Martin Belam

1 day ago | msn.com | Léonie Chao-Fong |Jakub Krupa |Martin Belam

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1 day ago | theguardian.com | Martin Belam |Jakub Krupa |Pjotr Sauer |Angela Giuffrida |Kate Connolly

Key eventsShow key events onlyPlease turn on JavaScript to use this featureTrump gets asked if he will keep US troops in Germany, and he says “the answer is yet, we will talk about that, but if they’d like to have them there, we have a lot of them.” “You think that’s good economic development. They’re highly paid troops, and they spend a lot of money in Germany. The relationship with Germany is very important.

1 day ago | theguardian.com | Martin Belam

One of these days, like an exciting curveball, the Thursday quiz is going to end up appearing on a Wednesday or a Friday, just to keep everybody on their toes. But not this week. It is definitely Thursday, and this is definitely an increasingly weirdly niche quiz about topical news, general knowledge, and pop culture, which is excited today to lean into genuine newsy questions about Sparks and Doctor Who.

1 day ago | yahoo.com | Martin Belam

This particular bee is hoping you do really well in today’s quiz.Photograph: Max Allen/AlamyOne of these days, like an exciting curveball, the Thursday quiz is going to end up appearing on a Wednesday or a Friday, just to keep everybody on their toes. But not this week. It is definitely Thursday, and this is definitely an increasingly weirdly niche quiz about topical news, general knowledge, and pop culture, which is excited today to lean into genuine newsy questions about Sparks and Doctor Who.

1 day ago | theguardian.com | Martin Belam

Key eventsShow key events onlyPlease turn on JavaScript to use this featureHegseth: Nato defence spending commitment of 5% of GDP 'will happen'A defence spending commitment of 5% of GDP across the Nato alliance will happen, US defence secretary Pete Hegseth told reporters in Brussels, ahead of the Nato defence ministers meeting. Reuters reports that Hegseth said that to be an alliance, you had to be combat-ready.