Updates: NATO members agree on higher defence spending target

NATO members agree to increase their defence spending goal by 3 percent, making it 5 percent of GDP.

U.S. President Donald Trump, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Greece's Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis speak with Iceland's Prime Minister Kristrun Frostadottir during a NATO summit in The Hague, Netherlands June 25, 2025. REUTERS/Toby Melville TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
US President Donald Trump, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Greece's Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis speak with Iceland's Prime Minister Kristrun Frostadottir during a NATO summit in The Hague [Toby Melville/Reuters]
By Urooba Jamal, Alma Milisic and Joseph Stepansky
Published On 25 Jun 2025

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