Spain aims to raise defense spending to 2 percent of GDP by 2024
Spain aims to raise defense spending to 2 percent of gross domestic product by 2024, in line with its NATO-agreed goal, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said during a news conference in Brussels at a NATO summit.
Syrian state flag to be raised in birthplace of 2011 uprising: witnesses
Syrian state vehicles, accompanied by Russian military police, entered part of Deraa city on Thursday to raise the national flag over an area held by rebels for years, witnesses said, leaving President Bashar al-Assad poised for another big victory in …
As NATO meets in Brussels, heavy casualties across Afghanistan
A Taliban attack on an Afghan army outpost near the northern city of Kunduz has killed at least 29 soldiers, while air strikes in other parts of the country killed dozens of insurgents, officials said on Thursday.
UK’s May says Brexit delivers people’s wishes after Trump casts doubt
British Prime Minister Theresa May said on Thursday her new proposal for Brexit delivers what Britons voted for, responding to U.S. President Donald Trump who said he was unsure whether the different route May was taking fulfilled the wishes of the peo…
U.S.’s Pompeo urges allies to cut off funding to Iran
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday called on American allies to help impose economic pressure on Iran, and accused Tehran of continuing to sell weapons in the Middle East despite United Nations resolutions.
Iraqis protest at oilfields to call for jobs and basic services
Iraqi police fired into the air to disperse protesters demanding jobs and better public services at one of three demonstrations outside major oilfields in the southern oil hub of Basra on Thursday, police sources said.
Tunisia tourism revenues jump as Europeans return
Tunisia’s tourism revenues grew by 40 percent in the first half of 2018 compared to the same period last year, the government said Thursday, driven by a strong return of European tourists three years after they were targeted in militant attacks.
Trump did not threaten to leave NATO, Macron says
French President Emmanuel Macron said Donald Trump did not directly threaten to leave the NATO security alliance during a summit on Thursday.
Trump says ‘ultimate deal’ with Putin would be world without nuclear weapons
U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday said the best agreement he could have with Russian President Vladimir Putin would be one where there would be no nuclear weapons in the world.
Trump says Iran treating U.S. with more respect
U.S. President Donald Trump said he expected Iran to call him one day with an offer to allay U.S. security concerns, saying Tehran was treating Washington with much more respect after he pulled the U.S. out of a nuclear deal.
