuclear curbs, but Geneva talks yield no breakthrough

European officials urged Iran to restrict its nuclear program to prevent the U.S. from joining Israel’s attacks, but President Donald Trump called the meeting unhelpful.

U.S. News & World Report · 1d

Europeans See a 'Window of Opportunity' for Diplomacy as They Meet Iran's Top Diplomat

Iran’s foreign minister plans to meet in Geneva with leading European counterparts, who hope to open a window for a diplomatic solution to the week-old military conflict that has seen Israeli airstrik

Trump is relying on a small circle of advisers

NBC News on MSN · 1d

Trump is relying on a small circle of advisers as he weighs Iran strikes

While Trump often crowdsources from an array of allies, he has tended to make many decisions with just a handful of administration officials.

The Washington Post · 12h

Trump says Gabbard was 'wrong' about Iran and Israeli strikes could be 'very hard to stop'

President Donald Trump says his director of national intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard, was “wrong” when she previously said that the U.S. believed Iran wasn’t building a nuclear weapon

POLITICO on MSN · 1d

Trump to make a decision on Iran within two weeks

Iran has all that it needs to achieve a nuclear weapon,” said White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt. “All they need is a decision from the supreme leader to do that.”

Iran, Israel and United Nations Security Council

Maine Public · 20h

At war with Israel, Iran urges new diplomacy in Geneva and the U.N. Security Council

It marks the most significant known diplomatic talks between Tehran and Western governments since Israel launched a surprise offensive against Iran one week ago.

U.S. News & World Report · 18h

Israel Tells UN Security Council 'We Will Not Stop' Iran Attacks

Iran said it would continue to defend itself against Israel during a UN Security Council session on Friday, while Israel's UN ambassador vowed that his country would not stop its attacks until Iran's nuclear threat is dismantled.

UPI News on MSN · 16h

U.N. chief says Iran, Israel 'on course to chaos,' urges de-escalation

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday urged de-escalation of the conflict between Israel and Iran because "we are on course to chaos."

Remove Medgar Evers' name from Navy ship? What Jackson council thinks of Trump plan

Christened in 2011, the USNS Medgar Evers may lose its name — a move that’s drawn backlash from Evers’ family and now the ...

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Prime Minister Carney announces changes in the senior ranks of the public service

Jean-François Tremblay, currently Deputy Minister of Environment and Climate Change, becomes Senior Official at the Privy ...

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Donald Trump in the Situation Room: What We Know

President Donald Trump reportedly directed the National Security Council to be prepared in the Situation Room after leaving ...

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What was in the Iran nuclear deal and why did Trump withdraw the US from it?

Known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, or JCPOA, the deal followed two years of negotiations during the Obama administration.

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The City of Tye struggles continue as the mayor and council members resign

Over the past few months, Tye has experienced its fair share of city struggles. Six months ago, the mayor, two council ...

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