Portugal on Monday said it was ready to bring forward its planned increases on defence spending -- among the lowest in NATO -- to meet the defence alliance's two-percent of GDP minimum before 2029. And after a meeting on Monday with Rutte in Lisbon,

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Secretary General Mark Rutte discussed the importance of having "capable" defense allies and "real" burden sharing during a call this week,

Any attempt to get Ukraine into Nato will run into a “buzz saw” in Washington unless Europe pays for it, a top diplomat for Donald Trump has said.

Current and former European and U.S. officials have raised concerns about some of President Donald Trump’s picks for top intelligence posts.

No NATO member has reached a 5% target suggested by Trump, including Washington under the administration of his predecessor Joe Biden. Polish President Andrzej Duda fully supported Trump's call ...

Trump expects Washington's NATO allies to spend more on bombs and bullets, but nations are reluctant to boost spending.

Russia has condemned the Western alliance for ramping up its naval presence in the so-called 'NATO lake' after alleged sabotage by Moscow-linked vessels.

U.S. president Donald Trump has apparently confused Spain for a member of the BRICS bloc of developing economies, causing some head-scratching and jitters over possible tariffs in Madrid.

It may be too early to tell how successful of a tactic they are against both US allies and rivals such as China. Read more at straitstimes.com.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio held a call with Jordan's King Abdullah on Monday, the State Department said, with the call coming two days after a suggestion by President Donald Trump that Jordan and Egypt should take more Palestinians from Gaza.

NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte has warned that a Russian victory over Ukraine would undermine the dissuasive force of the world’s biggest military alliance and could cost trillions of dollars to re