Watch reside: Trump’s NATO press convention

Watch reside: Trump’s NATO press convention

[The stream is slated to start at 9 a.m. ET. Please refresh the page if you do not see a player above at that time.] President Donald Trump is speaking Wednesday at NATO‘s annual summit in the Netherlands. Trump’s comments come days after he announced a ceasefire between Israel and Iran. Subscribe to CNBC on … Read more

Canada guarantees to spend 5% of GDP on defence by 2035 in pact with NATO leaders

Canada guarantees to spend 5% of GDP on defence by 2035 in pact with NATO leaders

NATO leaders — including Canada — have approved a plan to dramatically increase defence spending across the Western alliance to five per cent of the gross domestic product over the next decade, a decision that has given U.S. President Donald Trump a significant policy victory. They gathered behind closed doors in the Netherlands on Wednesday, … Read more

NATO allies comply with increased 5% protection spending goal

NATO allies comply with increased 5% protection spending goal

Mark Rutte, secretary general of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), left, and U.S. President Donald Trump, during the NATO summit in The Hague, Netherlands, on Wednesday, June 25, 2025. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images NATO allies on Wednesday agreed to more than double their defense spending target from 2% of gross domestic product … Read more

Second of reality for NATO

Second of reality for NATO

The NATO summit in the Netherlands. Haiyun Jiang | Via Reuters It’ll be a moment of truth for NATO on Wednesday when the Western military alliance releases a joint statement on a heavily pushed and previewed collective defense spending hike. Allies have been corralled, cajoled and pressured to hike their defense expenditure from 2% to … Read more

Livid Donald Trump blasts 'scum' in blistering remarks forward of NATO assembly

Livid Donald Trump blasts 'scum' in blistering remarks forward of NATO assembly

Donald Trump has attacked the media in a characteristically rambling tirade after arriving at a pivotal NATO summit in the Hague to discuss international security Source link

This chart reveals how far NATO allies must hike to get to five% of GDP

This chart reveals how far NATO allies must hike to get to five% of GDP

U.S. President Donald Trump attends a meeting with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg ahead of the NATO summit in Watford, in London, Britain, December 3, 2019. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters Before this week’s annual NATO summit had even begun, allies reportedly agreed on Sunday to hike their defense spending to 5% of gross domestic product … Read more

NATO chief praises Trump on Iran, defence spending push in textual content message – Nationwide

NATO chief praises Trump on Iran, defence spending push in textual content message – Nationwide

NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte on Tuesday praised U.S. President Donald Trump for his “decisive action” against Iran and pushing allies to boost defence spending in a text message that Trump made public and NATO confirmed was legitimate. Trump posted screenshots of the lengthy text message to his Truth Social website as he headed to Brussels … Read more

NATO chief praises Trump’s ‘actually extraordinary’ actions in opposition to Iran in textual content messages

NATO chief praises Trump’s ‘actually extraordinary’ actions in opposition to Iran in textual content messages

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte praised U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to order what he called “truly extraordinary” military strikes on Iran in a series of text messages before the military alliance meets in the Netherlands. Those messages, which Trump posted to his social media platform, Truth Social, reveal Rutte was impressed that Trump decided … Read more

Iran is ‘the elephant within the room’ as NATO meets amid escalation fears – Nationwide

Iran is ‘the elephant within the room’ as NATO meets amid escalation fears – Nationwide

NATO allies will try to ensure this week’s summit isn’t derailed by the fallout from U.S. military strikes on Iran, experts say, but the conflict may still be “the elephant in the room.” U.S. President Donald Trump late Monday announced that a ceasefire between Israel and Iran would be phased in over a 24-hour period. … Read more

Carney to speak NATO defence spending hike as summit kicks off – Nationwide

Carney to speak NATO defence spending hike as summit kicks off – Nationwide

Prime Minister Mark Carney begins a two-day stop Tuesday in the Netherlands, where NATO alliance members are prepared to decide whether to more than double the defense spending target. The main talks in The Hague won’t happen until Wednesday, with Carney first set to take part in several bilateral meetings. Carney will meet with the … Read more