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NATO Chief Proposes 5% Defense Spending Goal by 2032

NATO Chief Proposes 5% Defense Spending Goal by 2032

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Nato's Secretary-General Mark Rutte wants the member countries to agree on increasing their defense expenditures to 5 percent of GDP at the summit in June. The goal is to be achieved by 2032

Kristersson Attends Oslo Talks Before Key Trump Summit

Kristersson Attends Oslo Talks Before Key Trump Summit

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Ulf Kristersson is attending a dinner in Oslo tonight within the British-led defence cooperation JEF. The Prime Minister will prepare with Nordic colleagues for the next major summit with Donald Trump, in the Netherlands in June

Pope Francis Funeral Today: Global Leaders Gather in Rome

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Pope Francis Funeral Today: Global Leaders Gather in Rome

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Rome stands still and the world's eyes are fixed on the Vatican. Today, Pope Francis is being buried

After the Fateful Meeting on Ukraine: "Historic Turning Point"

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After the Fateful Meeting on Ukraine: "Historic Turning Point"

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A plan for a lasting peace in Ukraine was at the center of Sunday's crucial meeting in London. Afterward, the message is that it requires strong European buildup and security guarantees for Ukraine

Crisis meeting about the violence against Israeli supporters

Crisis meeting about the violence against Israeli supporters

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Prime Minister Dick Schoof cancels his trip to the UN climate meeting and the government holds a crisis meeting. This week's violent acts against Israeli football fans in Amsterdam continue to leave their mark on Dutch politics

The Prime Minister on the Amsterdam violence: I am ashamed

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The Prime Minister on the Amsterdam violence: I am ashamed

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Several Israelis have been attacked after a football match in Amsterdam. Israel is now flying home its fans by plane

Starmer courted European leaders at the palace

Starmer courted European leaders at the palace

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Britain's new Prime Minister Keir Starmer promised to restore the relationship with the EU during a top meeting with a number of European leaders outside Oxford.

Wilders pulls the strings from behind the scenes – new government in The Hague

Wilders pulls the strings from behind the scenes – new government in The Hague

With completely untested ministers, civil servant Dick Schoof takes over as Prime Minister in the Netherlands. The question is how – and if – Islam-critical Geert Wilders can govern from behind the scenes

Ordinary and Dull - and Next in Line to Lead NATO

Ordinary and Dull - and Next in Line to Lead NATO

An everyday man who has been called "Teflon-Rutte", as scandals seem to bounce right off him. When Mark Rutte takes over the leadership of Nato – in the midst of a raging war – it may become harder to dodge the crises

Mark Rutte to become new Nato chief

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Mark Rutte to become new Nato chief

Dutchman Mark Rutte will become Nato's next chief, the defence alliance announced in a statement. "I know I'm leaving Nato in good hands", writes outgoing Jens Stoltenberg on X

Ordinary and Dull - and Next to Lead NATO

Ordinary and Dull - and Next to Lead NATO

An everyday man who has been called "Teflon-Rutte", as scandals seem to just roll off him. When Mark Rutte, by all accounts, takes over the leadership of Nato – in the midst of a raging war – it may become harder to dodge the crises

Ministers on their way to the Wilders government

Ministers on their way to the Wilders government

Wilders' "only" second in the EU election

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Wilders' "only" second in the EU election

Environmentalists and social democrats are shocked when the Netherlands is the first out in the EU election. The red-greens seem to get a mandate more than the Islamophobic Geert Wilders, according to a voting booth survey in Dutch TV