NATO members agreed to a big increase in their defence spending target to 5% of gross domestic product, as demanded by ...

The success of a key NATO summit hung in the balance on Friday, after Spain announced that it cannot raise the billions of dollars needed to meet a new defense investment pledge demanded by U.S.

President Trump on Wednesday applauded NATO allies' increased defense spending target, patting himself on the back for a "monumental win" for the U.S. — and lambasting Spain for negotiating an ...

NATO summit addresses defense spending as Trump pushes European allies for 5% GDP commitment, while Iran nuclear concerns and Ukraine's membership aspirations complicate alliance unity.

MADRID (AP) — Spain reached a deal with NATO to be excluded from a 5% of GDP defense spending target, days before the military alliance's leaders will gather at a summit, Prime Minister Pedro ...

The two-day gathering is also intended to signal to Russian President Vladimir Putin that NATO is united, despite Trump's previous criticism of the alliance.

MADRID (Reuters) -Spain has asked to opt out of NATO's plan to increase members' defence spending to 5% of their gross domestic product, a move that could derail a summit at which the military ...

NATO leaders worked for months to diffuse any potential vectors of conflict between allies ahead of this week’s summit in the Netherlands. President DONALD TRUMP’s decision to bomb Iranian ...

Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, in a letter to NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte, said Spain 'cannot commit to a specific spending target in terms of GDP' at next week’s NATO summit in The Hague.