Britain will accelerate an increase to its defense spending, Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced Tuesday, on the eve of a ...

The US has allocated the most of any single country, $119 billion, according to the Germany-based Kiel Institute for the ...

The West has been free riding on US defence spending for decades. It's no surprise Trump is now calling us to account, writes ...

Global military spending reached a record $2.46 trillion in 2025, rising from $2.24 trillion in 2023, according to the ...

Prime Minister Keir Starmer, who is set to meet with President Trump on Thursday, said he would increase British spending on ...

European nations are rushing to spend more as America threatens to withdraw its longstanding protection.

Britain and Germany finally admit the low state of their militaries.

Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re looking at increases to British defense spending, South Korean President Yoon ...

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