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World Bank "Retires" Climate-finance Target After U. S. Pressure
2+ hour, 20+ min ago (392+ words) The World Bank announced on June 29 that it will abandon its climate-finance target following pressure from the United States to do so. In a press release, the bank announced that although it would "extend the Climate Change Action Plan (CCAP),…...
The NATO Defense Spending Canard
4+ hour, 31+ min ago (1203+ words) There's nothing magical'or strategic'about the 5 percent number. The NATO Defense Spending Canard There's nothing magical'or strategic'about the 5 percent number. THE LEADERS OF EACH of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization's members are in Ankara this week at one of the most…...
NATO's Rutte says allies to buy up to five Triton surveillance drones
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (158+ words) ANKARA, July 7 (Reuters) " NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said on Tuesday that allies "buy up to five "Northrop Grumman "MQ-4 C Triton high altitude surveillance drones, with Norway, Finland, Germany and Denmark signing a letter of "intent "for the "purchase....
Polish Defense Minister Says US to Resume Troop Rotation
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (124+ words) Poland's defense minister says the U. S. will resume a troop rotation to Poland in the coming weeks. What would you like to watch today? Polish Defense Minister Says US to Resume Troop Rotation NATO Has Failed to Assist With World Affairs…...
Dutch to announce over "3 billion in defence deals at NATO forum, minister says
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (303+ words) ANKARA, July 6 (Reuters) " The Netherlands will announce defence deals and plans worth more than "3 billion ($3. 43 billion) at a NATO forum in Ankara on "Tuesday that precedes a summit of the alliance's "political leaders, Dutch Defence Minister Dilan Yesilgoz told Reuters....
Britain, Netherlands, Finland, Poland say they are making progress on defence plan
1+ day, 23+ hour ago (216+ words) WARSAW, July 6 (Reuters) " Britain, the Netherlands, Finland and Poland are making "significant progress" on the new Multilateral Defence Mechanism "and aim to establish it by "2027, the countries said in a joint statement on Monday. Defence financing is set to be…...
NATO Chief Demands Allies Present Credible Plans to Reach Defense Spending Targets
2+ day, 20+ min ago (384+ words) LORNE COOK and SUZAN FRASER Monday, 06 July 2026 11: 00 AM EDT Rutte made the remarks in the Turkish capital come ahead of a two-day summit starting on Tuesday that comes at a time crucial time for the alliance with the United States…...
NATO Defense Push Already Strains Europe's Budgets
2+ day, 4+ hour ago (840+ words) Mark John Monday, 06 July 2026 07: 03 AM EDT NATO Secretary General "Mark Rutte will insist at this week's alliance summit that member states are keeping their promise to boost defense spending. Yet progress has been uneven and the push is already stretching…...
NATO Is Fixing Its Cash Flow Problem. Now It Needs to Turn Money Into Munitions.
2+ day, 19+ hour ago (334+ words) BRUSSELS'When NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte took office in 2024, his biggest challenge was getting the alliance's European members to spend more on defense. Now, with tens of billions of new dollars pouring into the continent's militaries, the problem is how to…...