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Hegseth says Nato allies ‘very close’ to raising defence spending target to 5%

US defence secretary says he expects goal of 5% of GDP in next decade to be agreed this month

The Guardian - UK

Keir Starmer to meet head of Nato amid speculation over spending commitments

Mark Rutte will visit Sheffield Forgemasters with Defence Secretary John Healey, and give a speech at Chatham House.

Evening Standard

US presses NATO to agree defence spending hike

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has said he thinks that the committment to the increased budget will happen this month.

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NATO set to approve new military purchases as part of a major defense spending hike

NATO defense ministers are set to approve plans to buy more weapons and military equipment to better defend Europe, the Arctic and North Atlantic

The Independent UK

Donald Trump says Russia and Ukraine like ‘children fighting in a park’ in White House meeting with Friedrich Merz – as it happened

US president adds ‘sometimes you’re better off letting them fight for a while’ as he and German chancellor also express unhappiness with Russian invasion

The Guardian - UK

Gaza flotilla tracker: Dwindling number of boats continue voyage to Israel after Greta Thunberg arrested

The Global Sumud Flotilla is attempting to break Israel’s naval blockade

The Independent UK

As the war drums beat, Nato’s leaders have one big problem

COMMENT: With global tensions inexorably on the rise, Keir Starmer and his Nato allies are caught in a quandary – but the chances of war raises an existential risk for us all, writes world affairs editor Sam Kiley

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Ukraine's backers meet to drum up arms and ammo. The Pentagon chief is absent for the first time

Ukraine's Western backers are gathering to drum up more weapons and ammunition for the country's efforts to repel Russia's all-out war

The Independent UK

Geert Wilders topples Dutch coalition to push immigration agenda in elections

Dick Schoof will remain prime minister of Netherlands in caretaker administration

The Independent UK

Healey says UK ‘already makes huge contribution’ to Nato

The Prime Minister has committed to spend 2.5% of gross domestic product on defence from April 2027.

Evening Standard

Starmer’s defence spending plans under pressure as Nato pushes for more

Sir Keir Starmer will meet Nato leaders later this month with the alliance under pressure to increase spending.

Evening Standard

Dutch government collapses after far-right leader quits coalition after migration feud

Day of political turmoil in The Hague as Geert Wilders turns his back on the ruling governing coalition less than a year after it was formed

Evening Standard

Dutch Prime Minister Schoof resigns after far-right Wilders quits coalition

Geert Wilders, leader of the populist PVV, throws coalition government into crisis in row over immigration.

Al Jazeera

Tusk calls confidence vote after Polish nationalists wins presidency

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has called for a parliamentary confidence vote in a bid to demonstrate continuing support for his pro-EU government after nationalist Karol Nawrocki won the presidential election.

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The Guardian - UK

Nato to force UK to lift defence spending to 3.5% of GDP to appease Trump, say sources

Starmer bound to accept Mark Rutte’s higher target after announcing ‘Nato-first’ defence strategy, insiders say

The Independent UK

Dutch prime minister steps down after far-right leader’s shock withdrawal from coalition

Dick Schoof announced his resignation just hours after Geert Wilders

The Guardian - UK

Spending constrains Labour’s defence review – but no harm in gradualism

The sometimes vague plan could be clearer about what is necessary to maintain security in an unpredictable world

Radio France Internationale

NATO defence spending target may come 'too late' for Ukraine crisis: Denmark

Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen warned regional allies Monday that a NATO target to boost defence spending by 2032 would come "too late", as countries arm in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine. She was speaking at a summit in Vilnius, attended by Ukraine's leader Volodymyr Zelensky.

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Evening Standard

'We must prepare for conflict,' says Starmer with new weapons to down Putin missiles targeting UK 'homeland'

Launching the Strategic Defence Review in Glasgow, the Prime Minister said it was a ‘moment of danger and threat for our country’

Evening Standard

UK to build up to 12 new attack submarines and invest £15bn in warheads

The Government will unveil its strategic defence review on Monday.

The National (Scotland)

'Lurching towards war': UK plans for 'fighter jets carrying nuclear bombs' slammed

THE UK Government has been accused of “lurching towards war” after reports suggested ministers were looking to purchase fighter jets capable of…

The Independent UK

Climate activist Greta Thunberg sets sail for Gaza to break Israel’s blockade

Thunberg, ‘Game of Thrones’ actor Liam Cunningham and 10 other activists left Italy for the Gaza Strip on Sunday afternoon

Al Jazeera

UK plans $2bn weapons upgrade as Starmer calls for ‘war readiness’

Day before publication of defence strategy review, Keir Starmer says he will ‘restore Britain’s war-fighting readiness’.

The Guardian - UK

Only two European states have net zero military emissions target, data shows

Austria and Slovenia are the only countries whose governments committed to net zero military emissions

The Guardian - UK

Growing geopolitical uncertainty casts shadow over UK defence review

Paper is likely to run into two difficulties, people and money, as personnel numbers fall and spending rises

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