Germany is a NATO ally and has sharply increased its defense spending since the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The U.S. is pushing NATO allies to commit to spending 5 percent of GDP on defense. This is ...

German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul said his country is prepared to move toward spending 5% of its economic output on ...

Boosting defence spending is a task for all NATO members willing to close gaps with allies, ministers from historic ...

Friedrich Merz takes office as Germany’s new chancellor under a cloud of uncertainty. With internal dissent, a surging far ...

Trump’s demand has rattled many European allies, particularly those already struggling to meet Nato’s existing target of ...

ANTALYA, Turkey - Germany on Thursday backed U.S. President Donald Trump's demand to more than double NATO's defence spending ...

European defense stocks were rallying on Thursday, as Germany’s foreign minister said the country accepted the 5% of GDP ...

Foreign minister signals Berlin will commit to 3.5% in ‘hard’ military spending and 1.5% for infrastructure by 2032 ...

German foreign minister Johann Wadephul said the country was backing U.S. President Donald Trump's call to increase the ...

Transatlantic ties were in the spotlight Thursday as NATO defense ministers met in Turkey and the European Union pursued ...

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