9th July 2025

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NATO leaders agree to increase spending and reiterate ‘ironclad commitment’ to collective defence

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NATO leaders reached an agreement on Wednesday to significantly boost defence spending following pressure from US President Donald Trump. They reaffirmed their ‘ironclad commitment’ to
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EU and UK ‘reset’ post-Brexit relations with new agreements at mini-summit

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The European Union and the United Kingdom marked a fresh phase in their post-Brexit relationship on Monday, reaching new agreements focused on defence collaboration and
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Felipe VI and Letizia join heads of state and world leaders for funeral of Pope Francis

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Spain’s King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia joined heads of state and world leaders at the funeral of Pope Francis on Saturday in Rome, sitting
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EU hits out at Trump’s tariffs, yet keeps door open for ‘last-minute negotiations’

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European leaders strongly criticised the latest round of sweeping US tariffs on Thursday, with the European Union signalling its readiness to implement countermeasures while also
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EU leaders commit to strengthening military power after Trump signals that Europe must defend itself

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Spain’s Pedro Sánchez was among European Union leaders pledging on Thursday to strengthen the continent’s defences and unlock hundreds of billions of euros for security,
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‘EU faces clear & present danger’, as it unveils €800 billion plan to ‘ReArm Europe’

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European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen (main image) on Tuesday presented a five-part plan to mobilise some €800 billion for Europe’s defence – and
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Keir Starmer hosts world leaders in London to get Ukraine peace talks back on track

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British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said the UK will use 1.6 billion pounds in export financing to supply 5,000 air defence missiles for Ukraine, as
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Western leaders visit Ukraine to show their support on war’s 3rd anniversary

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Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez joined more than a dozen other Western leaders in Ukraine on Monday to commemorate the third anniversary of the country’s
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Pedro Sánchez: ‘Peace in Ukraine and EU security are two sides of the same coin’

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Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said on Monday evening that the EU faces a ‘defining moment’ regarding the future security of Ukraine, and that ‘peace