The U.S. president tells Davos Forum he wants to meet Vladimir Putin soon and has asked Xi Jinping to help stop Ukraine war
NATO's Secretary-General Mark Rutte hailed newly inaugurated U.S. President Donald Trump's warning on Wednesday that Russia could expect more tariffs and sanctions if it did not end the war in Ukraine.
As the world braces for Trump 2.0, the gathered leaders, policymakers and industry heads at Davos prepare for the return of “America first”.
NATO allies must pay their "fair share" on defense before considering enlarging the alliance, a US presidential envoy hit out Thursday, in a retort to the NATO chief during an event in Davos, Switzerland.
As President Trump looks to fix the issues that irk him the most, the issue of NATO defense spending — one of his perennial bugbears — is returning to the fore.
Spain spent $22.27 billion on defence in 2024, NATO figures show, the 10th largest contribution in absolute terms among the 31 NATO allies, but this amounts to an estimated 1.28%
Leading business and political figures attending the World Economic Forum meeting in Davos, Switzerland, have discussed and debated topics such as technology, tariffs, climate change, Ukraine, Gaza and the global economy this week.
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said the alliance makes new weapons too slowly. He said Western militaries had focused too much on very high standards that hampered progress. "Speed is of the essence,
The head of Nato has said “crazy” ethical investing rules are thwarting Europe’s efforts to ramp up defence spending. Mark Rutte, general secretary of the transatlantic military alliance, said that finance companies were withholding money from defence companies after effectively putting them into the same category as drug dealers and pornographers.
DAVOS : Nato allies must pay their “fair share” on defence before considering enlarging the alliance, a US presidential envoy hit out today, in a retort to the Nato chief during an event in Davos, Switzerland.
World Economic Forum in Switzerland, Mark Rutte said that the alliance urgently needs to increase its defense spending. The news comes after concerns from NATO countri