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Key Takeaways from Davos 2025
The jet fumes have now settled on the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) annual gathering in Davos, which allows us to reflect on ...
Trump tells Davos his push for peace in Ukraine ‘underway,’ cites oil prices as key leverage
Appearing via video link at the World Economic Forum meeting in Davos, Switzerland, yesterday, President Donald Trump called the war in Ukraine “an absolute killing field” and said his efforts to end ...
A look at Trump’s NATO spending targets
The U.S. spends around 3 percent of economic output on defense{beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security ...
NATO chief says Russian victory over Ukraine would have a costly impact on alliance's credibility
NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte has warned that a Russian victory over Ukraine would undermine the dissuasive force of the world’s biggest military alliance and could cost trillions of dollars to re ...
NATO turns to sea drones to defend its fragile undersea cable network
NATO is deploying sea drones to help monitor and defend subsea cables in the Baltic amid the escalating threat of Russian ...
The Lancet3d
US exit from WHO: it is about much more than WHO
The announcement by US President Donald Trump that the USA will withdraw from WHO1 will leave both a large financial gap and ...
The Straits Times6d
Trump says not sure US should be spending anything on Nato
“They should up their 2 per cent to 5 per cent,” he said, repeating his remarks earlier to the World Economic Forum in Davos ... to Nato Secretary-General Mark Rutte on Jan 22 and reinforced ...
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Rutte to meet Sánchez as Spain remains NATO’s worst spender
At present, Spain does not meet the minimum threshold of 2% of the national GDP recommended by the alliance, let alone the 5% ...
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President Trump says he's ready to make a deal with Russia to end the war in Ukraine
Meanwhile NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte says he is confident Europe will ... Mr Trump also told the Davos meeting he wants to work towards cutting nuclear arms, adding that he thought Russia ...