NATO summit addresses defense spending as Trump pushes European allies for 5% GDP commitment, while Iran nuclear concerns and Ukraine's membership aspirations complicate alliance unity.

BRUSSELS — The success of a key NATO summit hung in the balance on Friday, after Spain announced that it cannot raise the billions of dollars needed to meet a new defense investment pledge ...

Nato summit shambles? US and Spain 'opt out' of new spending target Donald Trump has been demanding member states ramp up defence expenditure to 3.5 per cent of GDP, with an extra 1.5 per cent on ...

Basking in admiration, the president took a victory lap over new spending commitments, while defending U.S. strikes on Iran.

NATO members agreed to a big increase in their defence spending target to 5% of gross domestic product, as demanded by President Donald Trump, but Spain said it did not need to comply just days before ...

NATO set to hold a summit next week Trump wants NATO states to spend at least 5% of GDP on defence Spanish PM says committing to 5% target is unreasonable Sanchez facing pressure from allies at home ...

BRUSSELS (AP) — The success of a key NATO summit hung in the balance on Friday, after Spain announced that it cannot raise the billions of dollars needed to meet a new defense investment pledge ...

BRUSSELS (AP) — The success of a key NATO summit hung in the balance on Friday, after Spain announced that it cannot raise the billions of dollars needed to meet a new defense investment pledge ...

BRUSSELS (AP) — The success of a key NATO summit hung in the balance on Friday, after Spain announced that it cannot raise the billions of dollars needed to meet a new defense investment pledge ...

But NATO’s new plans for defending its own territory against outside attack require investment of at least 3%. Spain agreed to those plans in 2023. The 5% goal is made up of two parts.