Spain agreed with the NATO military alliance to be excluded from spending 5% of its gross domestic product on defence, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Sunday.

NATO countries have agreed a statement ahead of their upcoming summit that sets a target of increasing annual defence and security spending to 5% of GDP by 2035, overcoming opposition from Spain.

THE HAGUE, June 22 (Reuters) - An anti-NATO protest in The Hague on Sunday shifted its focus to Iran after overnight U.S. strikes hit key nuclear sites there. The peaceful demonstration took place ...

Spain obtained an exemption from NATO’s ambitious defense spending target of 5% of GDP after several days of diplomatic wrangling that drew scorn from Donald Trump, right before leaders of the ...

FILE - A Ukrainian serviceman of the 28th Separate Mechanised Brigade stands in a trench at the front line, near Bakhmut, Donetsk region, Ukraine, March 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky, File) ...

MADRID — Spain reached a deal with NATO to be excluded from a 5% of GDP defense spending target, days before the military alliance’s leaders will gather at a summit, Prime Minister Pedro ...

NATO boss Mark Rutte has proposed to reach the target by boosting NATO's core defence spending goal from 2% to 3.5% of GDP and spending an extra 1.5% on related items like cyber security and ...

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Wartime NATO summits have focused on Ukraine. With Trump, this one will be different By: Lorne Cook, The Associated Press Posted: 3:13 AM CDT Sunday, Jun. 22, 2025 Advertisement Tweet Share Print ...

NATO’s most powerful member, the United States, is vetoing Ukraine’s membership. It’s unclear how long for. Zelenskyy is invited again, but will not be seated at NATO's table.

0 1 BRUSSELS (AP) — At its first summits after Russia began its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, NATO gave President Volodymyr Zelenskyy pride of place at its table. It won’t be the same this time.