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NATO leaders agreed on Wednesday on a massive hike in defense spending after pressure from U.S. President Donald Trump, and expressed their “ironclad commitment” to come to each other’s aid if attacked

Prime minister Keir Starmer said this week’s Nato summit had sent a ‘decisive message to aggressors’ as allies pledged to ramp up their defence spending

Nato secretary general Mark Rutte was caught in an awkward exchange with Donald Trump as he referred to the US president as ‘daddy’.

NEWS ANALYSIS: Now that Nato countries are putting muscle behind their promises on defence, the question over whether this will result in true commitment from the US president continues to hang over the summit, writes Millie Cooke

World leaders met in The Hague on Tuesday for the start of the 2025 NATO summit. The goal was to show unity and support a major increase in defence spending as global security threats grow. But the first day was overshadowed by doubts about the US commitment to NATO itself,…

US president appears relaxed and reaffirms commitment to military alliance – though Spain criticised

Nato’s Article 5 commits all members of the alliance to come to the defence of each other if attacked.

NATO's Mark Rutte warns China and Russia could team up to invade Taiwan, escalating global tensions after Iran.

President Donald Trump previously said the US commitment to mutual defence guarantees ‘depends on your definition’.