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3 days ago | 
dw.com | Louis Oelofse |Richard Connor |John Silk |Dharvi Vaid
06/25/2025June 25, 2025Spain expects 'no repercussions' after refusing to meet 5% defense spending targetSpain's Economy Minister Carlos Cuerpo said that his country does not expect any repercussions after refusing the 5% defense spending target that NATO member countries are mulling in The Hague. "Spain will be a responsible ally," Cuerpo told Bloomberg TV, stressing that the country would meet all its military capabilities commitments towards NATO.
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3 days ago | 
dw.com | Louis Oelofse |Richard Connor |John Silk |Dharvi Vaid
06/25/2025June 25, 2025NATO summit: What to know if you're joining us nowUS President Donald Trump is in The Hague for the NATO summit, where defense leaders are expected to raise their defense spending to 5% of their national output. This could be a big win for the US president who has for years asked European allies to contribute to their national security.
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3 days ago | 
dw.com | Louis Oelofse |Richard Connor |John Silk |Dharvi Vaid
06/24/2025June 24, 2025Amnesty chief urges NATO to balance defense spending with human rightsAs NATO leaders increase defense spending, they must also commit to upholding human rights and international humanitarian law, Amnesty International Secretary General Agnes Callamard told DW. “What counts is the safety and the security of the people, and that cannot just be done through an increase in defense budgets.
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5 days ago | 
dw.com | Louis Oelofse |Alex Berry |Timothy Jones |Richard Connor
06/23/2025June 23, 2025Trump thanks Iran for 'early notice' of attack on US airbasePresident Donald Trump said he hoped Iran had "gotten it all out of their system" after the country launched a limited missile attack at a US airbase in Qatar in response to the US bombing of three Iranian nuclear sites. "Perhaps Iran can now proceed to peace and harmony in the region, and I will enthusiastically encourage Israel to do the same," Trump wrote on his Truth social platform.
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1 week ago | 
dw.com | Richard Connor
06/20/2025June 20, 2025Russian President Vladimir Putin has revived a controversial narrative, claiming that theoretically "all of Ukraine is ours." He also sparked more immediate concerns with comments about seizing Ukraine's city of Sumy.
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1 week ago | 
dw.com | Richard Connor
Lawmakers in the United Kingdom have approved a bill allowing terminally ill adults in England and Wales to end their lives. The vote marks a major step toward legalizing assisted dying — one of the most significant social policy changes in decades and comparable to Britain's partial legalization of abortion in 1967. How did the vote go? Members of Parliament voted 314 to 291 in favor of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill after an emotional debate.
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1 week ago | 
dw.com | Jenipher Camino Gonzalez |Jon Shelton |Roshni Majumdar |Richard Connor
Presiden Donald Trump akan mengambil keputusan akhir dalam dua minggu ke depan terkait kemungkinan bergabungnya Amerika Serikat dalam serangan militer terhadap Iran, demikian disampaikan Sekretaris Pers Gedung Putih, Karoline Leavitt, dalam konferensi pers pada Kamis (19/6). Menurut Leavitt, Trump masih melihat adanya peluang yang “signifikan” untuk menyelesaikan ketegangan melalui jalur diplomatik, terutama guna memenuhi tuntutan Amerika Serikat dan Israel terhadap program nuklir Iran.
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1 week ago | 
dw.com | Jenipher Camino Gonzalez |Roshni Majumdar |Richard Connor |Dmytro Hubenko
06/19/2025June 19, 2025Trump to take two weeks to decide US involvementWhite House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said in a press conference on Thursday that President Donald Trump will make a final decision on whether to strike Iran in the span of two weeks. She added that Trump still sees a "substantial" chance that negotiations could achieve US and Israeli demands on Iran's nuclear program.
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1 week ago | 
dw.com | Richard Connor |Timothy Jones |Kate Hairsine
Kanselir Jerman Friedrich Merz menyatakan penghormatannya atas serangan Israel terhadap Iran, menyebutnya sebagai bentuk "pengabdian" bagi sekutu-sekutu Barat. "Ini adalah "tindakan berisiko" yang dilakukan Israel untuk kita semua," ujar Merz pada Selasa (17/06), di sela-sela KTT G7 di Kanada, dalam wawancara dengan penyiar Jerman ZDF. "Kami juga merupakan korban dari rezim ini. Rezim mullah ini telah membawa kematian dan kehancuran ke seluruh dunia," lanjutnya.
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1 week ago | 
dw.com | Richard Connor |Timothy Jones |Kate Hairsine
Kanselir Jerman Friedrich Merzmenyatakan penghormatannya atas serangan Israel terhadap Iran, menyebutnya sebagai bentuk "pengabdian" bagi sekutu-sekutu Barat. "Ini adalah pekerjaan kotor yang dilakukan Israel untuk kita semua," ujar Merz pada Selasa (16/07), di sela-sela KTT G7 di Kanada, dalam wawancara dengan penyiar Jerman ZDF. "Kami juga merupakan korban dari rezim ini. Rezim mullah ini telah membawa kematian dan kehancuran ke seluruh dunia," lanjutnya.
