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The flurry of interventions come at a crunch time for Ukraine peace talks, and as U.K. defense spending plans are drawn up.

“Just as the Sudetenland was not enough in 1938, Putin will not stop,” Merz told a party conference in Germany.

The National Security Strategy, which presidents usually release once each term, offers a formal statement of U.S. global priorities.

Military spending is rising faster than at any time since the end of the Cold War, but the retreat from diplomacy and foreign aid will come at a price.

Leading economists have proposed a panel to address global inequality modelled on the UN’s climate body.

The Russian president has asked for a feasibility study on resuming nuclear testing following a surprise announcement by his American counterpart.

Aides have spent weeks strategizing how to reconstitute the president’s global tariff regime if the court rules that he exceeded his authority.

A factory on the edge of the EU needs to prove that the bloc can reduce its reliance on China while ensuring a future for fossil fuel workers.

The chancellor said drones are being used for espionage and to “unsettle the public.”

Threats dwarf anything seen since the Cold War, says German chancellor.

Germany is mounting a historic peacetime military buildup. But will they convince recruits to enlist?

The idea is one of several proposals European officials are considering as they scramble to establish a peace deal between Kyiv and Moscow.

Donald Trump is using America’s military and technological superiority to force one-sided deals on Europe.

Amid Putin’s threats and Trump’s tariffs, Carney embraces Nordic defense alliances.

Both EU and U.S. defense sectors are dependent on Chinese raw materials, but they have taken very different approaches to freeing themselves of Beijing.

Lavrov will be part of the Kremlin’s delegation when Putin and Trump meet Friday.

Germany’s quiet diplomacy helped secure U.S. support for Ukraine. But its long-term security ties to Washington are entering uncertain territory.

The countries have dubbed their defense refresh an “entente industrielle.”

China, India, Pakistan and Israel are among those increasing their nuclear muscle.

Ministers have been fighting the Treasury as Labour MPs grow increasingly restless.

Less complaining and more preparation will help avoid an angry divorce between Europe and America, the defense commissioner said.

The birthplace of modern Romania is losing faith in politics 36 years after Communism fell, amid threats of reprisals at Sunday’s bitterly fought election.

With nudges and winks, governments are trying to influence who becomes the next pope. Whether they’ll succeed is up to 133 holy men.